Career Technical Education Overview

Charter school

The California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant (CTEIG) is a state education, economic and workforce development initiative with the goal of providing students with the knowledge and skills necessary to transition to employment and postsecondary education.  Through an annual competitive process, grants are provided by the California Department of Education (CDE) to local educational agencies (LEAs) to encourage and maintain the delivery of Career Technical Education Programs.

The California Community College Chancellor's Office (CCCCO) established the Strong Workforce Program (K-12 SWP) appropriating career education funding to strengthen the pathways for students from secondary to post-secondary education. K12 SWP intends to create, support, and /or expand high-quality career education at the K12 level, which is aligned with the workforce development efforts occurring through the community college Strong Workforce Program and regional priorities.

Beginning in 2018-19, there have been 4 rounds of K12 SWP funding. SBCEO has applied for, and received funding for each of the four rounds in the following amounts, with these titles and  and with the following foci:

• Round 1 - July 1, 2019-December 31, 2021
  • Amount: $3,250,820 
  • Title: CTE Consortium 
  • Focus: Develop CTE programming through the purchase of instructional materials & equipment; funding CTE teachers; and providing professional development on best practices in CTE 
     
• Round 2: July 1, 2020- December 31, 2022 - Two grants were awarded:
  • Title: Postsecondary Transitions Grant
  • Amount: $1,346,461
  • Focus: Ensuring seamless pathways and transitions from HS to postsecondary institutions through dual enrollment/articulations and collaboration between LEAs and local community colleges
     
  • Title: College & Career Exploration Grant 
  • Amount: $1,583,513
  • Focus: Establishing career exploration/awareness courses, purchasing of curriculum/equipment, and funding support activities 
     

• Round 3: January 1, 2021- June 30, 2023
  • Amount:$1,749,687
  • Title: Postsecondary Transitions
  • Focus: Aligning programs between HSs and community colleges and enhancing courses to include industry certifications and relevant work-based learning experiences
     

• Round 4: January 1, 2022- June 30, 2024 
  • Amount: $1,687,687
  • Title:  Information & Communication Technologies, Engineering, & Manufacturing
  • Focus: Expanding pathways in regionally undersupplied sectors through increased HS courses, while also developing work-based learning opportunities for students, with a focus on enrollment of underrepresented students, including English Learners

Perkins is a federal act established to improve career-technical education programs, integrate academic and career-technical instruction, serve special populations, and meet gender equity needs.  

The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) places a strong emphasis on the alignment of Career Technical Education (CTE) programs of study with state, regional and local economies.  Specifically, the legislation requires Perkins funded programs to prepare students for “high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand occupations.” These terms — high skill, high wage and in demand — are foundational to Perkins V, appearing in both the purpose of the law and the definition of CTE.

The Agricultural Career Technical Education Incentive Grant provides local educational agencies with funds to improve the quality of their agricultural vocational education programs. The goal is to maintain a high-quality, comprehensive agricultural vocational program in California's public school system to ensure a constant source of employable, trained, and skilled individuals.