Building, Construction, and Engineering

Themes: CTE Handbook, Building, Construction, Engineering. A new high-rise is being built downtown. In an office building, Deb schedules supply shipments for a construction site. Across town, De'andre and Steven build framing to hold up the walls and floors of a new building. They are rough carpenters. Anh is a surveyor. She is on-site to measure the land and make a digital map. What do all of these people have in common? They all work in the field of Building, Construction, and Engineering. This book will help you learn more about careers in this field. Help students navigate their plans for life after high school with the CTE Journeys Handbooks. These handbooks explore careers, with a deep focus on opportunities that do not require a degree from a traditional four-year college program. The books dig into rewards and challenges facing different fields, types of roles in specific industries, and the skills and interests that will benefit those considering each career path. Education and training requirements are included, along with next steps to support readers in moving forward in a specific field. Real-world scenarios help students understand typical days in different roles. An extensive glossary is included to help students build career-related vocabulary. Each handbook is approximately 100 pages.