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About Career Technical Education

Los Angeles County Office of Education – Career Technical Education (LACOE-CTE) provides CTE focused technical assistance, curriculum/professional development, and monitoring/documentation/reporting services to districts across Los Angeles county.

Career Technical Education provides courses that integrate technical training and academics to help students develop the knowledge and skills needed for transitioning to career training, post-secondary education and the workforce. This educational philosophy balances academics with real-world problem solving and relevance in 15 high-employing industry sectors.

The CTE program includes the CTE Model Curriculum Standards aligned with Common Core State Standards and Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Standards for Career Ready Practice describe workplace skills that are expected from graduating students.

For further information, please contact (562) 922-6850. 

                                   

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CTE Staff Contacts

Administrative Staff
Reina Flores-Hansen
Project Director III
(562) 922-6850

Silvia P. Alva
Division Secretary
(562) 922-6850

Gina M. Newton, Ph.D.
Coordinator II
(562) 922-6709

Apprenticeships
Linda Skipper
Coordinator II
(562) 922-6798

Anne Welsh-Treglia
Senior Program Specialist
(562) 922-6541 

Credentials
Linda Skipper
Coordinator II
(562) 922-6798

Lucy Domingo
CTE & AE Credential Specialist
(562) 922-6798

Christina Fuentes
CTE & AE Credential Specialist
(562) 922-6744

Nancy Wagner
Contract Consultant
(562) 922-6335

Current Opportunities
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2023-24 LACOE CTE Professional Development Calendar

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12 Essential Elements of a High-Quality CTE Program 

12 Essential Elements of a High-Quality Career and College Pathway

Background:

Since the passage of the CTEIG as part of the 2018 Budget Act, the California Workforce Pathways Joint Advisory Committee (CWPJAC) has approved a set of guiding principles and the 12 Essential Elements of a High-Quality College and Career Pathway. These guiding policy principles and the 12 Essential Elements of a High-Quality College and Career Pathway can be found on the Workforce Pathways Guiding Policy Principles web page, located at: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/gi/guidingpps.asp. It is the intent of the CWPJAC to transition the High-Quality CTE Program Self-Evaluation and Plan to these 12 Essential Elements once these guiding principles and the 12 Essential Elements are presented to the Department of Finance, the Governor, and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature as part of annual recommendations made pursuant to Education Code Section 53071 (c) (11). For this current application, the CDE requires the local eligible agencies (LEAs) applying for the CTEIG to complete the High-Quality CTE Program Self-Evaluation and Plan on the 11 Elements of a High-Quality CTE Program. However, LEAs applying for the CTEIG should take into consideration the 12 Essential Elements when completing the High-Quality CTE Program Self-Evaluation and Plan (Attachment I). Pending legislative changes, applications in the 2021-22 cycle and beyond, the High-Quality CTE Program Self-Evaluation and Plan will be based on the CWPJAC 12 Essential Elements of a High-Quality College and Career Pathway listed below.

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LACOE CTE Newsletter (Vol. 2, Iss. 4) April-May, 2023

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Prior LACOE CTE Newsletter Editions

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CTE Distance Learning Publication May 2021 (and prior editions)

Professional Development and Technical Assistance

LACOE Career Technical Education (CTE) provides a range of targeted training and professional development to build upon capacity, knowledge, and skills needed for the implementation of the Key Elements of a High Quality CTE Programs. Click to access our CTE Professional Development Calendar.

In addition, we are available to provide technical assistance via email and telephone to provide support with questions relating to CTE. We also have an extensive webinar archive.

CTE Conferences & Events
NOTE: The 2023 CTE Fall Conference is sold out! - November 15-17, 2023 NOTE: The 2023 CTE Fall Conference is sold out! - November 15-17, 2023
NOTE: THE CONFERENCE IS SOLD OUT! Hosted by CALCP and CAROCP, the CTE Conference will be held on November 15-17, 2023 at the Omni Hotel in Rancho Mirage. Go to www.cteconference.org for more information....Read more