CTEC will go there throughout their day and participate in actual duties,” Lance said. “In order to make the relationships where students are able to train and funnel into jobs, apprentice pathways are so important.”
CTEC T e Culpeper Technical Education
Center (CTEC) has been supplying skilled talent to the workforce for fi ve years now. Culpeper County Public Schools (CCPS) worked closely with Germanna Community College to create a facility off ering multiple certifi cation programs. Local business leaders also provided valuable insights on the workforce skills needed in the community. CTEC’s unique model develops our
local workforce by meeting the needs of students who want to learn a trade. As a dual-enrollment school, students can leave with transferable college credits. T ey will leave prepared to start a job or be at an advantage when entering post-secondary establishments. “Almost all our students are graduating with not only their diploma, but also
1950-51 Industrial arts students use shop machinery at George Washington Carver Regional High School.
credentials,” said Randi Richards-Lutz, career and technical education director at CCPS. “Whether they are going to college, the military, or entering the workforce, they have these credentials and will have already learned invaluable work readiness skills.” CTEC works with community partners
to provide new opportunities as needs arise. Most recently, CTEC adopted a fi refi ghting program that is the fi rst of its kind in Virginia.
CULPEPER STAR EXPONENT, GREATER CULPEPER MEMORIES
Lutz’s role in helping to establish CTEC
development has been critical to bringing technical programs to the public school students. “T ere is a workforce pipeline that we
have together with the county, economic development, career partners, nonprofi t organizations and the Chamber of Commerce. We are graduating students that go directly to work with our local businesses,” Lutz said.
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