Celebrate CTE Month!

Join us as we celebrate this CTE Month — a public awareness campaign hosted by ACTE and sponsored by National Association of Home Builders. Help us to spread the word about the importance of CTE for our students and our nation’s economy. We encourage you to use the following resources, available on our CTE Month webpage, to generate positive awareness of CTE!

• Social Media Toolkit with graphics and sample posts — be sure to share our 28 days of CTE by following ACTE on Twitter or Facebook @actecareertech and using #CTEMonth.
• CTE fact sheets, infographics and Pearson-sponsored sector sheets
• Sample Proclamation for CTE Month
• CTSO Showcase
• High-quality CTE tools
• CTE Advocacy Toolkit
• CTE Zoom backgrounds
• CTE Month merchandise
• Encourage your students to participate in the CTE Month-NASA HUNCH video challenge!

Something for Everyone in 2023



ACTE is pleased to offer a comprehensive slate of professional development offerings for career and technical educators throughout the year, from our flagship CareerTech VISION to an event crafted especially for postsecondary CTE professionals. We hope to see you at one or more of the following events to network with your peers, share ideas and grow professionally!

• National Policy Seminar and CTE Innovation Summit, March 19–22, Arlington, Virginia
• National Work-based Learning Conference, April 26–28, Atlanta, Georgia
• Teach CTE Summit, June 27–29, St. Paul, Minnesota
• National Postsecondary CTE Summit, Sept. 20–22, Denver, Colorado
• ACTE’s and NCLA’s Best Practices and Innovations in CTE Conference, Sept. 27–29, Salt Lake City, Utah
• ACTE’s CareerTech VISION, Nov. 29–Dec. 2, Phoenix, Arizona

For professional development all year long, don’t forget to check out our growing collection of 180+ online CTE courses available at CTE Learn.

Welcome New ACTE Corporate Member, Powerschool!

Naviance is the leading K–12 College, Career and Life Readiness platform equipping more than 10 million students from elementary through high school with the knowledge and skills needed to reach their postsecondary goals. Naviance helps ensure that all paths students take after high school lead to fulfilling and meaningful careers.

Welcome New ACTE Corporate Member, RxTechExam!

RxTechExam assists students in earning a nationally recognized pharmacy credential (CPhT).

The RxTechExam Advantage:

1. Online, on-demand course
2. Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Approved
3. 85% PTCE pass rate
4. Nine multimodal modules
5. 11 video lectures
6. 13 randomized assessments
7. More than 1,000 practice questions
8. Unlimited practice exam attempts
9. Free administrator access to student reports/grade book
10. $200 per student

Check your state's pharmacy technician requirements and contact Preston Davis, CPhT with additional questions.

Winter Webinars

We are excited to host several upcoming free webinars on a wide range of topics:

• State Policies Impacting CTE: Year in Review, Feb 16, 3:00 p.m. ET
• Other Protected Populations, Feb. 16, 4:00 p.m. ET
• Postsecondary CTE Research Fellows Program, Feb. 23, 1:00 p.m. ET