Elementary (K-5)
In this annual event, parents and community members visit classrooms to describe their jobs and wear their uniforms.
What is Career Day?
This specific activity allows a student to follow a professional for a day to observe the "day-in-the-life" of a career.
What is Job Shadowing?
Besides a career interest, what other important factor should school counselors take into account when placing a student in a CTE program.
What is aptitude?
This activity, often started in the Spring, involves a 2nd year Huot student engaging in a real-world work experience
What is an Internship?
A formal credential earned by passing a third-party exam in a CTE field (like a Certified Nursing Assistant exam or Microsoft Office Specialist).
What is an Industry-Recognized Credential (IRC)?
In 4th or 5th grade, students might take a basic version of this quiz to link their favorite hobbies (like building Legos) to job clusters (like Engineering).
What is an Interest Inventory?
This foundational process of learning at the Middle School level involves researching and learning about different jobs, industries, and career paths to find options that align with personal interests, skills, and values
What is Career Exploration
These programs combine rigorous academics with career training and are often high school’s biggest career resource.
What are CTE programs?
In the fall of Senior year, students fill out this critical federal form to determine eligibility for grants and loans.
What is the FAFSA?
Any student successfully completing a two year program at Huot with a grade of B or better is eligible for up to 8 credits at this higher institution.
What is Keene State College?
Before leaving elementary school, students often visit this next educational tier to alleviate anxiety and see electives like band or art.
What is the Middle School Transition Visit?
In 7th or 8th grade, students use software like Naviance or Xello to create this documented "roadmap" for their next four years of classes.
What is a Four-Year Plan (or Graduation Plan)?
Before applying to the Huot Technical Center, students are expected to participate in at least these two activities
What is Huot school presentation and sophomore tour
This overarching platform allows Seniors to apply to multiple colleges with one profile.
What is the Common Application?
The modernized National Career Clusters Framework organizes occupations into this many industry/career clusters
What is 14
Elementary students begin soft-skill development by learning this set of skills, which includes listening, sharing, and teamwork.
What are Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) skills?
These types of surveys, often introduced in 6th or 7th grade, help students explore interests and strengths.
What are interest inventories/career assessments?
These two High School departments should work together to determine if a student with a learning disability can be successful in a CTE program
What is Special Education and Guidance
Career & Technical Education (CTE) students demonstrate this through applied learning and performance assessments
What is competency?
Huot program Information and curriculum overview guides can be found here to help with understanding expectations and skill requirements of each program area
What is Huot Technical Center website
This foundational process for learning at the elementary level involves exposing children to various occupations, fostering an understanding of the skills needed for different jobs, and encouraging curiosity and exploration
What is Career Awareness?
Often represented by a hexagon, this career theory developed by a psychologist categorizes people into six personality types—Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional—often referred to by the acronym RIASEC.
What are the Holland Codes
This free career resource website is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration
What is O'Net
In general, students wishing to return for a second year at Huot are given priority if they meet these requirements
What are:
Instructor recommendation, Excellent attendance and personal conduct, C+ or better and Completed application by deadline
A collection of a student's best work, certificates, and projects, often digital, used to show proof of their skills in their Huot program
What is a Portfolio?