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Idaho Career & Technical Education is responsible for the secondary, postsecondary, and adult career technical programs delivered throughout Idaho’s public school districts and six technical colleges: College of Western IdahoCollege of Southern IdahoCollege of Eastern Idaho, Idaho State UniversityLewis-Clark State College, and North Idaho College. We also facilitate collaboration between industry and public education to offer Workforce Training. These programs are short term, non-credit, cost friendly classes designed for individuals looking to upgrade training, increase their skills, or for industry to create custom classes for their employees.

There are a number of related areas we oversee in Idaho including Adult Education, GED®and Centers for New Directions.

Idaho Career Technical Education:

  • Provides statewide leadership, advocacy, and coordination for career technical education
  • Assists local educational agencies in program planning, development, and evaluation
  • Promotes the availability and accessibility of career & technical education
  • Prepares annual and long-range state plans
  • Provides a state finance and accountability system for career technical education
  • Evaluates career technical education programs for quality and consistency
  • Initiates research, curriculum development, and professional development activities
  • Collects, analyzes, evaluates, and disseminates data and program information
  • Coordinates career technical education related activities with other agencies, officials, and organizations

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