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Facts and Current Trends; Delivery System

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Facts and Current Trends; Delivery System

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At the secondary level Career and Technical Education are delivered through high schools as electives, a CTE high school, career academies, and Boards of Cooperative Education Services. (ACTE, 2019)
https://www.acteonline.org/states/new-york/cte-delivery-and-participation/

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Facts and Current Trends; Common Career Technical Core

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Facts and Current Trends; Common Career Technical Core

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The Common Career Technical Core is an established set of standards or Career Technical Education. These standards have been created based off of state and industry standards.

The process for developing the CCTC was informed by:

High-quality state and industry standards;

Input and guidance from educators, business and industry and state leaders; and

Feedback from the public.

The CCTC includes a set of standards for each of the 16 Career Clusters and their corresponding Career Pathways that define what students should know and be able to do after completing instruction in a program of study. (CCTC, n.d.)
https://www.careertech.org/CCTC

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Facts and Current Trends; Programs of Study

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Facts and Current Trends; Programs of Study

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Programs of study are sequences of academic and Career Technical Education coursework to help students attain a postsecondary degree or industry-recognized certificate or credential.
Programs of study must include the following:

Incorporate and align secondary and postsecondary education elements.

Include academic and CTE content in a coordinated, non-duplicative progression of courses.

Offer the opportunity, where appropriate, for secondary students to acquire postsecondary credits.

Lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.

(Programs, n.d.)
https://www.careertech.org/programs-study

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Career and technical education goes as far back as the founding of the United States. A strong knowledge base and experience in skilled trades has always been considered important. The timelines provided here show how CTE has adapted through the years and has stayed in the forefront of American Society.
Legislation Timeline (See Link Below)
https://www.acteonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/100YearsofCTE-Timeline-1917-2017.pdf

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History of CTE. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.acteonline.org/history-of-cte/
Career Clusters (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.careertech.org/career-clusters
Programs of Study (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.careertech.org/programs-study
CCTC (n.d.). https://www.careertech.org/CCTC
Acte. (2019, February 11). CTE Delivery and Participation. Retrieved from https://www.acteonline.org/states/new-york/cte-delivery-and-participation/

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Employability Skills

https://cte.ed.gov/initiatives/employability-skills-framework

https://ctepolicywatch.acteonline.org/2018/03/fact-sheet-on-career-readiness-and-employability-skills.html

Legislation

https://www.acteonline.org/history-of-cte/

https://www.careertech.org/perkins https://ednote.ecs.org/cte-action-in-the-2018-legislative-session/

https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/youthlabor

Classroom Supports

https://www.cteonline.org

https://www.acteonline.org/professional-development/high-quality-cte-tools/engaging-instruction/

CTE Program Requirements

http://cttech.org/index.html http://www.fldoe.org/

https://www.mcvsd.org/

http://www.cherrycreekschools.org/CTE

Work Based Learning

https://cte.ed.gov/wbltoolkit/

https://careertech.org/resources/work-based-learning

Advocacy

https://www.acteonline.org/advocacy/

https://careertech.org/advocate

Miscellaneous

http://web.peralta.edu/cte/category/miscellaneous/

https://www.threerivers.edu/academics/degrees-certificates/college-credit-for-hs-students/highschoolpartnership/

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Facts and Current Trends; Career Clusters and Pathways

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Facts and Current Trends; Career Clusters and Pathways

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Career Clusters and Pathways are a vital structure for organizing and delivering quality CTE programs through learning and comprehensive programs of study. In total, there are 16 Career Clusters in the National Career Clusters Framework, representing more than 79 Career Pathways to help students navigate their way to greater success in college and career.
These organizational clusters and pathways are used as a guide to develop programs of study for students when they are considering their pathways. (Career, n.d.)
https://www.careertech.org/programs-study

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The United States has always believed that a strong knowledge base, and usable skills for our citizens is important. This is why Career and Technical Education has always played a large role within our society.

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The United States has always believed that a strong knowledge base, and usable skills for our citizens is important. This is why Career and Technical Education has always played a large role within our society. "Career Technical Education Now" 1976-2019 Since 1976 may acts have passed, and Technical Education has evolved into what it is today.