Career & Technical Education
Welcome to the career and technical education division at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. We partner closely with the Center for Postsecondary Success at the Minnesota Department of Education to prepare students to enter high skill, high wage or high demand employment in Minnesota.
The information provided on this site will be helpful to career technical education leaders, consortia coordinators, secondary and postsecondary administrators, teachers and faculty, policymakers and business industry partners. Students interested in career technical education careers and academic programs should visit our student site at www.learningthatworks.org.
News and Announcements
The Workforce Skills Gap
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities invite you to participate in an important ?Workforce Assessment? initiative to address the state?s growing skills gap. The Workforce Assessment will engage employers in developing precise projections for how many workers and professionals, with what kinds of skills, will be needed in our area, for what kinds of jobs. Register for regional sessions and access labor marker analysis in Healthcare, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Engineering, Transportation, and Energy at www.mnscu.edu/business.
Career Technical Education Fall Conference - November 15, 2012
This year’s theme, CTE Works! A Minnesota summit on career technical education, will showcase best practices in career technical education across the state of Minnesota. It is attended by CTE teachers, faculty, counselors, advisors, administrators and business industry leaders.
Call for Presentations Open: We are seeking presentations for one-hour concurrent sessions.
Meeting Minnesota’s Workforce Needs: Workforce Assessments
In April and May, more than 40 listening sessions throughout the state are planned with Minnesota employers to gain a better understanding of their current and future workforce needs. The data gathered from the sessions will be used by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to align their certificates and degrees, worker training and customized training programs with the needs of Minnesota’s businesses, industries and communities. For additional information visit: www.mnscu.edu/business.
To find one or more meetings you would like to attend, go to mnworkforceneeds.eventbrite.com and register. There is no cost to attend a meeting. Advance registration is required.
Request for Proposals Available
Utilizing Student Learning Communities in Career and Technical Education
The System Office seeks applications for faculty-teacher development grants to enhance teaching and learning strategies in career and technical education (CTE) programs. These planning grants will serve one of three purposes: collaboration between secondary and postsecondary instructors; improving student success and transitions and utilizing successful models to improve student learning in CTE.
Go to the online application to apply and learn view guidelines and eligibility.
The impact of micro-messages on students
Listen to our live stream of Claudia Morrell, Chief Operating Officer, National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education (NAPE) talk about Micro messaging and Non-traditional Student Success.
Pathways to Success: A guide for Minnesota parents (Fall 2011 version)
This guide was developed in partnership with iSEEK and the Minnesota Department of Education to help parents talk to their teen about career pathways, the career development process and today’s labor market. This is our second version with updated information. This publication has been distributed to our Perkins Contacts at the colleges and school districts. Download the 2011 and 2010 versions here.
For more information, contact Eva Scates-Winston at eva.scates-winston@so.mnscu.edu.
CTE: Learning that works for Minnesota Campaign
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Minnesota Department of Education, together, launched an awareness campaign to showcase career technical education programs across the state of Minnesota. The campaign messages are geared primarily towards students, those still in high school and adult workers, encouraging them to visit www.learningthatworks.org where they can learn about the variety of career technical education programs across Minnesota colleges and high schools.
