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Oregon Association
For Career and Technical Education
(OACTE)

MISSION
The mission of the Oregon Association for Career and Technical Education (OACTE) is to promote and support quality career and technical education (CTE) opportunities through leadership, advocacy, professional development, and partnerships.

OACTE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Leadership
· Foster excellence and innovative approaches in career and technical education.
· Encourage effective and new, innovative career and technical education delivery models and strategies.
· Assure career and technical education as integral part of the PK-16 comprehensive education and workforce development systems.
· Provide leadership in the continuous improvement of education for student achievement and success.
· Promote the development of PK-16 career development strategies and comprehensive guidance.
· Recognize outstanding career and technical education programs, students, educators, partners, and supporters.
· Encourage membership, leadership, and professional involvement at the local, state, and national levels

Advocacy
· Advocate legislation and public policies to enhance career and technical education.
· Promote the interests of career and technical education at state and national levels.
· Inform policymakers, parents, students, educators, administrators, employers, and the public about the value of career and technical education.
· Communicate career and technical education performance to all stakeholders.

Professional Development
· Promote professional development opportunities on a state and regional basis.
· Sponsor an annual statewide spring conference and/or other opportunities for profession al development.
· Share best practices, strategies, and resources.
· Develop and maintain an active OACTE website.

Partnerships
· Foster strategic partnerships that enhance career and technical education.
· Facilitate local, regional, and statewide networking and collaboration among individuals and groups to accomplish OACTE’s mission and goals.
· Promote partnerships among education (PK-16), business, industry, labor, workforce development, economic development and community organizations, and others to support career and technical education.
· Encourage professional technical student leadership opportunities.

OACTE -- What’s in a name?
In Oregon, the terms professional technical education (PTE) and career and technical education (CTE) are used interchangeably. The term career and technical education reflects the recent name change in both the state and national organizations.

In April 2001, members of the Oregon Council of Career and Vocational Administrators (OCCVA) voted to change the name of the organization to the Oregon Association for Career and Technical Education (OACTE). The name change identifies the organization more closely with the national organization the American Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). State organizations across the country are aligning their names with the national association to promote more active membership of administrators, teachers, counselors, and business professionals through a more common identity.