Career and Technology Studies
Career and Technology Studies (CTS) is an optional program designed for Alberta's secondary school students. CTS helps junior and senior high school students to:
develop skills they can apply in daily living now and in the future
investigate career options and make effective career choices
use technology (processes, tools and techniques) effectively and efficiently
apply and reinforce learnings developed in other subject areas
prepare for entry into the workplace or further learning.
Contacts
2006 Amendments to All CTS Guides to Standards and Implementation 
Action Plan to Revise and Refocus CTS
Information Related to Evergreening CTS
Program Strands
Information Related to the CTS Program
Program Resources
$4.5 Million CTS Call for Proposals
A plan to revise and refocus the CTS program is underway. The plan identifies opportunities and a process for a more focused program based on credible learner career pathways.
Information Related to Evergreening CTS
The CTS unit will continue to gather information and ideas over the coming year in order to maintain a relevant and credible curriculum and resource base and to enhance access to a range of CTS strands and courses.
Evergreening CTS: Summary of Curriculum Changes
CTS Program Update
Program Strands
The CTS curriculum is organized into 22 strands. Each strand represents a group of courses designed to support broad career and occupational opportunities. Courses are the building blocks for each strand, and defines what a student is expected to know and be able to do.
Information Related to the CTS Program
Career And Technology Studies Review (CTS) - Report
An Introduction to CTS – a great starting point if you want to learn more about the CTS program: its structure and key features, and other general information.
CTS Prerequisite Requirements
Provincially Authorized Courses – includes a complete list of CTS course codes and names from Guide to Education, Appendix 1. (75 kb)
Program Resources
Authorized Resources Database —
A searchable database of all authorized resources.
CTS: Strand and Course Descriptions, Revised 2005 – a document useful for principals and counsellors to evaluate out-of-province education documents in relation to 1-credit CTS courses.
Manual for Administrators, Counsellors and Teachers – a support document that supplements other CTS curriculum documents.
Curriculum Handbooks for Parents and Curriculum Summaries – find a summary of what students are expected to learn and be able to do – designed specifically for parents.
Connection: Information for Teachers – find updates on curriculum, resources and a range of other topics.
Published in October, January and May.
Focus on Inquiry, 2004 – find information and supports for implementing inquiry-based learning activities in the classroom.
This guide is designed to assist teachers working on their own or in teams, with or without the support of a teacher-librarian or other library personnel. (1.2 mb)
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