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What is Trades and Industry?
Classes in trades and industry focus on manufacturing, transportation, and construction.
- Manufacturing: planning, managing, and performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance and manufacturing/process engineering.
- Transportation: Planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail and water and related professional and technical support services such as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment and facility maintenance.
- Construction: designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment.
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Careers in Trades
and Industry
The career possibilities are truly endless. If these careers inspire you please talk with your guidance counselor about CTE, or contact the technical college nearest you!
Resources
Pathway Sequence
Program Standards and Assessments
Assessment results
Aircraft Maintenance
Coming soon.
Automated Manufacturing
Automotive Collision Repair
Revised Program Standards—effective 2024/2025
Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair
Revised Program Standards—effective 2024/2025
Cabinetmaking and Bench Carpentry
Construction Trades
Electronics Technology
Electrical
Heavy Duty Truck and Equipment
Revised Program Standards—effective 2024/2025
HVAC
Industrial Maintenance Mechanics
Plumbing
Precision Machining
Powersports and Outdoor Power Equipment
Revised Program Standards—effective 2024/2025, pending board approval
Welding
From welders to electricians to diesel technicians Trades and Industry students are in demand.
Resources
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