MODA Career Prep Course Handbook

MODA offers numerous pathways in Practical Arts/Career and Technical Education. And within those pathways are even more programs in which to focus. You have the opportunity to use your high school years to narrow down where you hope to go after you graduate. Whether that be a four-year university, trade school, or straight into the workforce, certified teachers will prepare you for life after high school with classes that provide industry certifications and real-world application experience as well as student organizations that will teach you leadership skills.

A career and technical student organization (CTSO) is an extracurricular group for students in CTE pathways to further their knowledge and skills by participating in activities, events, and competitions.

Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) enhance student learning through contextual instruction, leadership and personal development, applied learning and real world application.

CTSOs work as an integral component of the classroom curriculum and instruction, building upon employability and career skills and concepts through the application and engagement of students in hands-on demonstrations and real life and/or work experiences.

This pathway prepares students to lead and manage others, improve processes and policies, and manage a range of personnel issues and concerns while focusing on the bottom line.

This pathway prepares students to formulate policies and direct the operations of a business, corporation, nonprofit, or other organization. In small firms, this may involve assuming advertising, promotions, marketing, sales, and public relations responsibilities.

Careers in Programming involve the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of computer systems and software, requiring knowledge of computer operating systems, programming languages, and software development. People with expertise in programming and software development work with cutting-edge technologies to develop tomorrow’s products for use by businesses and consumers. People with expertise in programming and software development are in high demand, doing work such as creating the software that launches and runs NASA space shuttles.

This pathway prepares students to perform a variety of tasks to maintain operations and promote guest services in eating and drinking establishments.

The teaching and training pathway includes occupations that lead or assist in the delivery of instructional materials or lessons in classrooms, workshops, or via online and distance technology. Includes individual and group instruction of children, adults, and professionals.

The Cooperative Occupational Education program will allow you to earn course credit for working at your part-time job! In the "Cooperative Occupational Education" (Co-Op) program, you would take 2 courses and receive a half elective credit for each course. One class has asynchronous classwork (assignments) with no live classes to help you develop your career readiness skills and one class gives you time to work at your job. You would receive two separate grades-one based on your progress and completion of assignments in the classwork and one based on your performance at your job. You must already have a part-time job prior to applying for this program and you must remain employed throughout the semester to qualify for this program.

The premise of our Cooperative Education/Internship based program is to give students a time built into their “schedule” to experience a possible industry/career and gain employable work experiences. The Cooperative Education program provides a place for students to apply school-based knowledge for personal and professional benefits in business settings. This combination of academics and on-the-job training is designed to increase student skills and contribute to success in postsecondary studies and the workplace.

Cooperative Education Internship is an essential component in the “Business and Marketing Program of study or Career Pathway” that builds on core academic instruction, marketing-specific knowledge and skills, and contextual on-the-job training.