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For CTE Initiative grant information, please
contact:
Jacqueline Escajeda
916.327.2066



Career Technical Education Pathways and Workforce Development Program

High schools and colleges are faced with numerous barriers to sustaining and developing CTE courses and pathways. In 2005, the Legislature provided $20 million to fund the Governor's Career Technical Education Pathways and Workforce Development Program to align K-12 career technical education with local community colleges, based on models consistent with the California Community Colleges' Economic Workforce Development (EWD) Program.  The Program is also intended to improve education pathways and career-technical awareness for students enrolled in both systems. The community college system is assisting K-12 in building and aligning coordinated CTE pathways that lead to postsecondary programs of study to prepare students for high-skill jobs with high wages.

The collaboration of both education systems has yielded positive and effective outcomes for students by providing them with information about careers, as well as experiences, which assist students in developing educational plans that relate to career as well as academic success. It is anticipated that much more will be accomplished as K-12 and Community Colleges continue to work together at the state, regional and local levels for the benefit of all Californians.

Presently, the funding for this initiative is projected to be available through the year 2014.


August 8, 2008:  The Intent to Award Letter for Linking After-School Employment to Career Pathways (08-0174) is now available. Grants will commence September 9, 2008. The Instructions, Specification, and release letter are available under the 2008-09 tab at www.cccco.edu/SystemOffice/Divisions/EconDevWorkPrep/EWD/Grants/tabid/487/Default.aspx 

June 10, 2008:  Letter of Intent to Award and Funding List for the Governor's Career Technical Education Initiative (SB 70/SB 1133) "Construction Industry Sector Career Pathways Regional Projects" Grants for Fiscal Year 2007-08

May 19, 2008 -- The Intent to Award Letters and Funding Lists for the FY 2007-08 CTE Community Collaborative Projects, Supplemental, and Workforce Innovation Partnerships Grants are now available. 



Grant Categories
QSCareer Expl.Fac/CounsStrengthen CTESt. Lvl. GrantsCommty. Collab.Construction

Quick Start Partnership projects enhance linkages and Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways between high schools and community colleges in order to expand and develop new CTE programs and opportunities for students in secondary schools. A primary focus of the projects is to increase new enrollments and student exploration in CTE, and to create a pipeline of students entering career pathways in emerging industries. Quick Start projects bring together community college economic development initiatives and consortia of colleges and secondary schools to develop models of new career pathways and employment opportunities for students in high wage, high skill, emerging occupations. These projects serve as models for new CTE pathways that can be replicated regionally or statewide.

 Instructions for Career Technical Education/Economic and Workforce Development Pathways "Quick Start" Partnerships
Specifications:

05-0071 -- "Quick Start" Partnerships in Advanced Transportation
05-0072 -- "Quick Start" Partnerships in Applied Competitive Technologies
05-0073 -- "Quick Start" Partnerships in Biotechnologies/Biosciences
05-0074 -- "Quick Start" Partnerships in Environmental Technology
05-0075 -- "Quick Start" Partnerships in GIS/GPS
05-0076 -- "Quick Start" Partnerships in Health Occupations
05-0077 -- "Quick Start" Partnerships in Multimedia

Reporting Forms for Quick Start Projects:

Quarterly Activity Report
Expenditures (link to web-based reporting system)