2. Partnerships with Education: Getting Involved with Public Policy
Presented by:
Thomas N. Applegate
Senior Director, Business/Industry Initiatives
Association for Career and Technical Education

3. Re-title my presentation:
Unnatural Acts

4. Part’ ner-ship’
A collaboration between two or more entities associated in some common interest

5. Collaboration
An unnatural act between two or more non-consenting bureaucracies

6. ACTE-Who We Are
National association of career and technical education (CTE) professionals
Only organization representing all aspects of CTE
Membership includes instructors, administrators, counselors, support personnel from secondary and post secondary institutions
32,000 members

7. Three A’s ACTE-What We Do Access to information
Advocacy for the profession including but no limited to political advocacy
Awareness of CTE and its importance to the economic and educational well being of our nation

8. Why Career and Technical Education is Important to the Energy Industry
We train your future workers
We teach technical skills
We teach applied academics
We teach problem solving, practical reasoning skill
We teach work skills- dependability, reliability
We train your existing workforce
Upgrade skills
Retrain workers

9. Credibility in the political arena
Why CEWD Members are Important to Career and Technical Education (from a policy perspective)
Credibility in the political arena
Carry policy issues to trade and political groups
Provide critical feedback to our policy issues

10. Major Legislation for CTE
Perkins
Only about 5% of total dollars spent on CTE but drives change and policy
Tech Prep
Academic and technical integration
Connections between secondary and postsecondary education
Links to business and industry

11. Major Legislation for CTE (continued)
Workforce Investment ACT (WIA)
Infrastructure funding
Training
WIB board/Perkins
Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Act of 2008
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Teacher quality
Time off task

12. ACTE Issues Briefs
The Issue
Why CTE should be concerned/Involved
CTE’s role
Conclusion/what should be done/what should CTE being doing
Available free online at

13. What should YOU do????
Be involved with CTE-the future of your workforce depends upon it
Link with your local/state CTE programs
Be a Career and Technical Education advocate
Become a National ACTE Associate member
Attend ACTE National Policy Seminar –
March 9-11, 2009 – Washington, DC

14. Further Information
Thomas N. Applegate, Senior Director Business and Industry Initiatives

15. Questions????