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What is CTE?

What is CTE? One might ask themselves. Well CTE stands for workshop. With minimal directions to help build their pieces in front
Collaborate to Educate. In a nutshell it is the meeting of welding of them and create a built item by only seeing the blueprint each
instructors to work in partnership sharing industry knowledge and group worked to build their fnished item. Teams were given the
training. This years Collaborate to Educate was a successful and opportunity to view the blueprint no more than twelve times per
informative workshop for all whom attended! team, one team member at a time, in a given amount of time. Just
ask all who participated, it was challenging!
We had a combination of 18 instructors & employers from 5
different states around the mid-west who attended at Hobart All who attended received the chance to tour the Hobart Institute of
Institute of Welding Technology. Many ideas were brainstormed Welding Technology facilities seeing the new updates and changes,
over the 2 day event. Some instructors presenting at CTE shared and also received a sneak peek of the Hobart Brothers Filler Metals
the methods they use to run their classes based on their states plant. Thanks again, to all the Hobart Brothers engineers who kindly
core curriculum. A few presentations were given by employers showed all the CTE guests around for the tour!
discussing the need for welders and the training they required for
individuals to be hired within their companies. A lot of information We look forward to next years CTE, so make sure to keep your
was shared for instructors to take back to their classes to help make calendars open next summer. If you would like to get your
improvements to their programs. registration in early feel free to contact the Career Development
Team at tours@welding.org. There is going to be many more ideas
Attendees participated in teambuilding exercises, which helped and aspirations for next year, so tell a buddy bring a friend. Thanks
with ideas to take back to their classrooms. For example; the group again to all who attended CTE 2015.
divided in to teams of 3 to 4 and participated in a Lego building

2015 CTE Attendees

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