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About Career and Vocational Education

Career and Technical Education FAQs
Career and Technical Education - OVAE
Career and Technical Education -CCSSO
Competency Model Clearinghouse
Conceptual Framework for Career and Technical Education
CTE Resource Center
Glossary of Workforce Education Terms
Modern Vocational Education - Definition
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Skills 2 Compete
Taxonomy of Career Development Interventions
Tech Prep Definition and Role in Education
Technical/Vocational Education/Training in the 21st Century
Technical and Vocational Training Wiki
Vocational Disciplines in TVET
Vocational Education in the United States - Toward the Year 2000
Vocational Education - Columbia Encyclopedia
What are Career Clusters
What is Career and Technical Education
What is Job Corps
What is TVET
What is Vocational Education
Workforce Education Terms


Components of Career and Technical Education

Authentic Assessment - Authentic Assessment Toolbox
Building Career Pathways - PDF
Career Academies - Career Academy Support Network
Career Exploration
Career Exploration Tools - O*Net
Career Cluster Framework - PDF
Career Clusters - Career Clusters.org
Career Pathway Characteristics
Career Pathways Implementation Strategies
Career Pathways Template
Career Planning and Development Resources
Career and Technical Student Organizations
College and Career Transition Initiative
Contextual Teaching and Learning
Exemplary Tech Prep Programs
Features of Occupational Programs
Standards Repository - NCCTE
Structure of U.S. Education
Tech Prep - National Tech Prep Network
Using Skills Standards - PDF
Vocational Education Programs and Initiatives
Vocational Education Standards
Workbased Learning Resources


Workforce Preparation and Adult Education

Workforce Preparation and Adult Education Resources


Legislation - Vocational Education

Baldridge, Malcom
Carl D. Perkins Act Reauthorization
Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act
Committee on Education and Labor Issues
Department of Education
Education, Work and Career Initiatives-Web Links
GovSpot - Government Resources
House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Legislative Issues - ACCTE
Legislative Updates - Vocational Ed, Workforce Ed
Major Voc Ed Legislation
Office of Vocational and Adult Education - OVAE
One - Stop Centers - WIA State Plans
Perkins Act Reauthorization
Reauthorization Information - OVAE
Reauthorization Information - NCCTE
Reauthorization Information - ACCTE
Recent State Policies and Activities - CTE
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Tech Prep Legislation
US Code Title 20  Education
US Code Title 29 - Labor
Vocational and Technical Education for the Future
Vocational Education Legislative Updates
Wagner-Peyser Act
Wagner-Peyser Act - USDOL
Workforce Investment Improvement Act


Vocational Education News and Statistics

2005 American Education al Attainment
Career and Technical Education Selected Readings
Census.gov - Educational Attainment
CTES - Data on Vocational Education
Dual Enrollment of High School Students
Eric Clearinghouse - Adult, Career and Vocational Education
Facts on Disability in the World of Work - PDF
High Schools that Work
International Labor Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
National Assessment of Vocational Education - 2004 Final Report
Monthly Updates for OVAE
Occupational Employment Statistics
OVAE - US Department of Education
Workforce Development Research - J J Heldrich Center
Workforce Innovations 2005 - Workshops and Handouts


State Vocational Resources

Education Resource Organizations Directory
Career Information Systems by State
Oklahoma CareerTech
Resources Listed By State - Career Delivery Systems, Tech Prep,
Schools - Vocational and Career Training by State
State Directors of Adult Education 
State Director of Community Colleges
State Directors of Vocational Education
State Tech Prep Coordinators
State Tech Prep Websites
What the States are Doing - ECS


Vocational, Career and Technical Schools

Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Science Schools
Apprenticeship Resources
Art Schools - Graphic, Visual and Performing
Automotive and Transportation Schools
Construction Trades Schools
Cosmetology Schools
Culinary Arts Schools
Engine, Marine and Motorcycle Technology Schools
Health, Medical and Nursing Schools
Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation Schools
Technical Training/Schools by State
Technical Schools by Trade
Vocational, Technical and Trade Schools
Welding and Metalworking Schools


Jobs

Agent K-12 Job Search - EdWeek
Career Infonet - Search by Industry or Career
Teacher Certification Requirements - 50 States
Education America - Job and Employer Search
Job Search Manual for Education Majors
Labor and Job Market Resources
Schools by State
State Departments of Education


Occupational and Industrial Safety

Material Safety Data Sheets
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
Occupational and Industrial Safety Links
OSHA

