Resources for CTE Teachers
Career and Technical Education offers a complete range of career options for all students, helping them to discover their interests and the educational pathways that lead to success.
These programs offer students the opportunity to achieve industry-recognized certifications, work-based learning experiences, and articulated college credits.
CTE helps students gain the technical skills, rigorous academic foundation, and real-world experience they need for post-secondary education and a high-skill, high-wage, high-demand career.
Training
Lynda.com – Provides professional development for our CTE teachers via an annual license http://www.lynda.com
Department of Education / Workforce Agencies
- Agency for Workforce Innovation / Department of Economic Opportunity
- Enterprise Florida
- Florida Department of Education
- U.S. Dept. of Labor / Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Workforce Florida
- Professional Associations Association for Career and Technical Education
- Florida Association for Career and Technical Educators
- National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium
Career Academies
Career Academy Research
http://www.evidencebasedpolicy.org/docs/CareerAcademiesSummaryforwebsite5.19.09.pdf
Career Academy Support Network
http://casn.berkeley.edu/
National Career Academy Coalition
http://www.ncacinc.com/
MDRC
http://www.mdrc.org/project_29_1.html
National Standards of Practice
http://www.aypf.org/publications/Career%20Academy%20National%20Standards%20of%20Practice.pdf
Professional Associations
Association for Career and Technical Education http://www.acteonline.org/
Florida Association for Career and Technical Educators http://www.facte.org/
National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium http://www.careertech.org/
Career & Technical Student Organizations / CTSO’s
Future Farmers of America / FFA http://www.ffa.org National http://www.flffa.org
Florida Health Occupations Students of America / HOSA http://www.hosa.org National http://www.flhosa.org
Florida SkillsUSA http://www.skillsusa.org National http://www.skillsusa.info
Florida Technology Students Association http://www.floridatsa.com National http://www.tsaweb.org
Post Secondary and Other Partners
CareerSource Florida www.careersourceflorida.com
CareerSource Research Coast www.careersourcerc.com
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University http://www.erau.edu/
Florida Atlantic University http://www.fau.edu/
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/
Indian River State College http://www.irsc.edu/
Keiser University http://www.keiseruniversity.edu/
Treasure Coast Research and Development Authority / TCERDA http://www.tcerda.org/
UF / Institute for Food and Agricultural Science http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/
University of Florida http://www.ufl.edu/
Career Guidance and Planning
Career Clusters
http://www.careerclusters.org/
FACTS.org
Career Guidance and Planning
Research
National Center for Research in Career and Technical Education
Workforce Education Research