CTE-Career Advancement Academy Grants and RFAs
Purpose
Establish pipelines for undereducated, underemployed youth and young adults (18-30) who have dropped out of school or lack basic skills needed to complete a certificate or degree. The pipelines offer preparation for career technical training in various high demand CTE industry sectors, while continuing to provide academic preparation in a real world, experiential learning context.
Projects have a regional focus and use a phased or sequenced approach that is responsive to local and regional labor market demands. Projects include broad-based advisory committees made up of community college districts, business and indsutry representatives, local Workfoce Investment Boards, Regional Occupation centers and Programs (ROCP), Adult Education Programs and labor organizations.
Benefits
Program leverages other state agency resources (e.g., Workforce Investment Boards [WIB])
Meets local, regional, statewide and national needs of employment
Increases the likelihood of student matriculating to 4-year institutions
Statewide CTE-CAA Sites
Regional Centers, Project Sites, and CTE Industry Sectors List
Map of CAA's (2007, 2008, 2009)
Background
The Governor's 2006-07 Budget appropriated $20 million to fund the Career Technical Education (CTE) Program for the purpose of aligning CTE curriculum between K-12 and community colleges in targeted industry-driven programs. In 2006, Senate Bill 1133 (SB 1133) (Torlakson), established the Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) of 2006, an additional $32 million in 2007-08 and $38 million annually from 2008-09 to 2013-14 to SB 70 to expand CTE in public secondary education and lower division public higher education, including hiring additional faculty to expand the number of CTE programs and course offerings. The overall goal of these funds is to strengthen California's workforce development efforts by linking the State's investment in economic development with the State's public instruction and other significant public investments.
In 2006, leaders from California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, California Department of Education and Department of Finance developed a 5-year plan identifying programs, funding levels and funding years for the Governor's CTE Initiative. They meet every fall after the budget is signed to review the plan, sometimes reps from Secretary of Education (SEC) and Legislative Analyst Office (LOA) attend. Unfortunately, the CTE-CAA program was designated as a pilot program only to receive CTE funds for 3 years, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Links
East Bay Career Advancement Academy Regional Center
Central Valley Career Advancement Academy Regional Center
CAA links from Career Ladders Project
CAA Program Overview Video
CAA Videos
CTE-CAA Archives
For assistance, contact Cynthia McFarland, Program Monitor at 916.324.4612.