State leaders play a critical role in developing, implementing and promoting policies and strategies to ensure Career Technical Education (CTE) is responsive to the needs of learners and the economy. Now, more than ever, CTE is vital to helping in our national response to COVID-19 by ensuring there is a strong talent pipeline for skilled workers in industries such as health care, transportation and manufacturing. CTE is also essential to economic recovery and upskilling of reskilling for those who have been dislocated.

 

This webinar featured experts from the national, state and postsecondary system perspectives who shared country-wide trends, lessons learned so far and strategies that the postsecondary field should use moving forward to ensure that postsecondary CTE meets the needs of learners and the labor market.