Advance CTE Member and State Team Supports 

State teams and supporting organizations are beginning the multi-year process to evaluate current Framework structures, identify areas for innovation and improvement, and implement key changes across policy and practice. Advance CTE is committed to supporting members every step of the way, whether your state is an early adopter, a slow and steady implementer, or somewhere in between. 

Starting in November 2024, Advance CTE is pleased to provide the following convening and technical assistance opportunities. Click the links below to register or apply, and scroll to read full descriptions of the opportunities. 

Jan 14, 2025 3 p.m. ET

Join Advance CTE’s existing Data Community of Practice to participate in the January session focused on the potential and impact of the modernized National Career Clusters Framework on state data systems.

Register
Monthly, November 2024 - June 2025 

Members and their state teams are invited to participate in monthly office hours that provide an informal setting to engage with Advance CTE staff on timely questions connected to Framework adoption and implementation. 

Dates:

Community of Practice, Technical Assistance, and Early Adopter Cohort 

Registration and Application Form 

Application Open NOW until December 1, 2024; Begins January 2025 

Members and their state teams are invited to participate in a monthly community of practice that provides a structured setting to discuss approaching adoption and implementation of the Framework across a variety of topics. Participants will also hear from early adopter states on their implementation efforts, successes, and challenges. Space will be provided to ask questions and gain insight from colleagues across the country.
Application Open November 2024; Begins Winter 2024 

This opportunity is open to six states that are ready to receive support for early, comprehensive adoption of the Career Clusters Framework. States will collaborate with one another and with Advance CTE staff to assess systems, create an adoption roadmap, and ideate and execute adjustments to systems to achieve adoption and implementation. Additionally, Early Adopter cohort members will share early implementation successes and challenges with our broader 
Begins January 2025; Ongoing 

State CTE Directors are invited to request intensive or long-term customized technical assistance from Advance CTE staff connected to Framework assessment, adoption, and implementation. Adjustments to requests or timing may be recommended to maximize accommodation of all state requests. 

Application Open NOW until December 1, 2024; Begins January 2025 

Members and their state teams are invited to participate in a monthly community of practice that provides a structured setting to discuss approaching adoption and implementation of the Framework across a variety of topics. Participants will also hear from early adopter states on their implementation efforts, successes, and challenges. Space will be provided to ask questions and gain insight from colleagues across the country.