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For more than 100 years, Oklahoma’s system of career and technology education has focused on improving Oklahoma’s economy by offering individuals the training and skills necessary to be successful in the workplace and providing companies with the required workforce necessary to compete globally.
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Instructor uses social media to connect with students, assist in learning
YUKON – The Auto Body Technology program at Canadian Valley Technology Center’s Holt Campus is using social media to help in the classroom.
Instructor David Venard said he is getting more interaction with his students since he’s started a Twitter and Instagram account for his...
Opportunities to accelerate career, future for all students
YUKON – Jacob Manuel admits to waiting until high school was nearly over to think about a career is too long.
Nevertheless, Manuel, 21, of Yukon, discovered a rare opportunity at Canadian Valley Technology Center that is tailor made for those who postpone this decision.
The...
Canadian Valley Tech partners with local business of progress
Garrett Trucking and Tubular was honored at the Oklahoma History Museum last week as Canadian Valley Technology Center’s 2015 Partner for Progress.
The Oklahoma Association of Career and Technology Education (OkACTE) Partners for Progress award recognizes businesses and industries that...
Yukon student’s programming career propelled by Canadian Valley Tech education
YUKON – Like most 20-year-olds, Bryndon McGregor is a dreamer. Not all that long ago, McGregor sat in a high school classroom dreaming about the future.
During his junior and senior years, he enrolled in computer programming at nearby Canadian Valley Technology Center and...
Jobs are opening in manufacturing, and, in Oklahoma, this is where the training is
Baby Boomers, the largest generation in America, who according to cnn.com, made up 24 percent of the population in 2012, are retiring in such large numbers there’s a significant and growing skilled worker shortage, specifically in the manufacturing industry.
Like many other states,...