CT’s Technical High School’s Host In-Person Substitute Hiring Events
The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is hiring substitute teachers for Connecticut’s 17 technical high schools. Four (4) in-person hiring events will be held in September and October from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Qualified applicants will receive job offers at the event. September 27, 2022: A.I. [...]
Carpentry Student Lines Up Job in National Defense
Hadley Gonzalez is “building freedom”. At least that is what her intern cohort in General Dynamic Electric Boat’s Summer High School Intern Program (SHIP) would repeat at the start and end of each work day. Electric Boat designs, constructs and provides support to submarines for [...]
CTECS Celebrated Staff Convocation to Kick-off the 2022-2023 School Year
The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) officially kicked off the 2022-2023 school year at a Convocation celebration, welcoming back teachers and staff from 20 school locations. The event was held on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. [...]
CTECS Offers Free Students Meals Through Community Eligibility Provision
The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) as part of the National School Lunch Program for school year 2022-2023. Under this provision, participating districts and schools provide free breakfast and lunch to all students at all times. All students enrolled [...]
CTECS Students Place with High Honors at SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference
CTECS students from around the state showcased their skills and earned honors at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) held in Atlanta, Georgia on June 20-24, 2022. The conference held more than 6,500 career and technical education students from around the country and focused on 108 different [...]
Talking Shop Episode 03: Women in the Skilled Trades
In episode 3 of Talking Shop with CTECS, "Women in the Skilled Trades," Interim Superintendent Dr. Ellen Solek sits down to speak with Vinal Technical High School student Krista Meehan, junior in the Carpentry program, and Sara Bruno, Sustainable Architecture Department Head (DH) at Platt Technical High [...]
