Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Today’s cutting-edge, rigorous and relevant Career and Technical Education (CTE) prepares youth and adults for a wide range of high-wage, high-skill, high-demand careers. The mission of Career and Technical Education (CTE) in Indiana is to ensure an education system of high quality and equity for the academic achievement and career preparation of all Indiana students. Students in Indiana’s secondary CTE programs will gain the knowledge, skills and abilities needed for success in postsecondary education and economically viable career opportunities.

Career Pathways

• Career and Technical Education Pathways

CTE Program Areas

• Agriculture
• Arts, AV Communications Cluster
• Business, Marketing, IT, and Entrepreneurship
• Engineering and Technology
• Family and Consumer Sciences
• Health Science
• Trade and Industrial

CTE Resources

• Cooperative Education Course Standards
• CTE Awards For Excellence Program 2018-2019
• CTE and Special Education: Making The Connection
• CTE District Transfer Form
• Application for Localized CTE Programs of Study/Pathways for Student Concentrator Status
• 2016 Indiana CTE Annual Report
• 2015 Indiana CTE Annual Report
• 2014 Indiana CTE Annual Report
• Indiana Non-Traditional Report
• Resources for New/Newer CTE Teachers
• Engineering and Technology Teacher Recruitment
• Program Quality Indicators
  • Indiana Standards for the CTE Program
  • Local Program Advisory Committee Guidance
  • Non-Traditional Enrollment and Completion Resources - Coming Soon
  • State Approved Industry Certifications
    • Currently Funded Assessments
  • Work Based Learning

CTE Administration and Funding

State CTE Funding

• 2019-2020 CTE Funding Memo and Chart
• 2020-2021 CTE Funding Statements of Support
• 2018-2019 CTE Funding Memo and Chart
• Request for CTE Funding Level Review Application
• 2017-2018 CTE Funding Memo
• 2017-2018 CTE Funding Chart
• 2016-2017 CTE Funding Memo
• 2016-2017 CTE Funding Chart
• CTE Course Inventory Change Notification Form

Perkins Funding

• 2017-2018 Perkins Budget Modification Summer Expansion
• 2017-2018 Perkins Districts Allocations Facts and Observations
• 2016-2017 Perkins Districts Allocations
• 2016-2017 Perkins Districts Allocations Facts and Observations
• Perkins Budget Modification Request Form

Perkins Administration

• 2017-2018 End of Grant Narrative
• 2017-2018 End of Grant Fiscal Report
• 2018 CTE Summer Expansion Grant
• 2017-2018 Area District Local Plan Instructions
• Perkins Size, Scope & Quality Definitions
• Perkins General Timeline
• Civil Rights Contact Form
• InTERS Registration Form
• Monitoring Visit Master Schedule
• Perkins Monitoring Visit Supporting Materials Guidance
• Perkins Asset Management Policy
• Perkins Asset Inventory Template

CTE Data and Reporting

• INTERS
• IndyGrants System