Vo-Tech is Out: Career & Technical

Education is In…

Medical & Health

Professions students

participate in clinical at

Abington Memorial

Hospital, working

alongside Physicians,

Nurses and other

healthcare staff.

Vo-Tech is Out: Career & Technical Education is In…

Automotive Technology

students attribute earning

their PA State Inspection

and PA Emissions

certifications for giving

them an edge on

employment

opportunities.

Vo-Tech is Out: Career & Technical Education is In…

Nicholas Pinchuk, Chairman and CEO of

Snap-on Tools, says CTE “is the single best

weapon” companies have in today’s

global competition for jobs.

Vo-Tech is Out…

Last century’s vocational programs

offered old-fashioned woodworking

and auto mechanics, providing

good skills but tracking students for

employment directly out of high

school.

Career & Technical Education is In…

Today, CTE provides a vastly different

pathway, one that leads to high school

graduation, post-secondary education and

meaningful 21st-century jobs in skilled trades,

applied sciences and technology.

Middle Bucks Institute of Technology is In…

“Experts project 47 million job openings by 2018. About one-third will require an associate's degree or certificate, and nearly all will require real-world skills that can be mastered through CTE education.”

- Pathways to Prosperity, Harvard University

Middle Bucks Institute of Technology is In…

Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce Today by training students for a career whether they

enter the workforce immediately after high school

graduation or after earning a post-secondary

degree through rigorous academics, technical

knowledge and professional development.

MBIT provides a rigorous educational

experience and employs numerouslearning strategies.

Learning Strategies

Universal Design

Competency-based Instruction

Clear Standards

Differentiated Instruction

Individualized Learning

Cutting Edge Technology

Benefits for Students

Enhances academic achievement through real world relevance.

Relates high profile careers to real life situations.

Integrates technical education with academics.

Benefits for Students

Enhances academic achievement for

all students.

Provides opportunities to explore

multiple career pathways.

A viable "Plan B"

Industry-recognized certifications and credentials

Advanced credits towards college or post-secondary training

Exposure to a desired career path

Offers 23 Career and Technical Pathways

Architecture & Construction

Building Trades Occupations

Computerized Drafting & Engineering Graphics

Construction Carpentry

Electrical & Network Cabling

HVAC & Plumbing Technology

Practical Environmental Landscaping

Arts, A/V Technology & Communications

Commercial Art & Design

Multimedia Technology

Health Science

Dental Occupations

Medical & Health Professions Sports Therapy & Exercise Management

Career Pathways at Middle Bucks

Hospitality & Tourism

Culinary Arts & Science

Human ServicesCosmetologyEarly Childhood Care & Education

Information TechnologyAdministrative Sciences & Business Technology

Networking & Operating Systems Security

Web Design & Interactive Media

Law, Public Safety & Security

Public Safety

Career Pathways at Middle Bucks

ManufacturingWelding Technology

Science, Technology, Engineering & MathematicsEngineering Related Technology

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Automotive Technology

Collision Repair Technology

Career Pathways at Middle Bucks

MBIT Programs of Study incorporate elements

of secondary and post-secondary

education with rigorous content aligned with

Pennsylvania core standards and relevant

career and technical content.

MBIT classes fulfill elective credits that

count towards graduation for Council

Rock students.

Council Rock Students

Enrollment for 2016 - 2017 = 146

Council Rock North = 55

Council Rock South = 84

Archbishop Wood = 1

Home Schooled = 1

Lifeworks = 1

Sloan = 4

Council Rock Students

4.7% of Council Rock students in 10th

through 12th grades attend Middle Bucks

18.3% of Middle Bucks student population

Council Rock Students

NOCTI SCORES = 37 Total

Advanced = 26

Proficient = 6

Basic = 5

Council Rock Students

Industry Certifications

School-wide = 1,920

Council Rock = 130

Council Rock Students

Work-based EducationBucks Co. Water & Sewer Authority

Plumbing

CALTECH Manufacturing Welding

Dolce Carini RestaurantCulinary Arts & Sciences

DRG ContractingConstruction Carpentry

Council Rock Students

Work-based EducationFarm & Garden Station LLC

Landscaping

Goddard School Early Childhood Education

Thompson - LexusAutomotive

Thompson - PorscheCollision Repair

Meet three Council Rock & MBIT students:

Steven Pagano

Senior at CR South and Level 300 Building Trades Occupations

student

Cole Rusden

Senior at CR South and Level 300 Collision Repair Technology

student

Carley Marie Fullerton

Senior at CR South and Level 300 Dental Occupations student

Council Rock Students

MBIT Programs of Study offer:

A non-duplicative progression of courses

Align secondary education with post-secondary education

Prepare students to succeed in post-secondary education

MBIT provides students

with college pathways and articulated credits.

