| Title: |
Getting Job-Ready: The Connection between Career and Technical Education and Postsecondary Certificates |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Oscar A. Aliaga; Amber D. Dumford; Haley Reinheimer |
| Source: |
AERA Online Paper Repository. 2025. |
| Availability: |
AERA Online Paper Repository. Available from: American Educational Research Association. 1430 K Street NW Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-238-3200; Fax: 202-238-3250; e-mail: subscriptions@aera.net; Web site: http://www.aera.net |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
18 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Career and Technical Education; Educational Certificates; Postsecondary Education; Student Characteristics; Credits; Enrollment; Longitudinal Studies; Career Readiness; Education Work Relationship |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: |
High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (NCES) |
| DOI: |
10.3102/2196429 |
| Abstract: |
Certificate programs have received little attention from researchers as a viable postsecondary option for students who want to get job-ready and obtain employment, and for those who want to advance in their current occupation. We addressed that issue and its connection to career and technical education. Using a logistic model, we examined the impact of different levels of CTE credit-taking in high school occupational programs on enrollment in Certificates. Using the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, we found that different levels of CTE credit-taking do explain enrollment in Certificate programs, although the likelihood varies between those programs. We also found that dropout students have high odds of enrolling in Certificate programs, a clear alternate path to becoming job-ready. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2026 |
| Accession Number: |
ED678419 |
| Database: |
ERIC |