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

• CTE Organizational Chart

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

• Identify and expand skilled CTE programs to meet regional workforce needs (Engage A&B)
• Maintain and improve skilled CTE programs viability to meet industry standards (Engage A&B)
• Champion CTE faculty professional development to encourage relevant curriculum (Achieve B & Engage A)
• Expand opportunities to increase resources for CTE programs (Achieve B)
• Provide industry relevant educational experiences for CTE students that lead to high-demand careers. (Achieve B)

 

B. Programs of Study

• Work with CTE programs to develop needed certificates and two-year degrees (Achieve A)
• Promote CTE career pathways initiatives (Achieve A, Include B, Engage A&B)
• Promote CTE work based learning initiatives (Achieve A, Include B, Engage A&B)
• Strengthen connections between secondary and post-secondary education (Achieve A, Include B, Engage A&B)
• Increase and strengthen industry, community and educational relationships (Engage A&B)

 

C. Outreach

• Support special/underrepresented populations (Include B)
• Increase non-traditional student enrollments (Include B)
• Promote retention, completion and placement of CTE students (Achieve B)
• Expand and maintain communication with internal and external stakeholders (Include B)
• Share outreach information across the state to increase student enrollments in CTE programs (Achieve B, Include B, Engage A&C)

 

D. Data and Assessment

• Collect, analyze and report enrollment/completion data (Achieve A&B, Include B)
• Assess and report Perkins target indicator performance (Achieve A&B, Include B)
• Use relevant and consistent data in CTE decision making (Achieve A&B, Include B)
• Contribute to regional CTE assessment (Achieve A&B, Engage A&B)

 

E. Accountability

• Align with the provision of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins V)
• Maintain compliance with Federal statutes and regulations, including state/local laws, and university policies and procedures
• Invest funds directly to identified needs and cost objectives
• Ensure that expenditures are reasonable and necessary, allowable, allocable to the Federal law and properly allocated.
• Maintain accountability over property and other assets.