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Influence CTE at NPS

Attend NPS 2024! Influence CTE-related policy priorities at ACTE's National Policy Seminar. With a featured event from the CTE Research Network! NPS 2024 happens March 17–20! Voice your CTE needs to help shape education policy priorities; participate in visits with policymakers on Capitol Hill. ...

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Why go to the moon?

The student video challenge returns! ACTE, host of CTE Month, and NASA HUNCH are excited to collaborate once again. Announcing the 2023–24 student video challenge The contest engages students to showcase CTE and project-based learning programs in high-demand career fields on Earth and in space. ...

Attend the WBL Conference

Attend ACTE's Work-based Learning (WBL) Conference 2024! This annual event, which sold out last year, offers focused professional development for WBL professionals in secondary and postsecondary CTE programs and institutions. WBL Conference 2024 happens May 1–3 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! Participa...

Read the ACTE Annual Report

As I pause to reflect upon the strides taken in 2023, it’s heartening to see the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) hold true to its mission: providing educational leadership in developing a competitive workforce. The year’s accomplishments, as detailed in the 2023 ACTE Annual...

Sector Sheets highlight role of CTE

ACTE has updated several publications in its Sector Sheet series. Generously sponsored by Pearson, our Sector Sheets describe how career and technical education (CTE) prepares the workforce for a variety of vital industry sectors. Each sector sheet: Includes labor market information on occupati...