Offer college credit upon successful completion:

Bucks Co. Community College

Drexel University

Gwynedd Mercy University

Johnson & Wales

Penn College of Technology

Penn State

Temple University

College Pathways

SOAR is a PDE resource with tools to

assist with preparing students for

college and careers in a diverse,

high-performing workforce.

SOAR is the career and technical

Program of Study (POS) educational

plan that articulates the secondary

career and technical programs to

post-secondary degree or diploma

or certificate programs.

Benefits of SOAR:

• Saving Money on College Tuition

• Saving Time by Shortening College

Attendance

• Getting on the Right Career Pathway

• Entering the Job Market Ready

• Getting a Consistent Education

SOAR Programs offer qualifying students advanced

credit(s) with partnering post-secondary institutions

in aligned CTE programs.

To view current advanced credit opportunities

articulated with post-secondary institutions, CTE

students can visit CollegeTransfer.net

PA Bureau of Career and Technical Education

If you take these courses:

Web Page Digital Multimedia and Information – POS 11.0801

Bucks County Community College

You may receive up to 6.00 credits for:

VAMM 100 - Digital Imaging

This studio course presents in-depth techniques for image creation and manipulation

using current software applications. Students explore peripherals, file formats, resolution

requirements, media storage, and digital photo processing. Emphasis is on image-

making methods used to create raster and vector graphics for print and the web.

•Credits: 3.00

VAMM 110 - Web and Interactive Design

This course is an introduction to the XHTML coding and techniques used to create

websites. Students learn to design and develop interactive websites using both editors

and hand coding skills. Project management and design skills are introduced. The

semester culminates in the development of a website.

•Credits: 3.00

Minimum Grade:

You need a minimum grade of B to transfer these courses from PA Bureau of Career and

Technical Education to Bucks County Community College.

Culinary Arts & Science

American Culinary Federation (ACF)

accredited

Culinary Arts & Science

Prepares students

for employment in

the hospitality

Industry

Culinary Arts & Science

Management

Labor Relations

Food Costing

Profit & Loss Margins

Edible Portion Price vs. Purchased Price

Customer Service

Industry Certifications

ACF Certified Junior Culinarian

ACF Secondary Culinary Graduate

ServSafe Manager Food Safety

Aspirations

Student Run Restaurant open to the Public

Early Childhood Care & Education

Department of Human Services and

Keystone Stars accredited

Early Childhood Care & Education

Prepares students

for a variety of

career working with

children through

both theory and

practical

experiences.

Early Childhood Care & Education

Lesson Planning

Creative Curriculum

Behavior Management

Supervising Play

Safe & Healthy Environment

Industry Certifications

CDA Certification

PA Keys CPR Certification

PA Keys Pediatric First Aid Certification

PA Keys Fire Safety Certification

Li’l Bucks Partners in Learning

Keystone Stars 3 accredited childcare

center serving our community

Li’l Bucks Partners in Learning

Multimedia Technology

Apple Distinguished Program

Multimedia Technology

Emmy Award Winning Teacher

Multimedia Technology

Introduces students to

the art and science of

multimedia technology

for effective

communication in

business, education and

entertainment.

Cinematography

Concept Design

Animation

Audio Production

Photography

Electronic ComputerImaging

Multimedia Technology

Adobe Certified Associate

– Visual Communication

Apple Certified Pro

– Final Cut Pro

Adobe Premiere / Adobe After Effects

Industry Certifications

Students work

alongside Comcast

professionals to

produce Comcast

Newsmakers at

Middle Bucks

Comcast Newsmakers

MBIT teachers are

professional educators

with industry expertise

MBIT students earned

1,920 industry recognized certifications during the

2015-2016 school year.

Industry Certifications

PA Builders’ Association Skills

PA Cosmetologist License

TRAC Pipe Certificate

OSHA Career Safe

CompTIA Network Plus & A+

Copper Based Networking

Industry Certifications

ADDA Certified Drafter

Pennsylvania State Inspection

Emissions Inspection

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Office Specialist

Fire Fighter I - EMT

Industry Certifications

PA Core Pesticide License

DANB Radiation – X-ray Certification

Nurse Aide

American Welding Society - Stainless Steel

Personal Fitness Trainer

MBIT supports our

community

The Culinary Arts & Science

program caters events at

long-term care facilities

and school district events.

Li'l Bucks

Partners in Learning

provides chi ldcare

services to thirty-five families.

Multimedia Technology

students film

BCIU promotional events,

local government projects,

and Comcast

Newsmakers.

“It is just possible that we have a

surplus of graduates and a

scarcity of youth with "real skills."

Robert Samuelson, Economist

Thank You