Industrial & Technology Education
Programs that provide students with insight into and an understanding of the technological nature of our culture.Industrial and technology education (ITE) prepares middle grade students for successful transition to the workforce and participation in home, community, and post-secondary education. Students in ITE programs today are mastering curricula featuring basic scientific principles, mathematical concepts, and communication skills in the career pathways of building trades and construction technology, energy and utilities technology, engineering and design technology, manufacturing and product development technology, and transportation technology.
Industrial and technology education programs:
- Building and Contruction Trades
Wendy St.Clair, Education Programs Assistant
916-445-6217
fax: 916-323-2597
wstclair@cde.ca.gov
- Energy, Environment, and Utilities
Wendy St.Clair, Education Programs Assistant
916-445-6217
fax: 916-323-2597
wstclair@cde.ca.gov
- Engineering and Architecture
Mary Gallet, Education Programs Consultant
916-445-7754
fax: 916-323-2597
mgallet@cde.ca.gov
- Manufacturing and Product Development
Mary Gallet, Education Programs Consultant
916-445-7754
fax: 916-323-2597
mgallet@cde.ca.gov
- Transportation
Robert Wilson, Education Programs Consultant
916-319-0675
fax: 916-323-2597
rwilson@cde.ca.gov
Resources
- California Career Technical Education (CTE) Standards and Framework
Current information on the status of the California CTE Standards and Frameworks for ITE and other sectors. - California
Industrial and Technology Education Association
- U.S. Department of Education–Office of Vocational and Adult Education
- U.S. Department of Education–Career Technical Education
- States'
Career Clusters Initiative
Information to link what students learn in school with the knowledge and skills they need for success in college and careers. - Career and Technical Education Consortium of State
–Vocational Technical Education Career Cluster
California's fifteen industry sectors are closely aligned with sixteen national career cluster titles developed by the United States Department of Education. - Automotive Youth Educational System
Partnership between automotive manufacturers, automotive dealers, and local high schools/Regional Occupational Centers and Programs that prepares young people for challenging, well-paid careers in automotive service. - California
State University, Los Angeles
–Department of Technology
Prepares technology education students for a career in a technology major.
Contact Information
Career
Technical Education Leadership and Instructional Support Office
Career and College Transition Division
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 4202
Sacramento, CA 95814