Introduction to Career & Technical Student Organizations (CTSO’s)

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Introduction to Career Technical Student
Organizations (CTSOs)

• Developed at NCSU
• Adapted by
• David Agnew
• Arkansas State University

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Career and Technical Student Organizations

• CTSOs are recognized as integral to the career
  and technical education program. 
• CTSO's provide a unique program of career and
  leadership development, motivation and
  recognition exclusively for middle/junior high
  and secondary students enrolled in career and
  technical programs. 

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Membership benefits

• How do young people benefit from membership in
  the CTSOs?

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Provides for personal development. Young people
  grow and mature through CTSOs. These
  organizations help in the maturation process.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Develops people skills that can be used
  throughout life such as learning to work in teams
  and how to set and achieve goals as a group.
  CTSOs promote the development of interpersonal
  relationship skills.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Develops leadership skills. Research has shown
  that membership in CTSOs develops leadership
  skills. Members are more likelyto be community
  leadersin the future.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Provides for experiential learning. In CTSOs
  students learn new information through a
  hands-on approach.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Develops responsibility. CTSOs members learn to
  be responsible for their actions. For the
  organization to succeed each member has to do
  his/her part.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Helps make learning fun. Not only is learning
  enhanced if it experiential, it is also
  enhanced if it can be made enjoyable. Many
  educational activities in CTSOs are fun thus
  learning is improved.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Farm and home life is improved. When students
  apply what they have learned in CTSOs at home,
  life is improved. This can be in the inner city,
  suburbs or in rural areas.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Develops self-confidence. When CTSOs members
  experience success in their endeavors, they gain
  a new sense of self-confidence in their
  abilities.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Provides recognition. Many young people have
  never won a single award or recognition. Through
  youth organization activities, young people have
  a chance to receive recognition. This is an
  important part of developing into a
  well-balanced individual.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Provides a positive atmosphere. Young people
  today come from a variety of backgrounds not all
  of which are desirable or healthy. The CTSOs
  often provides the only nurturing and positive
  atmosphere the young person will experience.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Develops a sense of community and volunteerism.
  Community improvement and development is a
  hallmark characteristic of CTSOs. Through
  participation in these activities the young
  person learns that he or she is part of a larger
  community.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Improves communication and decision making
  skills. Public speaking and participation in
  meetings is encouraged in the youth
  organizations. In these activities students
  learn to think on their feet and make quick
  decisions.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Cultivate new friends and develop respect for
  others. Life long friendships develop through
  CTSOs activities. Young people also learn how to
  interact with their peers.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Promotes career awareness. By participating in
  CTSOs activities, young people become aware of
  new career opportunities.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Learn to be more accepting of other cultures and
  diversity. By participating in youth organization
  activities outside the local area, young people
  are exposed to different cultures. At the
  national FFA convention some FFA chapters
  purposely have meals with other FFA chapters who
  are culturally different.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Develop parliamentary procedure skills and the
  ability to run a meeting. No matter what a person
  does in life, a knowledge of parliamentary
  procedure and how to conduct a meeting are
  valuable skills.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Agricultural Literacy. Many CTSOs members do not
  end up in agricultural careers. However, their
  participation in CTSOs activities makes them
  better informed consumers, more knowledgeable of
  agriculture, and more appreciative of the
  nations agricultural heritage.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Develops skills and responsibilities associated
  with being a role model and mentor. There are
  numerous CTSOs activities where older members
  work with younger members and elementary school
  children.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Earn scholarships and money. Through
  participation in CTSOs activities, young people
  have the opportunity to earn scholarships and
  cash prizes for their efforts.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Fosters a sense of belonging. It is human nature
  to want to be accepted. Young people want to be
  part of a group. The CTSOs provide a much more
  desirable way to belong to a group than the
  alternatives such as gangs.

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Benefits of CTSOs

• Have the opportunity to travel. Many young
  people, even in this day and age, go on their
  first real trip of first overnight trip away from
  home while participating in CTSOs activities.
  There is also the opportunity for international
  travel.

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What are the CTSOS
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Career and Technical Education Student
Organizations (CTSO)
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FFA

• National FFA Organization
• Affiliated with Agricultural Education
• Originally called the Future Farmers of America
• Started in 1928, name changed in 1988

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FFA

• Mission
• FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of
  students by developing their potential for
  premier leadership, personal growth and career
  success through agricultural education.

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FCCLA

• Family, Career and Community Leaders of America,
  Inc.
• Associated with Family and Consumer Sciences
• Originally FHA (Future Homemakers of America) -
  1945
• then FHA-HERO (Home Economics Related Occupations)

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FCCLA

• Mission
• To promote personal growth and
  leadership development through
  family and consumer sciences
  education. Focusing on the multiple
  roles of family member, wage earner and community
  leader, members develop skills for life through--
  
• character development
• creative and critical thinking
• interpersonal communication
• practical knowledge and
• vocational preparation

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FBLA

• Future Business Leaders of America
• Affiliated with Business and Office Education
• First chapters started in the 1940s
• Post-secondary division is Phi Beta Lambda

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FBLA

• Mission
• The mission of FBLA is to bring business and
  education together in a positive working
  relationship through innovative leadership
  
  development programs.

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BPA

• Business Professionals of America
• Affiliated with Business and Office Education
• Originally called the Office Education
  Association
• Established in 1966, name change in 1988
• Strong in the Midwest

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BPA

• Mission Statement
• The mission of Business Professionals of America
  is to contribute to the preparation of a
  world-class workforce through the advancement of
  leadership, citizenship, academic, and
  technological skills.

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DECA

• DECA (An Association of Marketing Students)
• Affiliated with Marketing Education
• Started in 1946 as Distributive Education Clubs
  of America

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DECA

• Mission
• The mission of DECA is to enhance the
  co-curricular education of students with
  interests in marketing, management and
  entrepreneurship.
• DECA helps students develop skills and competence
  for marketing careers, build self-esteem,
  experience leadership and practice community
  service.
• DECA is committed to the advocacy of marketing
  education and the growth of business and
  education partnerships.

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HOSA

• Health Occupations Students of America
• Affiliated with Health Occupations Education
• Established in 1976

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HOSA

• Mission
• The mission of HOSA is to enhance the delivery of
  compassionate, quality health care by providing
  opportunities for knowledge, skill and leadership
  development of all health occupations education
  students, therefore helping the students to meet
  the needs of the health care industry.

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TSA

• Technology Student Association
• Affiliated with Technology Education
• Started in 1967 as AIASA (American Industrial
  Arts Student Association)
• Name change - 1988

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TSA

• Mission
• The mission of the Technology Student Association
  is to prepare our membership for the challenge of
  a dynamic world by promoting technological
  literacy, leadership, and problem solving,
  resulting in personal growth and opportunity.

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SkillsUSA-VICA

• Affiliated with Trade and Industrial Education
• Originally VICA Vocational Industrial Clubs of
  America
• Started in 1965
• Name changed in 1999

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Web Links

• FCCLA - http//www.fcclainc.org/
• FBP - http//www.bpa.org/default.html
• TSA - http//www.tsawww.org/
• FFA - http//www.ffa.org/
• FBLA - www.fbla-pbl.org/
• HOSA - http//www.hosa.org/index.html
• DECA - http//www.deca.org/index.html

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In Conclusion

• In a commentary in Education Week (September 26,
  1984) Stuart Rosenfield stated that agricultural
  education was a model for education reform. He
  praised the FFA for developing leadership. If
  people would learn more about the MODERN day
  CTSOs program, they would recognize the
  importance of these programs in developing our
  young people.