Career and technical education programs are an integral part of education
and are designed to educate about, through, and for careers.
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Career and technical education historically has met the needs of business and industry through competency-based education grounded upon skills identified as essential in the workplace. Iowa code has identified broad content areas. These areas include:
- Agriculture
- Business and Information Technology
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Industrial Technology
- Health Occupations
- Marketing
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 April 2008 )
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Career and Technical Education connects careers and education. Iowa
code identifies the following career and technical service areas:
Agricultural Education, Business and Information Technology, Family and
Consumer Sciences Education, Health Occupations Education, Industrial
Technology Education, and Marketing Education.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 April 2008 )
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This page contains career - planning tools and resources for students of all ages who are looking to upgrade their current skills and
knowledge, or for students who desire a specific pathway toward certification,
diploma or associate degree.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 April 2008 )
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Entrepreneurship education is a vehicle for bringing academics together with career and technical education. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 April 2008 )
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The Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Bureau of Community Colleges and Career and Technical Education in partnership with Pre-K – 12 Education Division is moving forward with plans to implement a model to integrate math into Iowa’s career and technical education (CTE) programs at the secondary and postsecondary levels.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 05 May 2008 )
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Perkins funds are available for the purpose of assisting local educational
agencies and community colleges in the development of academic and technical
skills of secondary and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in career and
technical education programs.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 12 May 2008 )
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State approved career and technical education programs are eligible
for supplemental funding through the Iowa Department of Education.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 April 2008 )
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Project Lead the Way has developed a four year sequence of
courses which, when combined with college preparatory mathematics and science
courses in high school, introduces students to the scope, rigor and discipline
of engineering and engineering technology prior to entering college.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 April 2008 )
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The Department of Education compiles and provides a variety of documents concerning the career and technical education in Iowa.
CTE High School Report
 2007 Career & Technical Education High School Report
Reengineering CTE in Iowa
Reengineering CTE Iowa
A Report to the Iowa Department of Education Prepared by the Meeder Consulting Group, LLC, August 2007
 IOWA RE-ENGINEERING CTE FINAL With Narration 19.22 Mb (warning this takes several minutes to load)
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 April 2008 )
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Community Colleges & Workforce Preparation 
