Career Technical Education - Teaching Learning (CA Dept of Education) Career Technical Education A program of study that involves a multiyear sequence of courses that integrates core academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge to provide students with a pathway to postsecondary education and careers
CTE Pathways: Definitions and Coding Guidance California State Requirements California Education Code Section 51226 provides legal authority to develop the CTE standards and framework, requiring the development and adoption of CTE standards that incorporate the integration of career technical and academic education
CTE Model Curriculum Standards - California Department of Education Note: The California Department of Education has started the process to develop updated CTE Model Curriculum Standards and Framework (MCS) For more information, please visit the CTE Model Curriculum Standards and Framework Update webpage Education Code Section 51226 provides legal authority to develop the CTE standards and framework
Standards Framework - Career Technical Education (CA Dept of Education) This initiative is critical if California is to meet the challenges inherent in its diverse, rapidly changing education, economic, policy, and workforce environment Education Code Section 51226 provides legal authority to develop the Career Technical Education (CTE) standards and framework
CTE Model Curriculum Standards Framework Update The California Department of Education (CDE) is initiating the process of updating the Career Technical Education (CTE) Model Curriculum Standards (MCS) and Framework to bring California into alignment with the Advance CTE National Career Clusters Framework (PDF)
California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards California’s CTE standards take the critical next step in providing the level of specificity needed to guide the development of high-quality, consistent, and relevant career-focused programs Standards are rigorous and relevant
2025 CTE Programs Executive Summary - California Department of Education A California Department of Education Report to the Governor and the Legislature This report is required by the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill of 2025 (Assembly Bill 121), Section 69, and provides comprehensive information on career technical education (CTE) programming administered during the 2024–25 fiscal year (FY)
Career Technical Education Incentive Grant (CTEIG) Career Technical Education Incentive Grant (CTEIG) Program established as a state education, economic, and workforce development initiative to provide pupils in kindergarten through grade twelve with the knowledge and skills necessary to transition to employment and postsecondary education