CTE (Career and technical education)
Courses and programmes in US high schools and colleges that prepare students for specific careers, such as health science or manufacturing.
- Stands for
- Career and technical education
- Used in
- United States
- Topic
- Curriculum
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Related terms
- Perkins V (Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act) United States
- The 2018 federal law that funds career and technical education in the US.
- Vocational qualification All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A qualification focused on the skills and knowledge for a particular job or industry.
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