Ohio Department of Education Career-Tech

Career-technical education (CTE) in Ohio aids college and career readiness by:

• meeting the current needs and anticipating the future workforce demands of the economy;
• preparing learners to succeed in lifelong learning and careers through secondary-postsecondary programs of study that include high-level academic and technical skills in real-work contexts;
• supporting career development for all learners, career pathways for high school students and workforce development and literacy for adults; and
• complying with the federal Carl D. Perkins IV Act, which provides funding for an Ohio CTE plan that sets direction for leading, working and experiencing the changing realities of education, policy development, resource management and society.

Some of the programs, initiatives and partners that support college and career readiness:

• Career Fields
• Ohio High Schools That Work/ Making Middle Grades Work (HSTW/MMGW)
  • Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
  • Ohio College Tech Prep Initiatives
• Entrepreneurship (Skills and Learning)
  • Ohio Department of Development ( ODOD), Entrepreneurship and Small Business
  • National Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education
• Ohio Career Information System/ Individual Academic and Career Plan (OCIS/IACP)
  • IntoCareers  - University of Oregon
  • Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS)
  • Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS)
  • University of Cincinnati
  • Ohio Board of Regents (OBR)
• Ohio Schools to Watch (OSTW)
  • Ohio Federation of Teachers (AFT)
  • Otterbein University
  • National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform
• Credit Flexibility Guidance
• Early College High School (ECHS) Initiative
  • The KnowledgeWorks Foundation
  • The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Jobs for the Future
  • The W.K. Kellogg Foundation
• Career-Based Intervention

Contact Information
(614) 466-3430