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High-Quality CTE: Business and Community Partnerships

CTE programs benefit from creating partnerships with organizations in their community such as employers, nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations and workforce boards. For this reason, Business and Community Partnerships is one of ACTE's 12 elements of high-quality CTE within the ACTE Quality CTE Program of Study Framework®.

These partnerships allow educators and community members to combine forces and provide input on CTE program quality and alignment to the labor market, experiential learning activities, and support for students. The course explores the different roles each partner can play and their impact on students, instructors and faculty, and the quality of the CTE program. Success stories from partnerships across the United States will be shared, along with advice for how to sustain them.