Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Career and technical education (CTE) programs in Virginia public schools serve more than 670,000 students in one or more CTE courses in grades 6-12. These programs are designed to prepare young people for productive futures while meeting the commonwealth's need for well-trained and industry-certified technical workers.

Virginia acknowledges the importance of career and technical education to students and the commonwealth through diploma seals awarded by the Board of Education, by recognizing industry credentialing in its diploma requirements, and through the use of Career Pathways as an integral part of the newly required Academic and Career Plan.

Career Success Stars

The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education celebrates former CTE students in their 20s and 30s recognizing them as the Commonwealth’s brightest Career Success Stars. The individual success stories are featured as video profiles highlighting how CTE programs provide academic and technical skills for high-skill, in-demand, and high-wage careers. For more information, go to Student Profiles.

Directories

• Alpha CTE Administrators Directory (Word) - Revised November 28, 2022
• Regional CTE Centers (Word) - Revised November 28, 2022

CTE Memos

2022-23

• Annual Performance Reports (Word) - Memo 220-23, March 3, 2023
• Announcing the Train-the-Trainer Safety Workshop (Word) - Memo 219-23, February 13, 2023
  • Memo 219-23 Attachment - Train-the-Trainer Safety Workshop Agenda (Word)
• Experience Works 2023 High-Quality Work-Based Learning (HQWBL) Conference – Call for Logo Submissions (Word) - Memo 218-23, February 7, 2023
  •  Memo 218-23 Attachment A – Experience Works 2023 Guidelines for Logo Submission (Word)
  • Memo 218-23 Attachment B – Experience Works 2023 Logo Submission Form (Word)
• National Celebration of Career and Technical Education in February (Word) - Memo 217-23, February 7, 2023 
• 2023-2024 Perkins Local Plan and Budget Application for Career and Technical Education (Word) - Memo 216-23, January 30, 2023
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pharmacy Technician Program Resources (Word) - Memo 215-23, January 25, 2023
  • Memo 215-23 Attachment A - DOLI Letter to Program Directors (Word)
  • Memo 215-23 Attachment B - DOLI Email to Parent-Guardian for DJJ Records Request (Word)
  • Memo 215-23 Attachment C - Checklist of Documents for VDOE-DOLI Pharmacy Technician Work-Training Written Agreement (Word)
• National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards (NEMSES) (Word) - Memo 214-23, January 25, 2023
• 2023-2024 Nominations for Career Success Stars in Career and Technical Education (CTE) (Word)- Memo 213-23, January 23, 2023
• Reminder – CTE State Funding Reimbursement Deadline (Word) - Memo 212-23, January 11, 2023
• Announcement of the Career and Technical Education Regional Work-Based Learning Specialists (Word) - Memo 211-23, January 3, 2023
• 2022-2023 Career and Technical Education Credential Exam Codes (Word) - Memo 210-22, November 28, 2022
• CTE Pharmacy Technician Program Health and Safety Guidelines (Word) - Memo 209-22, November 21, 2022
• Application for New Career and Technical Education Program Course (Word) - Memo 208-22, October 14, 2022
• Announcement of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Budget and Grants Manager Position (Word) - Memo 207-22, October 12, 2022
• Clever Integration with the Virginia Education Wizard (Word) - Memo 206-22, October 7, 2022
• 2022-2023 Career and Technical Education Reporting System (CTERS) User’s Manual (Word)- Memo 205-22, October 3, 2022
• Fall CTE Professional Development Sessions (Word)- Memo 204-22, October 3, 2022
• Announcement of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator Position (Word)- Memo 203-22, September 16, 2022
• Announcing the 2022 Nurse Aide Professional Development Virtual Workshops (Word) - Memo 202-22, July 19, 2022