Some teachers supervise employer based work experience programs at work sites. Both the employer and teacher periodically review the student's work. Many teachers also work in the occupational field they teach, therefore, they stay in touch with vocational trends and employer requirements. Teachers are often asked to attend community and school meetings and supervise extracurricular activities. They may also attend meetings of professional organizations and trade fairs.
Classrooms are as varied as the range of occupations taught.
Building trades teachers, for instance, frequently teach apprentices at actual construction sites where they strictly follow safety standards. Most Trade and Technical Teachers belong to national and state vocational teachers associations that may also represent them in collective bargaining agreements. In most localities, Trade and Technical Teachers gain tenure after two or three years of successful job performance. The following information is from the California Projections and Planning Information published by the Labor Market Information Division. The figures represent the broad occupational group Teachers Vocational Education and Training which includes Trade and Technical Teachers.