Career & Technical Education (CTE)
Professional Standards & References — Career clusters, pathways and CTE program standards.
Choose your state to see its official standards. National frameworks are models; each state's adopted standards are the authoritative source.
Transition services
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Resources for secondary transition planning for students with disabilities.
Frameworks
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The national Career Clusters framework organising career pathways.
Professional organizations
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Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) (opens the official website in a new tab)
Association for Career and Technical EducationProfessional organization for CTE educators.
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