A great place to start planning a career
All schools within the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District offer a variety of experiences that help students explore careers and prepare for future education and the world of work.
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East Jordan High School welding students shine at Ferris State University’s annual Secondary Welding Competition
EAST JORDAN - Welding students from East Jordan High School proudly represented their school and Char-Em ISD Career and Technical Education programming on May 9, 2025, at Ferris State University’s prestigious 21st Annual Secondary Welding Competition. This year’s...
Central Lake High School students practice career prep skills through mock interviews with regional professionals
CENTRAL LAKE - Maintain eye contact. Smile and present a positive attitude. Ask questions. Prepare ahead of time. These and many other interview skills were shared with Central Lake High School juniors and seniors on Feb. 25 as part of a Char-Em Intermediate...
‘Get your private pilot’s license before college’
Garin Janicki, a student in the first year of the Aviation Science & Technology program in 2016-17, shares his path to success and advice with future aviators As one of the first students to take the Aviation Science & Technology program in the 2016-17...
East Jordan High School welding students shine at Ferris State University’s annual Secondary Welding Competition
EAST JORDAN - Welding students from East Jordan High School proudly represented their school and Char-Em ISD Career and Technical Education programming on May 9, 2025, at Ferris State University’s prestigious 21st Annual Secondary Welding Competition. This year’s...
Central Lake High School students practice career prep skills through mock interviews with regional professionals
CENTRAL LAKE - Maintain eye contact. Smile and present a positive attitude. Ask questions. Prepare ahead of time. These and many other interview skills were shared with Central Lake High School juniors and seniors on Feb. 25 as part of a Char-Em Intermediate...
‘Get your private pilot’s license before college’
Garin Janicki, a student in the first year of the Aviation Science & Technology program in 2016-17, shares his path to success and advice with future aviators As one of the first students to take the Aviation Science & Technology program in the 2016-17...
Local aviation students still soaring after their dreams
Where are they now? Catching up with a few grads of the Aviation Science & Technology program at Pellston Regional Airport When Anna VarnHagen was approaching her senior year of high school in Petoskey, she was considering options for her future. One of them...
What is Career & Technical Education?
Career & Technical Education is an essential component of the total educational system and is critical to our workforce development. This education for the work place has been called many things over the years – vocational education, technical education, career education, occupational education and workforce training. We call it Career and Technical Education or CTE.
Career and Technical Education is provided in a variety of settings and levels including awareness of different jobs at the elementary level, middle school career exploration, secondary CTE programs, post secondary certificates and degrees, and whole community – students and families, teachers and schools, and businesses. It includes academics, work experience, occupational training, career counseling and joint activities between business and education.
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Start Working On Your Future Career Now!
Think about all the people you know who graduated from high school in the past few years. Very likely here’s what you’ll see:
- Some young grads may have earned a college degree and are now in satisfying careers.
- Others may have changed college majors two or three times. Likely they’re still in school trying to discover a good career “fit.”
- Others may have dropped out after a semester or two, disenchanted because they have no clear vision of the future.
- Still others may take other approaches leading to satisfying careers.
As you’ve watched the lives of other students unfold, likely you already know there are many different ways to prepare for a wide variety of satisfying careers. Today you can begin early in school.
Char-Em ISD provides opportunities for career exploration K-12. Throughout this website, you’ll see how we are reaching kids of all ages to encourage them to start thinking about and exploring careers!
