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 Trades and Construction
Kimberly B. Born, Education Programs Consultant
916-319-0498
fax: 916-323-2597
kborn@cde.ca.gov
- Energy and Utilities
Clay Mitchell, Education Programs Consultant
916-445-5568
fax: 916-323-2597
cmitchel@cde.ca.gov
- Engineering and Design
John Dunn, Education Programs Consultant
916-319-0460
fax: 916-323-2597
jdunn@cde.ca.gov
- Manufacturing and Product Development
Michelle Oliveira, Education Programs Consultant
916-319-0675
fax: 916-323-2597
moliveira@cde.ca.gov
- Transportation
Dara Dubois, Education Programs Consultant
916-445-7754
fax: 916-323-2597
ddubois@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 (Outside Source)
- State
Center Consortium (Outside Source)
Consortium provides career awareness materials, educator/employer partnership training, curriculum integration training, resources for workplace learning, workshops and conferences. - U.S. Department of Education-Office of Vocational and Adult Education (Outside Source)
- U.S. Department of Education-Career Technical Education (Outside Source)
- States'
Career Clusters Initiative (Outside Source)
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 (Outside Source)
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 unversity, Fresno-Department o f Technology (Outside Source)
Prepares technology education students for a career in a technology major. - California
State University, Los Angeles-Department of Technology (Outside Source)
Prepares technology education students for a career in a technology major. - Humboldt State University Applied Technology (Outside Source)
Contact Information
Dennis J. Guido, Ph.D.
Education Administrator I
Career and Workforce Innovations Unit
Secondary, Career, and Adult Learning Division
California Department of Education
1430 N street, Suite 4503
Sacramento, CA 95814
