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City Councilmembers joined with School District of Philadelphia officials and a construction trades leader this week to announce a new career and technical training curriculum designed to introduce high school seniors at one school to a potential pathway into careers in the building trades in Philadelphia.
School District Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington Sr., flanked by Council President Darrell L. Clarke (5th District), Laborers District Council Business Manager Ryan Boyer, other Councilmembers and state legislators, laid out a 19-week curriculum that 40 seniors at Strawberry Mansion High School have undertaken.
Under the new Career & Technical Education (CTE) initiative, the students will be exposed to construction techniques and concepts including residential wiring, conduit bending, the proper use of PPE on job sites, OSHA compliance and more.
The students are also receiving instruction in personal and career development including credit and budgeting, interviewing and conflict resolution.
The renewed emphasis on CTE classes has been promoted for several years by Council President Clarke, who told a crowded press conference at Strawberry Mansion High that he remembered “years ago, when we had metal shop and wood shop here, and they were quite popular. For whatever reason, they fell off, and now, we’re bringing them...
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