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At Dutchess County BOCES Career & Technical Institute (CTI), we prepare students for success through work-based learning programs that equip them with essential life and career skills. With over 36 vocational training programs, including Business, Engineering, Arts, Health, and more, we help you make informed career and college decisions. Gain valuable hands-on experience through internships, co-ops, and apprenticeships while earning a NY State Regents-certified CTE endorsement. Start your journey toward a fulfilling career or further education today!
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Dutchess County BOCES Career & Technical Institute VOCATIONAL CAREER TRAINING WORK BASED LEARNING - LIFE SKILLS REGENTS CERTIFIED CTE ENDORSEMENT COLLEGE CREDIT “CTI… YOUR FIRST CHOICE”
CTI Work Based Learning Programs • Our purpose is to provide our students with the necessary life and career skills to succeed in the world of work. • We will provide our students with the necessary tools to develop entry level skills that will carry over into post-secondary education and beyond. • We provide several programs that accomplish this.
Why Should YOU Attend? It’s about choices
CHOICES... Career Decisions What path will I choose? Job Decisions College Decisions What college will I choose?
Making Career Choices should not be • A GIANT PUZZLE
Do you have the right tools? • Do you have a career plan that will help “YOU” reach your long range educational and career goals?
WHERE ARE YOU GOING? • COLLEGE? • TRADE SCHOOL? • WORK? • MILITARY? DO YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES NEEDED … WHAT ARE THOSE RESOURCES?
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$SHOW ME THE MONEY… • YOU’LL NEED MONEY FOR COLLEGE • YOU’LL NEED MONEY FOR TECH SCHOOLS • YOU’LL NEED MONEY TO GET WORK • WELL… THE MILITARY… THAT’S AN EXCEPTION
At the Career and Technical Institute(CTI)We offer you the opportunity to develop those skills needed to obtain those resources.What do we offer?
Vocational Career Training • Over 36 programs in 6 major clusters • Business Information Systems • Engineering Technology • Arts and Humanity • Heath Services • Human and Public Services • Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Other Programs Offered… • New Visions Career Explorations • General Education Courses • GED
Career Technical Education (CTE) • Numerous CTI courses are certified by New York State Regents for CTE endorsement • Every student who completes a one or two year program receives a CTE Regents Endorsement on their graduation diploma • Work Based Learning Experience • Every course that is Regents certified for a CTE endorsement must have a work based learning experience
WBL and Career and Technical Education Endorsement CTE Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation – CTE Endorsement 4.5 Units of Creditwhich includes.. • Cooperative Occupational Education Work Experience (Co-op). • Career Exploration Internship Program (CEIP). • Cooperative Apprenticeship Program (CAP).
WBL and CTE Endorsementprovides added credential on their Regents Diplomas • Endorsement: • Core courses • Skill Training • National Assessment • WBL • WBL VALIDATES the endorsement with local/regional support. • Student has additional credentials to market
NYS Approved WBL Programs • General Education Work Experience • Work Experience & Career Exploration • Community-Based Vocational Education Program • Career Exploration Internship • Co-Operative Work Experience • Cooperative Apprenticeship
What we offer … • Job Shadowing • paid and non-paid internships, cooperative study work based internships • Career Exploration Internship Programs (CEIP) can provide job experience and career exploration
How it works… • There are two sessions per school year for WBL – Oct thru Jan / Feb thru May • You will be able to go to a work site during school time • You must provide your own transportation • You will be trained on important entry level skills while completing your WBL program
Why Work Based Learning (WBL) • You should be asking yourself • What is the purpose of WBL • What are these programs • How do I benefit from this
PURPOSES OF WORK-BASED LEARNING • Obtain workplace skills. • Obtain knowledge of work world. • Interact with people of all ages and backgrounds. • Explore career paths.
Benefits to the Students • Career Direction • Employment Getting Skills • Job Success Skills • Path to higher education. • Links school learning to work. • Opportunity to develop skills not normally developed in class, i.e. leadership, decision-making.
Work Based Learning – Life Skills NYS Approved Work-Based Learning Programs
All programs must be registered with the NYS Education Department
Who Coordinates the WBL Programs? • A NYSED approved program should be operated by a Certified Work Based Learning Coordinator.
Put what you’ve learned into practice... • You’ve learned all the theory... now put it into practice through our work based learning programs available at CTI • Learn if you want to be in a certain career path now while you are in high school, this can translate into $ dollars savings for college
College Credit in High School • The majority of our programs have college articulation agreements with numerous local and regional colleges and universities • This translates into saving hundreds of dollars for you prior enrolling in college
Career Job Placement • CTI has a web based eBoard Job Bank • Hundreds of local businesses are registered with our eBoard Job Bank • The job bank is available to all our students and graduates
5 Most Recently Added Vacancies: [Students: Log in below to view the details...]
Our Proof Of Success –The CTI WALL OF FAME • Our past graduates are recognized on an annual basis through our WALL OF FAME • Business partners in the Dutchess County area who graduated from Dutchess Boces and have followed their career paths
Visit Our Business & Industry Partner’s Websites: www.palumbo.biz/www.carecorenational.com www.goarmy.comwww.umh.org www.eastaffing.comwww.bethelwell.com www.kent@applehealthcare.comwww.interimhealthcare.com www.baptist-home.comwww.at-healthcare.com www.anytimehomecare.comwww.airforce.com www.dutchess-arc.orgwww.hammondsecurity.com
Where do I sign up? • Your first step is to see your home school counselor • Request an application to attend CTI • Complete the application and return it to your school counselor • Follow up with a phone call to CTI to see if the application has been received prior to September
Your Personal Invitation ! "Come see what we have to offer" Mr. Mitchell Shron, Principal
We look forward to seeing “YOU” at CTI ! If you have any questions about our programs or applications, please contact me Mr. Roberto Bonefont, Sr. Work Based Learning Programs Coordinator 5 Boces Road Poughkeepsie, New York 12601 845-486-8001, ext. 307 roberto.bonefont@ dcboces.org