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The new law, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century (Perkins V) Act, was passed almost unanimously by Congress. The Perkins IV re-authorization included three major areas of revision: Using the term "career and technical education" instead of "vocational education"
In the U.S. Department of Education model, 17 Career Clusters link to 70+ more specific Career Pathways – each have their own knowledge and skills requirements. [1] Within the 70+ career pathways, 1800 Career Specialties are defined. The structure has evolved over time and may vary by state.
Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) is a certification from the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE), a Certification Entity, for persons working in career development and advisory fields. There is an official list of CCE Approved Providers of Training cited below.
Career and Technical Education (CTE) is an educational approach to teaching technical skills that lead to careers for middle, high, and post secondary students. Compared to vocational education which is only taught in post secondary scenarios and is very specific to one career track.
The Vocational Education Act was renamed the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act in 1984. Amendments in 1990 created the Tech-Prep Program, designed to coordinate educational activities into a coherent sequence of courses. The Act was renamed the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.
Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. had applauded the move: “Higher education must return to its essential foundations of academic integrity and the pursuit of knowledge instead of ...
Vocational schools in the United States are traditionally two-year colleges which prepare students to enter the workforce after they receive an Associate degree.Students may also use courses as credit transferable to four-year universities.
Professional development, also known as professional education, is learning that leads to or emphasizes education in a specific professional career field or builds practical job applicable skills emphasizing praxis in addition to the transferable skills and theoretical academic knowledge found in traditional liberal arts and pure sciences education.