Celebrating National Career Development Month

November 1, 2021 - Students explore "all things career" throughout November.

DPS CTE AWARDED THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION FUND (EWIF) GRANT

July 7, 2021 - Durham Public Schools Career & Technical Education was recently awarded the Education and Workforce Innovation Fund (EWIF) grant.

Spring Career Expo and job shadowing help make students "future ready"

The Spring Virtual Career Expo is now live, allowing students to explore nearly 30 local companies and learn about job opportunities.

Proclamation: Career and Technical Education Month 2021

On January 28, the DPS Board of Education proclaimed February 2021 CTE Month. Check out the proclamation.

High schools hold contest for National Career Development Month

November 2, 2020 - November is National Career Development Month! DPS Career & Technical Education will host a series of virtual activities allowing high school students to explore a variety of careers.

Construction and Skilled Trades Employers Tour Southern

April 24, 2019 - Over 35 industry representatives toured architecture and carpentry classrooms at Southern School of Energy and Sustainability on Wednesday, in anticipation of the launch of the DPS Skilled Trades Pathway this Fall 2019.

Proclamation: Career and Technical Education Month

Durham middle schoolers get a taste of the working world

March 27, 2018 - About 50 Durham middle schoolers toured Duke Energy's Durham Operations Center as part of the statewide "Students at Work" campaign.

Students flood job fair at Jordan High

March 7, 2018 - More than 30 companies, colleges, military, city and county personnel convened at C. E. Jordan High School on March 7, 2018 at 9:15 am. for the Career and College Expo.

Jordan High students learn about restaurant management at California Pizza Kitchen

November 9, 2017 - Eighty-two Food and Nutrition students representing all grade levels at Jordan High School visited California Pizza Kitchen at SouthPoint last Thursday to learn the ins-and-outs of restaurant management.

Jordan High Educator Represents DPS As Teachers@Work Participant

October 5, 2017 - Antoinette Daye poses with Governor Roy Cooper at North Carolina Business Committee for Education's Annual Meeting. This summer Ms. Daye participated in Teachers@Work, which connects educators to businesses for an experiential learning opportunity about employable workforce skills that can be transferred to the classroom environment.

Student Recounts Summer Internship Experience With McKim & Creed

July 23, 2017 - "This internship has taught me so many things about what engineers do, how they do it, and it has especially narrowed down my choices for what I want to do in college."

Riverside High School senior aces nine key engineering exams

March 25, 2017 - Greyber, who has already been accepted to N.C. State University, Georgia Tech and the University of Pittsburgh, is a proven winner.

RTP Companies Host Students for Spring Break Work Experiences

May 5, 2017 - High school students gain first-hand work experience with regional employers.

Jordan High School Students Learn About Agriscience at Industry Day

March 29, 2017 - Hundreds of Jordan High School students had the opportunity to engage in roundtable discussions with professionals from regional agriscience companies and organizations during Agriscience Industry Day.

DPS Career-Readiness Fair Prepares Students for Careers

March 24, 2017 - High school students learned key career-readiness skills and about community college courses that can lead to jobs.

CTE Event Celebrates Employers, Showcases Offerings

Nov. 5, 2017 - Employers, educators, students and public officials learn about the wide range of college- and career-focused program during “An Evening with CTE.”