California’s Career Technical Education Pathways Initiative (SB 70)
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Overview
The California Career Technical Education Pathways Initiative was funded in 2005, with the current plan running through March 2012. The intent of the Initiative grant is to align and strengthen K-12 Career Technical Education (CTE) with community college programs organized around future labor market and industry needs.
As a member of the Desert Regional CTE Community Collaborative, Mt. San Jacinto College has identified five Pathway Sectors as the focus of the current grant cycle:
Mt. San Jacinto College has been actively involved in planning, coordinating and implementing a regional plan, which includes the following components:
- Career Exploration beginning in middle schools
- CTE Pathway Development – secondary to community college
- Teacher/Faculty Externships with Industry
- Professional Development
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