  {"id":191253,"date":"2024-02-02T14:45:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T00:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=191253"},"modified":"2024-02-05T16:03:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T02:03:55","slug":"uh-community-colleges-celebrate-cte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/02\/uh-community-colleges-celebrate-cte\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Community Colleges celebrate Career and Technical Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_191284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-191284\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-culinary-cte.jpg\" alt=\"Collage of culinary students\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-191284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-culinary-cte.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-culinary-cte-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-culinary-cte-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-191284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> culinary students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Career and Technical Education (<abbr>CTE<\/abbr>) programs at the <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcc.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Community Colleges<\/a> prepare hundreds of students for high-wage, high-demand career fields each year. In February, <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr>\u2019s campuses will join others to celebrate national <abbr>CTE<\/abbr> Month by highlighting the opportunities they provide to our communities.<\/p>\n<h2><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College<\/h2>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr> will hold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/event-directory\/cte-expo-2024\/\"><abbr>CTE<\/abbr> Expo 2024<\/a>, February 22&#8211;23, providing a comprehensive platform for students to explore career paths, connect with industry experts, and learn about the future of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>\u2019s workforce. The dynamic event will showcase healthcare, <abbr>IT<\/abbr>, culinary, business and legal professions through panel discussions, presentations, exhibits and demonstrations. The expo is also collaborating with <a href=\"https:\/\/photoconhawaii.com\/\">PhotoCON <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span><\/a>, to highlight creative media professionals and the industry. Free registration is available to all University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> students, faculty and staff. <\/p>\n<h2><span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> Community College<\/h2>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> culinary students are supporting Maui through their curriculum. Under the tutelage of culinary instructors Chef Steve Nakata and Chef Mark Oyama, the students train on bulk cookery and gain practical instruction on packaging and freezing bulk food products. Each month the frozen products are shipped to a Maui food hub manned by Chef Hui for distribution to several kitchen facilities used for community food programs.<\/p>\n<h2>Leeward Community College<\/h2>\n<p>Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> will host a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeward.hawaii.edu\/ctemonth\">variety of events that highlight their <abbr>CTE<\/abbr> programs<\/a>, including: free tax services for the community (offered by the business division), an on-campus visit from neighboring high schools to learn about culinary arts and sustainable agriculture, a Teacher Certification Information Fair, and <a href=\"https:\/\/web02.leeward.hawaii.edu\/events\/leeward-community-college-job-fair\/\">The Leeward Job Fair<\/a> (a community event in partnership with the American Job Center <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>, the Office of Economic Revitalization, and <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcc.hawaii.edu\/goodjobshawaii\/\">Good Jobs <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span><\/a>). Learn more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leeward.hawaii.edu\/programs\">Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s <abbr>CTE<\/abbr> programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_191269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-191269\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/maui-dental-hygiene-cte-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Two dental hygienists working on a patient\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-191269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/maui-dental-hygiene-cte-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/maui-dental-hygiene-cte-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/maui-dental-hygiene-cte.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-191269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College dental hygiene students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>February 3<\/strong>&#8212;Enrollment booth at Baldwin High School \u201cBlock Party,\u201d 4&#8211;8 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>February 9<\/strong>&#8212;<abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College Tour Experience for 100 Maui High School students to explore business, creative media, hospitality and fashion technology programs.<br \/>\n<strong>February 10<\/strong>&#8212;The hospitality and tourism program and the dental hygiene program will participate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mauimallvillage.com\/events\/maui-chinese-new-year-festival-the-day-of-the-dragon\/\">Chinese New Year Festival at Maui Mall Village<\/a> 9 a.m.&#8211;2 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>February 12<\/strong>&#8212;<abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College Tour Experience for 60 K\u012bhei Charter School students  who will visit creative media, studio production and automotive technology programs.<br \/>\n<strong>February 27<\/strong>&#8212;L\u0101hain\u0101luna Senior Tour Experience for 200 students<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_191268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-191268\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/windward-veterinary-group-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Windward veterinary students holding kittens\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-191268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/windward-veterinary-group-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/windward-veterinary-group-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/windward-veterinary-group.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-191268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> veterinary tech students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Windward Community College<\/h2>\n<p>Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> has the only <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/programs-of-study\/veterinary-studies\/\">American Veterinary Medical Association accredited program in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span><\/a> for in-demand veterinary healthcare paraprofessionals.<br \/>\nTraining includes pharmacology, radiology, anesthesiology, surgical assisting, dentistry, nutrition, exotic and large animal nursing, and veterinary office procedures. Students intern at independent clinics and shelters, working alongside industry professionals and networking for future employment opportunities. Upcoming information sessions for fall 2024: On-campus 2-year vet tech program <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/programs-of-study\/veterinary-studies\/veterinary-studies-information-sessions\/\">February 5<\/a> and hybrid (available statewide) 3-year vet tech program <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfT82oFEnXK2tAz2CX8Rki_ZWsuL7n5q8J685jqBEaK6UwHxA\/viewform\">February 16<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Community College<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hawaii-cc-culinary-instagram-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Instagram post of Hawaii C C instructor Tori Hiro\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-191275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hawaii-cc-culinary-instagram-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hawaii-cc-culinary-instagram-130x65.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hawaii-cc-culinary-instagram.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> celebrates with a flavorful twist, offering the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Island community a delicious way to connect and engage with the educators and learners. 糖心Vlog官方 the college\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hawaiicc\/\">Instagram<\/a> throughout the month and dive into a culinary journey that highlights the incredible talents of faculty and students through unique recipes. From traditional dishes to innovative creations, each week will bring new culinary inspirations to your table. <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.hawaii.edu\/apply\">糖心Vlog官方 the campus website<\/a> to explore these recipes and learn more <abbr>CTE<\/abbr> at <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February is national Career and Technical Education month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[763,61,63,64,65,71,60,947,66],"class_list":["post-191253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-career-and-technical-education","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191253"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191381,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191253\/revisions\/191381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}