The purpose of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) isto develop more fully the academic, career, and technical skills of secondary and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in CTE programs of study, by: • Building on the efforts of states and localities to develop challenging academic and technical standards; • Assisting students in meeting standards, including preparation for high-skill, high-wage or high-demand occupations in current or emerging professions; • Promoting equitable, humanizing, and culturally responsive leadership, initial preparation, and professional development; • Promoting the development of services and activities that integrate rigorous and challenging academic and career and technical instruction; • Supporting partnerships among secondary schools, post-secondary institutions, and business and industry; • Linking secondary schools and two-year post-secondary institutions, four-year institutions of higher education,through non-duplicative sequences of coursesin a careerfield,the use of articulation agreements, dual enrollment, and career pathways; • Building student competence in math, science, reading, writing, communications, and career courses (please note that no remedial courses are accepted); • Increasing state and local flexibility in providing equitable services and activities designed to develop, implement, and improve Career and Technical Education, including career pathways; • Conducting and disseminating national research and information on best practices that improve Career and Technical Education programs, services and activities; and • Providing individuals with opportunities throughout their lifetimes to develop, in conjunction with other education and training opportunities, the knowledge and skills needed to keep the U.S. competitive.
