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What is Career & Technical Education?

Career and technical education, often abbreviated as CTE, is a type of education that focuses on providing students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the workforce. CTE programs typically offer hands-on, practical learning experiences, and may include internships, apprenticeships, or other work-based learning opportunities. These programs often focus on specific industries or fields, such as healthcare, manufacturing, or technology. CTE programs can provide students with valuable skills and experience that can help them find jobs and succeed in their careers.

Get the most out of High School

For high school students who desire a unique learning experience, Forbes Road CTC may be a great fit. Our career and technical education programs can prepare students for a job right out of high school, while students also complete their academic core requirements. Students can still play sports and go to any high school functions just like any other student, but we can help you get MORE out of your high school experience.

High paying skilled jobs are in demand!

Yes, there are many high-paying vocational jobs that are in demand. Some examples of high-paying vocational jobs include electricians, plumbers, and HVAC technicians, as well as healthcare professionals such as nurses and physical therapists. These jobs often require specialized training and education, but can offer good salaries and job security. Other high-paying vocational jobs may include positions in the manufacturing and construction industries, as well as jobs in the automotive and aviation fields. Overall, there is a high demand for skilled workers in a variety of vocational fields, and many of these jobs can offer good pay and opportunities for advancement.

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We pride ourselves in preparing our students for technical and professional careers.
Careers That Are Worth It
Skilled careers with strong pay and growth
National median pay and projected job growth, 2025-2035
$129K
Information Security
median pay, with 21% projected job growth
11%
HVAC Technicians
projected job growth, with median pay of about $61K
9%
Electricians
projected job growth, with median pay of about $63K
$64K
Licensed Practical Nurses
median pay in health care
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook (national figures).

The Forbes Road Career and Technology Center Joint Committee is aware that the teachers’ union has issued notice of intent to strike. While we respect employees’ rights under the collective bargaining process, our foremost responsibility remains ensuring that students continue to receive a high-quality career and technical education.

The Joint Committee wants to be clear that Forbes Road Career and Technology Center (the “District”) has made ongoing efforts to meet with the teachers’ union, and reach a negotiated agreement.

The parties last met on October 13th, 2026, at which time the District presented a comprehensive contract offer, in an effort to move negotiations toward resolution. The parties were subsequently scheduled to meet again on October 27th, 2026; however, the teachers’ union cancelled those negotiations approximately three (3) hours before the scheduled time.

Then, on November 3rd, 2026, the District again extended an invitation to continue negotiations and offered to meet on November 23rd, 2026. The District received no response to that proposed meeting date, but rather received a notice to strike on November 9th from the teachers’ union.

The Joint Committee remains willing to meet, engage in meaningful dialogue, and continue collective bargaining negotiations in good faith. Our willingness to negotiate has been demonstrated through our comprehensive offer, and repeated efforts to schedule additional bargaining sessions. We welcome the union’s expressed availability and hope that it will translate into an immediate return to the bargaining table.

The Joint Committee also wishes to address statements concerning our prior staff who have sought other employment opportunities. While the Joint Committee recognizes and respects the professional contributions of these individuals, it is important to clarify that decisions to pursue alternative employment are often influenced by a variety of personal and professional considerations. Such considerations may include opportunities for career advancement, employment closer to one’s residence, or the pursuit of professional opportunities outside the field of education altogether. Accordingly, it would be inaccurate and misleading to suggest that the departure of these employees is necessarily attributable to the current status of collective bargaining negotiations or dissatisfaction with compensation. The Joint Committee respects the individual employment decisions of its staff and believes that such decisions should not be characterized as resulting solely from the absence of a successor collective bargaining agreement or wage-related concerns without a factual basis to support that conclusion.

In addition to continuing negotiations, the Joint Committee believes that the fact-finding process provides a constructive opportunity for an impartial review of the parties’ mutual offers, outstanding issues, and most importantly a pathway forward toward resolution. Therefore, the Joint Committee remains prepared to pursue fact-finding, rather than allow this contract negotiation to escalate into a strike that would substantially disrupt the education of our students, especially our graduating seniors.

Forbes Road Career and Technology Center provides specialized career and technical education, that cannot simply be replicated in another classroom or school setting. Our students depend on access to specialized equipment, laboratories, instructional facilities, hands-on training, and industry-specific programs to develop the skills necessary for their future careers. Displacing students to other educational settings or interrupting their participation in these programs during a strike would create significant educational and logistical challenges for students, families, and our sending school districts.

Students should not be placed in the middle of a labor dispute. They should not have to sacrifice valuable instructional time, career training, or educational opportunities because the parties have not reached a final agreement.

Further, the Joint Committee is not interested in escalating this situation. We have presented a comprehensive offer in accordance with the budgets of our sending schools, have extended opportunities to continue bargaining, and remain willing to meet. We believe the next step should be continued negotiations and the fact-finding process, not a work stoppage that ultimately places the burden of this dispute on our students.

Thusly, we urge the teachers’ union to return to the bargaining table, engage in the fact-finding process, and work collaboratively toward a resolution that allows our teachers to focus on teaching and our students to focus on their education and future careers in their chosen trades. This process would comport with the Forbes Road Career and Technology Center’s main mission, to serve and educate its students.

Therefore, protecting our students’ educational opportunities, and minimizing disruption to their learning, must remain our shared priority. We are hopeful the teachers’ union shares these same values and concerns for our students, and will return to negotiations, instead of engaging in a strike that will only delay any agreement, and deprive our students of the education that only the Forbes Road Career and Technology Center and our teachers’ can provide

02/25/2026

Forbes road CTC will have a 2 hour delay

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Forbes Road Career and Technology Center is asking students and their families to complete the newly created Family Survey.  This information will help the FRCTC staff to better understand what resources are currently available at home as well as how we can ensure that we are supporting your child’s success.  The brief survey will provide meaningful feedback that can help us meet the needs of all of our students.  Thank you

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forbes Road CTC

will be closed for students and staff

Thursday May 1, 2025 due to a power outage.