Academic subject matter taught with relevance to the real world, often called contextual learning.

Employability skills, from job-related skills to workplace ethics.

Education pathways that help students explore interests and careers in the process of progressing through school.

But career and technical education is also about:

Second-chance education and training for the unemployed and those seeking to upgrade their employability skills.

Education to earn additional degrees, especially when related to career advancement.

Corporate training, continuing education, skills upgrades and refresher courses for those already in the workplace.

Secondary and middle school CTE teachers and administrators

Postsecondary CTE instructors, faculty, administrators and deans

Guidance counselors

Students studying to become CTE educators

Federal and state government education professionals

Nonprofit organizations active in the advancement of CTE

Corporations working with CTE programs and educators on workplace skills