Vocational Education History

19969-1990 - Vocational Education in the US
1970's Career Education Movement
1990's - Vocational Education in the US
Apprenticeships in Puritan Massachusetts
Assessing Vocational Education R and D  1976 Publication
Bibliography of Vocational and Adult Education
Career and Technical Education - History and Philosophy
Child Labor in America 1908-1912
Chronology of Vocational Education in US
Competency Based VET - Background
Constructivism - CTE Perspective
CTE for the First Decade of the 21st Century
Curriculum Development in the 20th Century
Dewey - Education Reformer
Early Leaders that Influenced Career/Technical Education
Early Leaders Who Impacted Industrial Education
Federal Role in Education
Foundations of Technology Education
Founders of Industrial Arts in US  - PDF
General Society of Mechanics and Tradesman History
Hatch Act of 1887
Historical Arguments in Vocational Education Reform
Historical Data on Vocational Education - DOVE
Historical Leaders in Technology Education Philosophy
History and Philosophy of Technical Education
History of Education
History of Education - Gilder Lehrman Guides
History of SIC/NAICS
History of Technology Education
History of VET - Australia
History of Vocational Education
History of Workforce Development - Penn State University
In Search of the Heritage of Technology Education
Industrial Arts at Kansas State Agricultural College
Industrial Arts/Technology Education as a Social Study
Industrial Arts Paradigm
Infusing Career Development in CTE
Influence of Technology on Vocational Teacher Education
Integrating Academic and Vocational Education
Integrating Technology, Science, and Math 1806- 1815
Integrating Technology, Science, Math - 1806-1815
Intellectual Foundations of Technology Education
Land-Grant History
Laws Relating to Vocational Education
Lessons from History Industrial Arts/Technology Education
Maley - Donald The Maryland Plan
Manual Training Schools
Morrill Act of 1862
Morrill Act of 1890 - Land Grant College Information
Morrill Land Grant Acts
Mossman - Lois Coffey
National Association of Industrial Technology - Origins
Perceptions of Approaches to Technology Education
Pestelossi- Johan Heinrich
Preparing the Workforce of Tomorrow - PDF
Project Method - Vocational Education Origins
Purnell Act Research
Quality of Vocational Education
Role of Vocational Studies and Training
Rousseau in the Heritage of Technology Education
Rousseau on Education
School-to-Work and Youth Apprenticeship in US
Smith Hughes Act of 1917
Societal and Educational Transformation in the US
Technical Education - France, Germany, England, US
Technology Education AKA Industrial Arts
Technology Education - PDF - Pages 6-8
Time Capsule of Training and Learning
Tribute to Vocational Visionaries - 1862-1917
United States Federal Education Legislation
Vocational Education - The Texas Handbook Online
Vocational Education the the US -Towards the Year 2000 -PDF
Vocationalism and the American Curriculum - Essay


Associations and Organizations

Active Parks.org
American Association of Colleges Nursing
American Association of Family and Consumer Science
American Council for Construction Education
American Culinary Association
American Physical Therapy Association
American Society of Landscape Architects
American Veterinary Medical Association
Association of Career and Technical Education
Career and Technical Ed Association - ACTE
Career and Technical Student Organizations
Center for Occupational Research & Development
Center for Workforce Preparation
CTE Related Associations and Resources
Council on Aviation Accreditation
Education Associations and Societies
NAACLS -National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
National Adult Education
National Association of Industrial/Technical Teacher Ed
National Association of Industrial Technology
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
National Association of State Workforce Agencies
National Association of Workforce Boards
National Association of Workforce Development Professionals
National Career Development Association
National Center for Career and Technical Education
National Council for Workforce Education
National League for Nursing Accreditation
Society of  American Foresters
Trade and Career Related Associations
Workforce Investment Related Organizations


Classification Systems

Career Clusters
Classification of Instructional Programs - CIP
Classification of Occupations - 2008 International Standard
Industry and Occupation Classification System
National Crosswalk Service
NAICS 2002 Code Search
NAICS Code Search
North American Industry Classification System
Occupational Outlook Handbook 2008-09
O*Net - Occupational Information Network Resource Center
SIC Search System
Standard Occupation Classification System


International Vocational Resources

Australian VET - Vocational Education Training
Canadian Vocational Association
CEDEFOP - European Center for Vocational Training
Databases on Education Systems
Disability and Work
Disability Research Centers, Agencies and Organizations
EVTA- European Vocational Training Association
European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education
European Training Foundation
Future of ICT and Learning in a Knowledge Society - PDF
In Focus Program on Skills, Knowledge and Employability
International Association for Vocational Guidance
International Labour Organization
International Vocational Education and Training Websites
International Vocational Education Training Association
National Training Information Service - Australia
SEAMEO VoTech
Skills Development for Youth
UNESCO Vocational Education and Training Center
UK Vocational Training
World of Work Magazine - ILO

Vocational Teaching and Curriculum Resources

Vocational/Professional/Career and Technical Teacher Certification Programs

California State - Long Beach - Professional Studies
Clemson State - Industrial Technology Education
Colorado State University - Vocational Alternative Teacher Licensure
Delaware State University - Occupational Vocational Teacher Education
Fitchburg State College - Occupational/Vocational Education
Indiana University of PA Center for Career and Technical Personal Preparation - Teacher Certification Program
Louisiana State University - Human Resource Education and Workforce Development
Northern Arizona CTE Programs
Ohio State University -Career and Technical Education
Ohio State University- Workforce Development and Education
Oklahoma State University - TIED
Oklahoma State University -  OCED
Oregon State University - Professional Tech and Adult Education
Penn State University- Workforce Education and Training
Pennsylvania College of Technology Vocational Teacher
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Department of Workforce Education and Development
State University of New York - Vocational Teacher Preparation
SUNY Oswego -Vocational Technical Education
Temple University - Center for Professional Development in CTE
Texas A& M University - Adult Education and Human Resource Development
UC Berkeley -Adult and Vocational Education Teaching Credentials
University of Arkansas - Vocational and Adult Education
University of Central Florida -Technical Education and Industry Training
University of Georgia - Workforce Development
University of Idaho - Adult Counselor and Technology Education
University of Kentucky - Vocational Education Certification
University of Minnesota - Work, Community and Family Education
University of North Texas - Applied Technology, Training/ Development
University of Wisconsin - BS in Career /Technical Education Training
Valdosta State University - Adult and Career Education
Virginia State University- Vocational Teacher Preparation
Virginia Tech - Career and Technical Education
Wayne State University - Career and Technical Education


Other School and Training  Resources

Accrediting for Online Education
Online Education Degrees
NCATE Accredited Schools of Education
Distance Learning Resources by State

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