Marie Barry, Director
Office of Career and Technical Education
P.O. Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 633-0665 | Fax: (609) 984-5347

Career and Technical Education Program and Program of Study Approval

A New Jersey school district, state agency, approved charter school, or an approved private school for students with disabilities intending to continue to offer a CTE program or program of study, and that seeks to place or supervise students in apprenticeship training or cooperative education experiences, and/or apply for or receive Carl D. Perkins funds to support the CTE program or program of study, must develop the CTE program or program of study while meeting the requirements established by the New Jersey Department of Education, and must apply to the department for re-approval of the CTE program or program of study every five years.  Reapproval Schedule

• Human Services – Reapproval applications due 12/21/12
  
  
• Architecture & Construction – Reapproval applications due 3/29/13
  January 8, 2013 Reapproval Webinar
  Webinar Presentation
  The OCTE Process for Program Reapproval

• Government & Public Administration - Reapproval applications due 5/31/13
  Districts with programs in this cluster will be contacted by their Perkins program officer to discuss their program and the reapproval process.

Program/Program of Study Reapproval Application and Resources