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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Career Tech to Careers: Irish Boat Shop with East Jordan grad Jason Dean
Jason Dean has some advice for high school students thinking about what’s next after graduation - keep an open mind about possible career paths. “I wasn’t thinking about going into a career of working on boats, but it sounded like fun and I gave it a shot, and I...
Char-Em ISD receives grant for Street STEM elementary technology from Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation
More young students in Char-Em ISD schools will have access to the latest technology in science, math, technology and engineering - aka STEM - thanks to a grant from the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation. The foundation awarded $7,500 toward the...
Career Tech to Careers: Dave Kring Chevrolet’s Quick Lube with Petoskey grad Landon Maltese
At a young age, Landon Maltese had an inkling he’d like to make a career out of working on vehicles. “My stepdad and I worked a lot on cars in my younger years. He had his own shop with a lift, so at a young age I was helping to work on his projects. At first I was...
Career Tech to Careers Signing Event: Logan LaHaie, Petoskey High School graduate, at Muller Electric / L&L Electric
You could say Logan LaHaie had an enlightening moment during his Construction Trades class at Petoskey High School during his senior year. In the class, students learn about every aspect of construction, from framing and drywalling to roofing and electrical...
Career Tech to Careers signing event: Collin Lang, Harbor Springs graduate, and Declan McNulty, Petoskey graduate, at Wentworth Builders
Career Tech to Careers signing event: Collin Lang, Harbor Springs graduate, and Declan McNulty, Petoskey graduate, at Wentworth Builders Two recent local graduates are adding to the construction workforce in Northern Michigan and to Wentworth Builder’s growing...
Career Tech to Careers signing event: Ryan Meier, Harbor Springs High School graduate, with Bay Water Builders
Standing in the living room of a 6,400-square-foot home overlooking Lake Michigan on a secluded stretch of shoreline north of Harbor Springs, Ryan Meier took in all the stunning details that he had a hand in shaping. “I really love this job. I get to build cool...
Career Tech to Careers signing event: Austin Deater, Central Lake High School graduate, at Bellaire Auto
A classroom activity designed to help students find careers led Austin Deater to Bellaire Auto Repair upon graduation from Central Lake High School in early June 2025. As an assignment, Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates Specialist Josh Todd had students enrolled in...
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!
