High school students

Career and Technical Education Empowerment Program

Supervised exposure to technical, creative, service, and professional fields is combined with entrepreneurship, financial literacy, communication, personal responsibility, and career planning. College, technical training, employment, certification, and business ownership are presented as different valuable routes that require informed preparation.

Practical by design

Program length, pathway selection, staffing, equipment, safety procedures, group size, and schedule are planned with the school. The brochure’s featured 12-month format is not presented as universal until confirmed.

Six-Part Learning Framework

A complete engagement may use these connected stages; shorter school-based formats adapt the sequence.

Discover and Build Foundations

Orientation, safety, interests, expectations, and basic techniques.

Skill Mastery and Technical Growth

Guided practice, tool awareness, accuracy, and increasingly independent work.

Creativity and Applied Design

Planning, adapting, testing, presentation, and problem-solving.

Entrepreneurship and Business

Customers, costs, pricing, branding, service, and simple business planning.

Career Launch and Community Impact

Career research, professional exposure, service, projects, and next-step planning.

Professional Development and Life Skills

Communication, teamwork, financial literacy, resilience, responsibility, and conduct.

Technical and Creative Pathways

Pathways are published and scheduled only when qualified instruction, safety procedures, equipment, and school approval are confirmed.

HVAC

Installation and maintenance awareness, troubleshooting, safety, energy use, and customer service.

Carpentry and Furniture Design

Measurement, planning, safe tool use, woodworking, finishing, and precision.

Plumbing and Pipe Fitting

Pipe systems, fittings, repair awareness, water systems, maintenance, and safety.

Electrical Installation

Wiring concepts, tools, safe procedures, basic troubleshooting, and energy efficiency.

Automotive Basics

Vehicle systems, maintenance awareness, diagnostics, workshop safety, and repair concepts.

Horticulture and Landscaping

Plant care, soil, landscape planning, maintenance, sustainability, and stewardship.

Sewing and Fashion Design

Garment construction, patterns, alterations, textile care, design, and presentation.

Cosmetology and Hairdressing

Hair care, styling, sanitation, grooming, client interaction, and workplace standards.

GED Readiness Support

Study habits, reading, writing, and test preparation; R1YC does not independently award the GED credential.

Service and Professional Pathways

These options connect workplace expectations with applied service, organization, communication, and care.

ICT and Digital Skills

Computer literacy, productivity tools, digital communication, online safety, and creative technology.

Hospitality and Housekeeping

Guest care, cleanliness standards, operations, organization, and service excellence.

Baking and Culinary Arts

Food preparation, pastry basics, kitchen safety, discipline, creativity, and presentation.

Office Administration

Organization, filing, scheduling, communication, customer interaction, and conduct.

Healthcare Support Awareness

Care awareness, wellness support, safety, and introductory lab concepts with qualified instruction.

Barbering and Grooming

Cutting, styling, sanitation, client care, grooming, and professional presentation.

Childcare Introduction

Development awareness, learning activities, safety, guided care, and responsible interaction.

Event Planning and Decoration

Logistics, schedules, budgets, décor, client communication, and event-day coordination.

What participants can expect

Clear learning priorities, responsibly presented.

Practical experience in selected pathways
Better understanding of workplace expectations
Stronger self-management and communication habits
Awareness of employment, training, college, and entrepreneurship options
A clearer next-step plan

Plan responsibly

Discuss a High School CTE Partnership

Share the audience, setting, preferred timing, and learning priorities so R1YC can review program fit and availability.

Submit a program inquiry