Friday Report: October 25, 2013 Date Submitted: October 23, 2013

Subject: What is the Common Career and Technical Core Submitted by: CL Fender

Strategic Target : 1.5a

Common Career Technical Core (CCTC) is a set of high-quality Career Technical Education (CTE) standards for what students should know and be able to do at the end of a program of study. The goal of the CCTC is to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in a global economy.

CCTC was developed to align with college- and career-readiness standards, such as the Common Core State Standards, while also articulating industry expectations for each of the 16 Career Clusters.

CCTC includes a set of standards for the 16 Career Clusters and their corresponding Career Pathways that define what students should know and be able to do after completing instruction in a program of study. CCTC also includes an overarching set of Career Ready Practices that apply to all programs of study. Career Ready Practices include 12 statements that address the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are important to becoming career ready.