POTENTIAL NEW DIRECTION 1

Developing and Implementing Programs of Study to
Address Emerging Occupations

The program approval process has succeeded in increasing the quality of CTE programs. The Department sees it as a guiding framework from which other CTE programs could be updated and improved.

Perkins IV funded Title I and Title II projects would be required to set aside 10 percent of their own funding to support planning and implementation of new, state-approved CTE programs that adequately address high-skill, high-wage or high-demand occupations, (particularly in emerging occupations) and better transitions to post-secondary study.

The State Education Department is soliciting advice on including this potential direction in the Perkins IV Five-Year State Plan.