CareerTech Reels
Through a network of 394 PK-12 school districts, 29 technology center districts, 16 skills center sites and 49 adult education and family literacy providers, enrollment in CareerTech programs exceeds 517,000. The CareerTech system served 10,604 businesses in FY25, increasing their profitability through some form of CareerTech service or training. Check out the videos below to learn how we do it.
CareerTech provides critical cyber/stellar defense training
Retired Air Force Brigadier General and CareerTech advocate Rob Lyman spoke at a recent awards ceremony where students from across the state were recognized for evermore-critical skills development in the areas of cybersecurity and stellar defense. While their competition field might be digital, the threats to our nation are real. Oklahoma CareerTech instructors are collaborating to provide real-world scenarios for students to be leaders in this critical sector of the workforce.
2025 OK SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference
Boasting more than 18,000 members, Oklahoma SkillsUSA is a major player at the national level of an organization that lives and breathes workforce development. About 3,000 student-members gathered in Tulsa at their State Leadership & Skills Conference toward the conclusion of the spring 2025 semester to compete and collaborate in a wide array of skilled trades, leadership, and job readiness contests.
Mother-daughter teaching duo integrates HOSA into classroom instruction
LouAnn Lively and her daughter Blaklyn Geiger left their healthcare professions for the classroom — their forays into teaching separated by two decades. They teach health science classes at Durant High School where “HOSA Fridays” have become the avenue for linking classroom instruction to involvement in competition. HOSA-Future Health Professionals is one of Oklahoma CareerTech’s seven CTSOs (CareerTech Student Organizations).
CareerTech State Director Haken addresses agency staff during CTE appreciation month kickoff
Oklahoma CareerTech State Director Brent Haken addressed agency staff for the kickoff of Career and Technical Education appreciation month, praising CareerTech's progress while highlighting the need to fill continued gaps in students' access to CTE.
Skills Centers Student Testimonial - Jozie Baugh
Jozie Baugh says she struggled with anxiety in large groups of people and lacked marketable job skills. But her decision to enroll in a CareerTech Skills Center program means she’ll leave prison with social skills, numerous certifications, and a renewed sense of purpose.
The Oklahoma FFA convention impacted a young Brent Haken, now CareerTech state director
We caught up with CareerTech State Director Brent Haken at this year's FFA state convention where he told us his involvement with the organization changed the trajectory of his life.
Oklahoma FFA students sound off from state convention
Oklahoma FFA students share what they love most about state convention!
Air Force AWACS pilots find exclusive training opportunities in Oklahoma flight simulators
Training contractor CAE provides full-motion simulator hours to any pilot, navigator, or engineer performing initial and recurrent training on the United States Air Force's AWACS aircraft. CAE's site manager Chris Egan says the "mother road" to AWACS training runs right through Oklahoma.
Oklahoma CareerTech linemen compete to keep skills sharp
Lineman trainees at Northeast Tech in Pryor, Oklahoma, focus on safety, efficiency, and speed through friendly competition.
CareerTech - MasterChef Gabriel Lewis
MasterChef Gabriel Lewis revisits his Oklahoma roots in culinary education.
CareerTech - Joseph Gordon lands IT career straight out of high school
Joseph Gordon landed an IT career with Dell before his high school diploma got printed. This is his CareerTech success story.
