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Career and Technical Education

CTE Content Areas

Oversight and Guidance

CTE Team Contacts

Office of Career and Technical Education 

The Office of Career and Technical Education (CTE) works to foster statewide equity in access and quality of CTE programs through its roles and responsibilities to:  

  • provide technical assistance and support for the content areas of agriculture, business and marketing, computer science, family and consumer sciences, health sciences, technology education, and trade and technical education, 
  • serve as liaison to and collaborate with regional, state, and national CTE organizations and stakeholders,
  • review applications for state approval of CTE programs,
  • administer the Perkins V Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, and
  • perform civil rights reviews to ensure compliance with federal civil rights laws. 

The office also approves all Driver and Traffic Safety Education (DTSE) programs offered by public and nonpublic secondary schools, colleges, and BOCES. 

 

General Inquiries & Application Submissions 

Address 
Office of Career and Technical Education 
New York State Education Department 
89 Washington Avenue, 315EB 
Albany, New York 12234 
Phone 
518-486-1547 
Fax 
518-408-9781 
CTE Email 
Civil Rights Email 
DTSE Email 

 

Staff Directory 

Name 

Position 

Director of Career Readiness and Workforce Partnerships 

Associate 

  • Computer Science 
  • Public Service & Safety (interim) 

Associate 

  • Construction 
  • Fire Science
  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation
  • Technology Education
  • Apprenticeship
  • Emergency Medical Technician (interim) 

Associate 

  • Perkins 

Administrative Assistant 

Education Program Assistant 

Associate 

  • Agriculture 
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Hospitality and Tourism
  • Human Services
  • Education and Training
  • Textiles and Design
  • Appearance Enhancement and Barbering (interim)
  • Health Sciences (interim) 

Associate 

  • Technology Education 
  • Engineering
  • Architecture
  • Computer Aided Design
  • Arts, Entertainment, & Design 

Administrative Specialist 

Associate 

  • Business and Marketing 
  • Work-Based Learning 

Associate 

  • Civil Rights 

Education Program Assistant 

 

CTE Technical Assistance Center (CTE TAC) 

Operated by the Successful Practices Network (SPN) through a Perkins-funded contract with the NYSED, the CTE TAC increases the capacity of the NYSED to serve, support, and expand CTE across the state. In supporting the NYSED CTE Perkins V State Plan priorities, the CTE TAC: 

  • provides services to high need/underperforming districts, BOCES, and postsecondary institutions, 
  • assists districts/BOCES/postsecondary institutions as they improve equity in and access to CTE with an emphasis on special populations, 
  • assists districts with data collection, analysis, and reporting, particularly as it relates to the Perkins Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA),  
  • assists in building and leveraging regional collaborative efforts among secondary and postsecondary CTE programs with business and industry, and 
  • provides professional development to reduce performance gaps with a focus on at-risk students. 

The services of the CTE TAC are provided at no cost to schools.  

Visit the CTE TAC website at nyctecenter.org