Just Thinking… About How Career and Technical Education Can Keep Up With AI and Automation

About this episode

The episode discusses how Career and Technical Education can adapt to prepare students for careers influenced by AI and automation.

In this episode of Just Thinking, Kevin Dougherty and Aaron Paul discuss how CTE programs can prepare students for automation-driven careers by emphasizing foundational troubleshooting, durable human skills, and practical AI adoption aligned with industry needs.

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Dougherty

Guest: Aaron Paul

Topics covered

• Career and Technical Education
• AI
• Automation
• Skills Development
• Industry Needs

Keywords

• Career and Technical Education
• AI
• Automation
• Skills
• Industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CTE, AI, automation

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