Career and Technical Education
What's New • Programs of Study • Contact Us
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Division in the Center for Teaching and learning provides leadership and technical assistance to local district, regional and state agency staff to support quality CTE including career development, occupational preparation, academic improvement and postsecondary in the five occupational areas:
- Agricultural Education
- Business, Marketing and Computer Education
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Health Science Technology
- Technology and Engineering Education (Industrial)
Division activities include instructional program improvement, regional CTE Plan and grant approval, performance data analysis and improvement, and interagency cooperation to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of statewide CTE programs and activities.
Program areas include:
- CTE Curriculum Revitalization Initiative
- Workforce Experience and Career Exploration Program (WECEP)
- Secondary CTE Plan Guidelines and Grant Applications
- High Schools That Work
- Fiscal Management
- Career Development Resources
This page provides links to various resources which support CTE and the division responsibilities.
What's New
- FY10 Approved Programs-1990 to 2000 CIP Conversion
- IL Career Clusters Fliers
- Handbook for Coop ED Internships and Registered Apprenticeship (2.53MB/380 pages) (June 2009)
- Illinois workNet
- NEW: Provisional Vocational Certificate Renewal Requirements
- 2008 IL Perkins IV Consolidated Annual Report
- 2009 PSA videos
- High School to College Success Report Regional Workshops
- Career & Technical Education in Illinois 2009 Fact Sheet
- FY 09 Career and Technical Student Organization Guidelines
- Agricultural Education Incentive Funding Grant Guidelines
- Supporting Guidelines For Career
and Technical Education Improvement (CTEI) and Perkins IV Grant. Included
in this packet are due dates with support documents to assist
in completion of grants.
- eGrant Powerpoint Presentations
- 2007 Illinois Perkins Consolidated Annual Report
- Perkins State Plan (6-Year Full Plan: FY 2007 – FY 2013)
- Using the New
Perkins Legislation to Advance High School Reform
- Instructor Practicum Insurance (IPI)
(Participant reporting requirements) - CTE Assessment Standards
Programs
of Study
- Illinois Programs of Study - Self-Assessment 2008-09
- Programs of Study Presentation
- Programs
of Study - Amended Narrative
- State Career Clusters Plans of Study
Contact Us
Mark Williams, Division Administrator
For more information, please call 217/782-4620 or fax 217/782-0710 or e-mail krothenb@isbe.net for questions regarding this page.
