The advisor serves as a supervisor to guide and provide feedback when needed, to keep the students safe and to reinforce the transferable skills for the student’s success.”

one important avenue for CTSO leadership development is chapter officer training, which provides student officers with leadership strategies to take back and employ in their CTSO as well as in their future endeavors. Additionally, it helps advisors create a system of leadership within the CTSO so that students gradually take on more responsibility. 

CTSOs play an important role in preparing members to become productive community members through community and school service activities.

I learned that Through CTSO competitive events, members develop skills in communication, collaboration and problem solving; network with industry professionals; and learn how to adhere to deadlines. Participants also learn to take pride in their outcomes, both individually and in team events at local, state, regional, national and international levels

High-quality CTSOs enable students to connect with and learn from business and industry representatives through work-based learning, competitive events and more.

In addition to technical and employability skills, CTSOs are great venues for developing academic skills such as reading complex documents, writing clearly and using math to solve problems