District/School Resources PK-16 Program Support
Career/Vocational Technical Education

06/25/2009	National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
06/22/2009	Vocational Technical Competency Tracking System (VTCTS) Updates
06/10/2009	Vocational Technical Education Framework Announcement June 10, 2009
04/15/2009	New Online Application for Career/Vocational Technical Education Graduate Follow-up Reporting
03/18/2009	Fiscal Year 2010 Requests for Proposals Posted
09/12/2008	Access to Vocational Technical Education
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The Career/Vocational Technical Education unit administers the state law governing vocational technical education programs in public school districts. The unit also administers the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 P.L. 109-270 (Perkins IV).

Definitions

• Chapter 74-approved vocational technical education programs are programs that meet the definition of vocational technical education contained in Massachusetts General Law Chapter 74, and are approved by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to Chapter 74 and the Vocational Technical Education Regulations. Note that all Chapter 74-approved vocational technical education programs meet the federal Perkins Act definition of career and technical education.

• Non-Chapter 74 career and technical education programs are programs that meet the federal Perkins Act definition of career and technical education but are not Chapter 74-approved vocational technical education programs.

• Career/vocational technical education programs is the term used to denote Chapter 74-approved vocational technical education programs and non-Chapter 74 career and technical education programs.