CTAE Students Explore Career Options | Business

During the month of February, National Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) Month, District CTAE students participated in the 2013 Job Shadow Experience.

The Job Shadow initiative allows the school system and the community to form a mutually beneficial partnership. The program required students at each high school to complete an application requesting the opportunity to shadow a professional in their chosen career field. The Job Shadow Coordinators from each school were then charged with matching the students with individuals who would become both a resource and a mentor for the students.

The career interests included Medicine, Dentistry, Accounting, Politics, Pharmacy, Journalism, Media Communications, Cosmetology, and Public Safety to name a few.

The coordinators were: Shelton Brown, Central High School; Leigh Olsen, Howard High School; Maggie Bruce, Hutchings Career Center; Alonza Raines, Northeast High School; Cynthia Dennis, Rutland High School; Willie Batts, Southwest High School; and Philip Stark, Westside High School.

Places where students shadowed:

Communications Dynamics

Law Offices of Veronica Brinson

Center for Collaborative Journalism at Mercer University

Central Georgia Technical College

Ingram-Pye Elementary

Virginia College

Macon-Bibb County Fire Department

CVS Pharmacy

Dr. Marable Dental Care

ResCare

Hayiya Dance Theater

Hello There Cupcake

The Rainey Accounting Firm

Scott’s Pharmacy

NRG Office Solutions

Miller Magnet Middle School

The Medical Center of Central Georgia

Children’s Health Center

Bibb County Courthouse/City Hall

Bruce Elementary School

Heritage Elementary School

Brantley & Jordan Animal Hospital

 iAdore Fashions

Plantation Center Hospital

Discovery World

Macon Police Department

SAI Rehab

Community Development Systems

Piedmont Orthopedics

Saddle Creek Corporation

Westmoreland, Patterson, Moseley and Hinson

GEICO

Davis Florist

Carver Head Start

Army National Guard Armory

City of Macon Technology Department

Julius King Attorney at Law

Attorney’s Office of Fulton County

Bright Star Day Care

Applebee’s

Any Credit Auto Sales

Byron Elementary School

Scott’s Health Mart Pharmacy

Georgia Farm Bureau

Dynes Media

John Wesley Villas

Discovery World Daycare

Central Georgia Rehab

Mid South Credit Union

Georgia Department of Labor

13 WMAZ

Neighborhood Academy

Law Offices of Veronica Brinson

Rosson Sign Company

API

National Guard

Hair Exposure Salon

CTAE Supervisors:

“This is a great opportunity for our students to see how the lessons they are taught in our CTAE labs apply to real world work situations.  Some of our students were even offered jobs during their job shadow experience!” (Charles Baima)

“The job shadow program allows CTAE students the opportunity to showcase the employability and soft skills that they have learned throughout their pathways. These skills include: punctuality, time management, drive, professionalism, commitment, decisiveness and communication.” (Jason Weiss)

"The Job Shadowing experience is a great way for our students to learn what happens daily in their field of interest and observe firsthand the new technologies being used on the job. It helps them network with community leaders and make smart choices about their careers. Our students look forward to this day every year." (Jo Brown)