Industrial & Technology Education

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 and Construction Trades
  Robert Wilson, Education Programs Consultant
  916-319-0675
  fax: 916-323-2597
  rwilson@cde.ca.gov
• Energy, Environment, and Utilities
  Bryan Baker, Education Programs Consultant
  916-319-9224
  fax: 916-323-2597
  bbaker@cde.ca.gov
• Engineering and Architecture
  Position Vacant, Education Programs Consultant
  
• Manufacturing and Product Development
  Position Vacant, Education Programs Consultant
• Transportation
  Robert Wilson, Education Programs Consultant
  916-319-0675
  fax: 916-323-2597
  rwilson@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
• U.S. Department of Education–Office of Vocational and Adult Education
• U.S. Department of Education–Career Technical Education
• Career Clusters
  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 States
  California's fifteen industry sectors are closely aligned with sixteen national career cluster titles developed by the United States Department of Education.
• California Educator's Together
  A resource devoted to connecting educators and leaders to quality professional development tools.
• California State University, Los Angeles –Department of Technology
  Prepares technology education students for a career in a technology major.

Contact Information

Career Technical Education Leadership Office
Career and College Transition Division
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 4202
Sacramento, CA 95814