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Career and Technology Education (CATE)

Career and Technical Education (CATE) gives students technical skills, knowledge and training necessary to succeed in future careers and to become lifelong learners.

DJJ's school district offers students a variety of career and technology courses with supporting career development activities:

  • Auto Collision RepairDJJ student welding
  • Carpentry
  • Computer Applications  
  • Culinary Arts
  • Digital Desktop Publishing
  • Framing and Ceramics
  • Horticulture
  • Parenting Education
  • Welding

DJJ's school district also offers "School-to-Careers," a challenging academic and CATE curriculum in career exploration with counseling initiatives. Teachers are trained to link classroom learning to the world of work. The state’s business and education partnerships are the foundations of the School-to-Careers system.

Students in Framing class and potted plant