Career And Technology Education

South Carolina has made some important strides forward with the passage of the Education and Economic Development Act. Among other steps, the Act requires students to choose a nonbinding career path just before starting high school.

Today’s students face increasing challenges to their ability to succeed. Technological advances and the globalization of the economy have placed students entering the workforce in direct competition with workers as far afield as India and China. The Education and Economic Development Act (EEDA) established a system called Personal Pathways to Success to help South Carolina students and businesses meet these challenges. The Personal Pathways system maintains the state’s established high school graduation requirements—17 required academic core courses plus seven electives—but requires that all students declare a career major in one of a number of different clusters of study.

Personal Pathways to Success provides the solid mix of academic and technical skills students need to compete in the global economy. It gives students a reason to achieve in school by connecting success in school with success in life. It maintains South Carolina’s core academic requirements while opening up pathways to success for students no matter where they lead—to two-year colleges, four-year colleges or universities, the military, or directly into the workforce.

Find out more about the EEDA and Personal Pathways to Success at the link below:

Full Story: http://ed.sc.gov/agency/offices/cate/

(Many thanks to Ed Morrison for passing this along. Russ)