Kentucky is participating in a new national grant program – called the Middle School Career Impact and Learning Network – which will help establish the gold standard for what middle school career exploration should look like.
Officials with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the U.S. Army Cadet Command presented a three-year initiative that could serve as a national pilot program for the Junior Reserved Officers Training Corps (JROTC) during the July 25 meeting of the legislature’s Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection.
A group of high school students is getting intensive training as future utility operators by the Kentucky Rural Water Association (KRWA).
Larry Garrity joined the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) in 2022 as director of the Division of Technical Schools and Continuous Improvement in the Office of Career and Technical Education.
Students participating in one of 32 different career and technical education (CTE) programs across Kentucky got the chance to show what they are learning at the Kentucky State Capitol on Feb. 21.
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE's) Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE) has announced the list of 32 schools that will receive mini-grants to help defray expenses as they represent the Commonwealth at the 2022-2023 CTE Showcase at the Capitol on Feb. 21 and the Kentucky School Board Association (KSBA) Annual Conference on Feb. 24.
Mary Taylor, industry training specialist in the Office of Career and Technical Education at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), was named an Apprentice Ambassador by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on July 12.
Associate Commissioner David Horseman could have retired a few years ago, but the timing never felt right. There were too many projects in the works, and he simply wasn’t ready to leave the Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE) at the Kentucky Department of Education.
Kentucky Commissioner of Education and Chief Learner Jason E. Glass announced Beth Hargis as the new associate commissioner in the Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE) at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE).
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Career and Technical Education (CTE) Advisory Committee discussed future funding models and KY Tech during their May 31 meeting.
