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202202/02
Career & Technical Education Month 2022
Every February is Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month®. Career and Technical Education (CTE) provides students with opportunities to gain the necessary academic knowledge and technical skills necessary to succeed in high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand careers. CTE has a commitment to equity and equitable learning opportunities for its students. Programs offer flexible scheduling, work-based learning, and stackable credentials that provide a pathway from education to employment not only for recent high school graduates, but also for returning adults, veterans, and incumbent workers wanting to update their skills. The breadth of CTE not only helps address workforce shortages, such as those in nursing, information technology, and teaching but helps Illinoisans meet their education and workforce goals. This month is a time to raise awareness for the contributions and importance of these programs as CTE will be crucial for Illinois' economic recovery after the pandemic has ended. For more information about CTE Month and how you can celebrate it, visit this page.
The Illinois community college system is the largest provider of postsecondary CTE programs serving more than 131,000 students each year. The ICCB is looking forward to celebrating it statewide while highlighting local innovation and best practices. In order to spotlight these best practices, we need you all to share with us by emailing events, news articles, pictures (with descriptions), and other CTE project highlights to cte@iccb.state.il.us.
To learn more, visit: https://www2.iccb.org/cte/
Illinois State Board of Education CTE Month Resources:
- Career Technical Education - ISBE Program of Study Models, Career Guides (in five languages), new course matrices and other career and technical education resources.
- Work-Based Learning Guide
- Illinois CTE Perkins Measures Portal
Additional ISBE Resources:In FY 2021, ISBE had 228,179 students in Career and Technical Education. There were 89,523 CTE Concentrators in approved CTE programs in FY2021. ISBE offered 77 different programs throughout the state. CTE Concentrators have a 93.8% Four-Year Graduation rate. Illinois overall students have an 89.1% Four-Year Graduation rate for the same time period.College and Career Pathway Endorsements - FY 2021 was the second year of implementation for the College and Career Pathway Endorsements with five schools applying:- Community United HS District 90 South High School and North High School
- Morrison High School
- Ridgewood Community High School
- Vienna High School
A total of 47 students received pathway endorsements. Twenty-five students received Human and Public Services, seventeen Health Sciences Technology, and five in Manufacturing, Engineering, Technology, and Trades.- College and Career Ready Indicators
- STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) Resources
- Illinois High School 2 Career
- Illinois CTE Graduate Profile
Be sure to also look at the following resources for CTE Month 2022:
- College & Career Pathways and Model Programs of Study Guides:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
- Architecture, Construction, and Energy
- Arts and Communications
- Education
- Finance and Business Services
- Health Sciences and Technology
- Information Technology
- Manufacturing and Engineering
- Work Based Learning and Apprenticeship
- Youth Career Pathways
- College & Career Readiness
- Job Search Plan
- Training Plan
- Skills and Interest Survey
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