The CTE Conversation Is Changing

  1. The Shift

    CTE is becoming a larger part of how education connects learning, skills and careers.

    More organizations are focusing on career-connected learning and the skills students need for further education and the workforce.

  2. The Complexity

    More pathways, courses and career clusters create more standards and connections to manage.

    CTE standards can vary across states, frameworks and programs, making them difficult to find, understand and connect.

  3. The Opportunity

    Better standards data can make that complexity easier to work with.

    Organizations need standards they can discover, organize, connect and use across the content and technology they build.

Why CTE. Why Now?

CTE connects education to real-world skills, career pathways and workforce opportunities. But the standards that support those pathways can be difficult to find, understand and work with.

CTE frameworks can vary by state, career cluster, pathway and program, making it challenging for organizations to see how the pieces fit together.

As more organizations build content and technology around career-connected education, access to well-organized CTE standards is becoming increasingly important.

That's why we are expanding our focus on CTE.