Career and Technical Education

**Career and Technical Education****Programs of Study** Programs of study are organized within Career Clusters according to the National Career Clusters ® Framework. Click a Career Cluster below to browse its Programs of Study and access related standards and resources. - [Agricultural, Food and Natural Resources](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/agriculture-food-and-natural-resources) - [Architecture and Construction](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/architecture-and-construction/) - [Arts, A/V Technology, and Communication](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/arts-av-technology-and-communications/) - [Digital Technology](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/digital-technology) - [Education](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/education/) - [Finance](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/finance/) - [Health Science](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/health-science/) - [Hospitality and Tourism](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/hospitality-and-tourism/) - [Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/law-public-safety-corrections-and-security/) - [Management and Entrepreneurship](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/management-and-entrepreneurship) - [Manufacturing](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/manufacturing/) - [Marketing](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/marketing/) - [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/science-technology-engineering-and-mathematics/) - [Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/transportation-distribution-and-logistics/) More information about the [National Career Clusters ®Framework](https://careertech.org/career-clusters/) is available from [Advance CTE](https://careertech.org/). **Program Resources, Documents, and Publications** The CTE program resources page provides a variety of documents for Nevada’s public and charter schools to design, implement, and assess their CTE programs and curriculum. Some resources include: CTE Course Catalog, CTE Program Directory, Advisory Committee Handbook, Quality Program Standards, Academic Credit for CTE Courses, and Career and Technical Student Organizations, etc. - [Program Resources, Documents, and Publications](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/program-resources-documents-and-publications/) **CTE Assessments** There are two types of CTE Assessments. The Workplace Readiness Skills Assessment measures student proficiency in the Employability Skills for Career Readiness state standards. The End-of-Program Technical Assessments are program specific and measure the skill attainment of students who have completed a program course sequence. These assessments are aligned to the state standards and are required by the Nevada Administrative Code 389.800. - [CTE Assessments](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/assessments) **CTE College Credit** CTE College Credit is awarded to students based on articulation agreements established by each college for the CTE program, where the colleges will determine the credit value of a full high school CTE program based on course alignment. An articulation agreement will be established for each CTE program designating the number of articulated credits each college will award to students who complete the program. - [CTE College Credit](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/college-credit/) **CTE Accountability** Accountability puts together required reports and other information as requested; Keeps track of secondary and post-secondary enrollment, performance, and CTE program information; Works closely with other NDE accountability groups. - [CTE Accountability](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/accountability/) **CTE Grants Administration** Funding for local agencies is available annually through state and federal funds. Federal funding is provided by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. Grant application guidelines, budget forms, uses of funds guidance, and more is provided for users on the Grants Administration page. - [CTE Grants Administration](https://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/grants-administration/) **Methods of Administration** Nevada recipients and sub-recipients of federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education (USED) must comply with federally mandated civil rights requirements for vocational programs, often referred to collectively as the Methods of Administration (MOA). - [Methods of Administration](http://doe.nv.gov/offices/craleo/cte/methods-of-administration)