The New and Related Services (NRS) Division is comprised of several sections. These sections represent: individuals from emerging areas of career and technical education unrelated to an established ACTE Division, or individuals from areas that provide specialized support to broad areas of career and technical education (see list below).*
Membership in each NRS section provides an opportunity for specialized professional growth and development as well as participation in all NRS and ACTE activities. With growth to more than 1,000 members, each section in the NRS Division may become a free standing ACTE Division with representation on the ACTE Board of Directors.
Presently, the New and Related Services Division sections include:
- Customized Business & Industry Training Services (CBITS)
- Cooperative Work Experience
- Instructional Materials
- International
- Makers of Policy
- Professional Development
- Public Information
- Related Subjects (language arts, mathematics, social sciences and humanities)
- Research
- School-to-Work/Careers
- Support Staff
- Teacher Educators—join the Academy for Career and Technical Teacher Education
- Tech Prep
The ACTE New and Related Services Division is aligned with the following Career Clusters:
- Arts, A/V Technology and Communications
- Business, Management and Administration
- Education and Training
- Government and Public Administration
- Human Services
- Information Technology
- Law, Public Safety and Security
- Marketing, Sales and Service
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Full ACTE Division/Career Clusters Matrix
Organizations who are affiliates of the New and Related Services Division include:**
AIM - Association for Instructional Materials
ACTER - Association for Career and Technical Education Research
APDCTE - Association for Professional Development in Career and Technical Education
CBITS - Customized Business and Industry Training Services
IVETA - International Vocational Education and Training Association
NATPL – National Association for Tech Prep Leaders
*For information on the establishment of a new section in the New and Related Services Division, please contact the NRS vice president.
**Organizations interested in becoming NRS affiliates may contact the NRS vice president.
