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Exporting U.S. CTE Goods and Services
The United States has been slow in exporting CTE models abroad. David Fretwell, past president of the International Vocational Education and Training Association, gives an overview of where we are now and the opportunities and challenges tha lay ahead. (PDF) CTE Down Under
In Australia, they're talking VET (Vocational Education and Training) as the governments of Australia (national, state and territory) are working to address many of the same issues that American CTE is facing. (PDF) How Career and Technical Education Can
Jump-start a New Industry
When Guangdong Province and Quingdao City each wanted to develop and sustain its own video game industry, they looked abroad to Kaplan University's Hagerstown, Maryland, campus to learn how to create a CTE program that can educate and train their talent. (PDF) Ooh la la! Oklahoma Culinary Programs Cook up
Great Partnerships With French Counterparts
Four technology centers in Oklahoma with culinary programs decided to forge partnerships with French Lycee schools to offer students and teachers a transatlantic exchange that continues to influence instruction and learning on both sides of the ocean. (PDF) Haiti's Economic Growth and CTE
In one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, CTE is playing an important role in helping to empower workers with the education and training they need to rise out of poverty. Haiti's EGI initiative is one such program, offering a business administration development and mentoring program for university graduates to become entrepreneurs. (PDF) Techniques Features
The Promise of the College and Career Transitions Initiative
The CCTI was established in 2003 to develop career pathways to ensure that students meet both academic and CTE requirements before they enter community and technical colleges. This article looks at how the CCTI has been successful in decreasing remediation rates and increasing the number of students who enroll and stay in college. (PDF) Building a New Business Model
MBAResearch's High School of Business program utilizes project-based learning to teach a curriculum modeled after college business administration programs. (PDF) Techniques Departments
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