Career and Trades Academy

Career-Aligned Education for Homeschool Families

About Career and Trades Academy

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Career and Trades Academy is an online school that helps you build real-world skills for work and further study. We offer structured learning you can start from anywhere, on a schedule that fits your life.
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Our mission

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Our mission is to provide clear, practical courses that support grades 7–12 learners, plus partnering with families that need to add career and industry learning to their portfolios and graduation requirements. 
Our certified instructors from industry are using their knowledge and expertise to bring courses, seminar-long learning, and 2-3 year programs (coming soon!) to your learners in an online, engaging, and comprehensive format.
 We focus on skills that students can use, progress you can track, and outcomes you can explain.
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Structured Online Courses

Step-by-step lessons you can follow in order. You get clear goals, short videos or readings, practice activities, and checks for understanding so you always know what to do next.

Live Support Sessions

Join optional (upon request) scheduled help sessions to ask questions, review tough topics, and get feedback. Bring your work, leave with a simple plan for what to study and fix next.

Assessments and Progress Checks

Use quizzes, short assignments, and quick reviews to see what you know. You get clear results so you can focus your time on the skills that need more practice.

Certified Teachers

Our certified teachers come from industry, then became teachers, and now are offering career courses that can bring your middle and high school students into experiences that no other academies are offering.

Courses Overview

Homeschool Alignment

Build With Confidence

CTA fits homeschool learning goals while keeping skills tied to real careers.

  • Clear, documentable outcomes: Each course lists what you will learn and what you will produce. Example: you submit a short project and a simple rubric score you can record in your portfolio.

  • Flexible pacing and credit-friendly structure: You can use 6 week courses to count as artifacts and certificates can count in portfolios. Example: two 6-week track becomes one semester credit plan with weekly checkpoints.

  • Career-aligned, practical work: Assignments mirror real tasks students meet in college or the workplace. Example: UDL projects allow students to choose which project they'd like to explore and the research or hands-on learning gains the grade once the teacher reviews it. 

Families

What homeschool parents say

My son stays focused and finishes lessons without me hovering. The clear steps and quick checks make it easy to see real progress week to week.
Maria G., mom
We needed work that fits our schedule and still feels structured. The lessons are clear, and my daughter can replay parts when she needs it.
Jordan T., dad
I finally feel confident about what to teach and when. The pacing and examples helped my child build skills without daily battles.
Keisha L., parent
The course gives my teen real independence. I can check the weekly plan, and he handles the learning and submits what’s needed on his own.
Evan R., guardian
Ready to get started

Have questions? Email us at info@careerandtradesacademy.org