CTE and the Future of Work

Career and technical education (CTE) propels students’ career learning, readiness, and success through a strategic blend of academic and work-based learning. But how can CTE leaders forecast employers’ needs and prepare students to thrive in rapidly changing workplaces? In this article, the authors share the perspectives of industry specialists in high-tech fields and offer effective approaches that CTE leaders can use to ensure youth are future-ready.

This article appears in the January 2020 issue of Techniques, the journal of the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), and is shared here with the generous permission of ACTE.