Mission Statement: The Career and Technical Education department at Utah Valley University supports and provides opportunities for students to acquire and use high-quality career and technical skills. Through engaged and focused skill attainment, students prepare for meaningful employment in a competitive and global workforce.
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CTE prepares secondary, postsecondary, and adult students with technical, academic and employability skills for success in the workplace and in further education.
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to develop more fully the academic knowledge and technical and employability skills of secondary education students and postsecondary education students who elect to enroll in career and technical education programs and programs of study, by—
As Amended Through P.L. 116-6, Enacted February 15, 2019
SEC. 2. ø20 U.S.C. 2301¿
Career and Technical Education programs at UVU are designed to prepare students for employment in high-demand and higher-paying career fields. The entry point into a high-paying job can happen with just an Associate of Science, an Associate of Applied Science, Diploma or Certificate in any of the approved Career & Technical Education programs.
The department of Career and Technical Education coordinates and promotes initiatives to develop more fully the academic, career and technical skills of secondary education students. Additional initiatives support the transition of post-secondary education students who elect to enroll in career and technical education programs and efforts for strategic workforce development.
CTE Organization
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The vision of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department has four components.
The first is to provide every student with the resources and programs necessary to expand opportunities to explore, choose and follow career and technical education programs of study and career pathways to complete a credential relevant to the regional workforce demands provided to us by industry partners.
Second, CTE will provide accountability through transparent processes and data-driven decision-making for CTE programs and economic development.
Third, CTE will provide campus and community-wide outreach efforts towards special populations and non-traditional students.
Fourth, CTE will strengthen connections between secondary and post-secondary education.
Career and Technical Education's strategic priorities align with UVU's Vision 2030 plan. Each component of our priorities aligns directly with one or more of the three strategies from the Vision 2030 plan which includes: Achieve, Include and Engage.
A. Community College Mission
B. Programs of Study
C. Outreach
D. Data and Assessment
E. Accountability