About Us

The Career and Technical Education unit brings together professionals from both inside and outside the system, to use the Carl D. Perkins federal funds to improve Career and Technical Education within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system and build, with its partners, opportunities to enter high skill, high wage, and high demand employment in Minnesota.

Carl D. Perkins Vocational & Technical Education Act of 2006

The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 2006 provides an increased focus on the academic achievement of career and technical education students, strengthening the connections between secondary and postsecondary education, and improving state and local accountability. Access the official law here.