The Georgia Department of Education is expanding its CTAE+ initiative – which ensures Georgia students receive credit toward math, science, and ELA graduation requirements when they complete Career Pathways with math-, science, and ELA-heavy courses – to include construction Pathways.
To graduate high school, Georgia students are required to take four math, four science, and four ELA courses. CTAE+ allows them to fulfill those fourth-course requirements by completing a Career Pathway specifically identified for math, science, or ELA credit.
GaDOE has now added seven Career Pathways in the Architecture and Construction Cluster to the list of CTAE+ pathways that satisfy the fourth mathematics graduation requirement. Those pathways are:
- Architectural Drawing and Design
- Electrical
- Machining Operations
- Sheet Metal
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
- HVACR Electrical
- Welding
“CTAE+ is part of our commitment to providing a personalized education for each and every student,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. “Building on the success of our Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education program, CTAE+ allows students to be recognized for the embedded education in core subjects that they’re receiving as they pursue a Career Pathway. For Georgia to remain the number-one state for business, we must be the number-one state for workforce education, and this initiative is a core part of those efforts.”
Students who complete a CTAE+ pathway identified for fourth-math, fourth-science, or fourth-ELA credit receive both core credit and CTAE course credit. For example, completing the Welding pathway yields a fourth math credit, completing the Flight Operations pathway yields a fourth science credit, and completing the Marketing Communications and Promotions pathway yields a fourth ELA credit.
“AGC of Georgia supports CTAE+ programming, which recognizes rewarding careers in the skilled trades that require math, science, communication, and collaboration," Mike Dunham, CEO of Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Georgia said. "This new initiative brings academic relevance and real-world application together to help our state’s future workforce learn skills to succeed in a high-demand industry and to help keep Georgia number one for business."
This model meets the admission requirements for TCSG institutions to support students in furthering their path to workforce readiness.
