Student Opportunities
job listings
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job listings
SVCTE is proud to receive job postings from many local businesses seeking the talent of our well-trained students; these are posted in Student Services, room 803, as well as on the SVCTE website when possible.
Accident insurance
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Accident insurance
Accident insurance coverage can be purchased at a moderate price through an outside vendor. (https://www.peinsurance.com/products/student-insurance/) An insurance waiver form with a parent or guardian’s signature is required for those declining coverage.
internships
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internships
Community Classroom (CC — unpaid)
Cooperative Vocational Education (CVE — paid)
Many classes include work-based learning experiences (WBL) in which students are matched to either paid or non-paid internship training sites in businesses and industries throughout the community. In order to be eligible, students must have their instructor’s recommendation and meet minimum grade, attendance and performance standards. Students must provide their own transportation to and from their internship site.
- Students must have satisfactory academic and attendance records in their SVCTE course to be eligible for any work-based learning experiences, including internships. Typically students must maintain a “B” grade in their class and at least 85% credited attendance (i.e. no more than 15% unexcused absences).
- An internship opportunity may be offered in your student’s SVCTE class but may not be required.
- Your student may be required to identify their own internship site and contact an employer to arrange an internship. SVCTE teachers can assist and support this process, but the work of arranging the internship is primarily the responsibility of the student. This is an important part of the Work-Based Learning experience to build student skills in seeking a job.
Depending on the program your student is participating in, an internship will have hourly commitments of participation each week, which they will be held accountable for to justify a final grade for the class and possibly qualify for certification. Optimally, students will use the time they would normally be scheduled to attend class on site at SVCTE to fulfill their internship hours. However, some students have communicated a need to schedule their internship outside of their current SVCTE class schedule time. In the case of a student scheduled to be at SVCTE, but not reporting to an offsite internship assignment during that schedule time, that student will be expected to be on site at SVCTE in order to be marked as present in our attendance system for that day.
- Students must arrange a schedule in advance of when they can attend their internship:
- A draft schedule of when a student plans to intern must be signed by internship site, home school counselor, and parent/guardian and submitted to the SVCTE office before internship begins.
- The student may intern outside of SVCTE class time, but may not intern exclusively outside of high school time. The student may not exclusively intern outside of the working hours of SVCTE teacher/internship supervisor - some of the student’s internship schedule must fall within the working hours of the teacher to accommodate supervision.
Did you know: 93% of high school CTE graduates have enrolled in college, are working, or have enlisted in the military within 6 months of graduation.
(U.S. Department of Education)
student organizations
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student organizations
There are several Career Technical Student Organizations active here at SVCTE.
Students must have satisfactory academic and attendance records in their SVCTE course to be eligible for any CTSO competitions or events. Typically students must maintain a “B” grade in their class and at least 85% credited attendance (i.e. no more than 15% unexcused absences).
Skills USA
SkillsUSA is a nationally affiliated club, a partnership of high school and college students, teachers and industry representatives working together to ensure that America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps prepare students for careers in technically skilled service occupations. SkillsUSA is a private entity that is separate and apart from MetroED. MetroED does not require any students in any of its Silicon Valley CTE classes to join SkillsUSA, nor does MetroED offer any kind of class credits or extra credit for students who may choose to participate in SkillsUSA. SkillsUSA offers its members the opportunity to compete in the SkillsUSA Championships. There are expenses incurred for students that voluntarily enter SkillsUSA competitions. Learn more at www.skillsusa.org.
Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
HOSA is an international student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education (HSE) Division of the Association for Career Technical Education. Our Silicon Valley CTE Chapter is open to all students in the Health Sciences courses, and is coordinated by Sports Medicine & Kinesiology teacher Ms. Jennifer Rockett. Learn more at www.hosa.org.
Student Ambassador Program
Each class selects both morning and afternoon students to represent the class as Student ambassador. Student ambassador members will promote Silicon Valley CTE to our partnering high schools through student leadership. All Silicon Valley CTE students are encouraged to develop and participate in extracurricular functions throughout the school year.
