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Telecommunications Technologies Pathway
Overview » Industry Pathways » Telecommunications Technologies 
Workers in the Telecommunications Technologies pathway are likely to enjoy:
- Working with ideas and things, problem-solving, working with computers and equipment, and multi-tasking.
- Sometimes working alone, thinking logically and sometimes working as part of a team using good communication skills.
- Learning about new equipment, technology, and applications.
Telecommunications Technologies pathway tips:
- Volunteer on school projects that relate to computers or using audio/visual equipment, including your school newspaper, yearbook, and your community’s cable public access TV station.
- Get on-the-job experience through an internship and post-secondary training in your area of interest.
The Telecommunications Technologies pathway contains a variety of careers based on specific knowledge, skill-sets, and necessary educational requirements. Imagine being lost in the middle of a foreign country, not knowing where to find a hotel or food and unable to be in touch with your family and friends. Then, a perfect stranger you happen to meet generously offers assistance and gives you a brand new cell phone with all the bells and whistles including Internet, a video card, and a Global Positioning System (GPS). Workers in this pathway make it possible for each of us to be part of this “global village,” connecting everyone, everywhere, in an instant!
They take great delight in dealing with all the behind-the-scenes technology that makes it possible for the rest of us to stay in touch with each other 24/7 - even when we are not lost in a foreign city! There are many people and lots of equipment that support our Internet and television connections, and even our simple phone calls to check in with our family and friends. These workers also play important roles in many other fields such as medicine, science and research, business, finances, advertising and even the visual arts that include video and film production. Telecommunications connect the world and are very important to our entire global economy, affecting our daily lives right down to our television or radio signal we hope stays strong during that powerful storm!
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