Career And Technology Center Award National Grant

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The Pickens County Career & Technology Center FFA Chapter has been selected to receive the 2014 Program Improvement Grant from the Agricultural Experience Tracker.

The FFA chapter was selected as one of the top 20 agricultural programs nationwide and received $2,000 for increasing student Supervised Agricultural Experience projects in the animal science area.

The grant’s purpose is to invest in FFA programs developing project opportunities for its members.

The FFA chapter was selected for the grant based on the innovative plans to develop a Goat Chain project giving FFA members experience in livestock management, nutrition, health care, and marketing.

Young female goats will be placed with and cared for by the FFA members who will “pay off” their goat by replacing two female offspring back into the chain.

Students selected to participate in this program will commit to fulfilling the obligations of the chain, while completing a program of study in Career & Technology Center’s agricultural education program.

A Supervised Agricultural Experience is a “learning ...
... by doing” tool in agricultural education. All students are required to conduct and maintain an SAE which reflects their agricultural interests and career goals.

Through these individual projects, some paid and some unpaid, members receive hands-on training in industry related fields, goal setting, planning, and record keeping.

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