Kansas technical education is a comprehensive learner-centered system that develops academic, technical, and workplace skills either for immediate employment or future career development through additional education.

CTE Unit Mission Statement 
To provide leadership for the Kansas Career and Technical Education System to meet existing and future skilled workforce needs.

Vision Statement
The vision of the CTE unit is to “lead a recognized career and technical education system that prepares a skilled workforce responsive to the immediate and emerging demands of business and industry.”

Strategic Plan 
Strategy One: Develop a new State Plan for Career and Technical Education to serve as a working document to improve career and technical education initiatives within the state and meet all federal guidelines

Strategy Two: Develop a seamless learner-centered Career and Technical Education System for the state

Strategy Three: Align Career and Technical Education programs with business and industry needs

Strategy Four: Enhance program quality of Career and Technical Education programs

Strategy Five: Enhance program capacity of Career and Technical Education programs

Strategy Six: Utilize performance data to improve Career and Technical Education programs and as a basis for strategic decisions

Strategy Seven: Develop Centers of Excellence concept with the state career and technical education system

Curriculum Bank

Kansas Curriculum Bank

Workforce Development

Workforce Development provides the frameworks that focus on meeting the needs of businesses with skilled workers, training, education, and employment needs of Kansas citizens. 

1. What is Comprehensive Workforce Development?

Kansas Workforce Development activities increase the employment, earnings, retention, and occupational skill attainment of participants in order to improve the quality of life, enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the State and nation’s economy. (Kansas Interagency Resource Network for Workforce Development, 2002)

2. What is Workforce Development in Education?

Kansas Board of Regents is a workforce development partner that provides training and education that meets the needs of Kansas Citizens.

3. Workforce Development

Workforce development is the art and science of preparing individuals to be contributing members of society. Effective workforce development requires a systematic approach that provides individuals with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to meet the broad needs of the global community.

Grants & Funding

Carl D. Perkins RFPs & Forms

FY 2010 Innovative Technology Grant Application & Forms 

FY09 Kansas Notraditional Mini Grant Final Expenditures Report 

FY 09 Supplemental Funds 

FY 09 Technology Internship RFP & Forms

FY 09 Innovative Technology RFP & Forms

Conferences and Workshops

March 31 & April 1, 2010 Nursing Faculty and Provider Summit

Summit Registration

February 22-23, 2010 Innovations in Career Technical Education Conference

Conference Program

Biographies of Presenters

Exhibitors

Presenter Downloads

Resources 

Aids for deciding a career path:

Top Health Care Occupational Opportunities In Kansas 2009

States' Career Clusters

10th Kansas NTO Statewide Scholarship Competition Student Application

Nontraditional Occupations:

Illinois Center Website 

Kansas Department of Labor

IPEDS College Opportunities

2010-2011 Vocational Scholarship Application