Career

and Technical Education (CTE)

CTE Overview

Today’s cutting-edge, rigorous and relevant career and technical education (CTE) prepares youth and adults for a wide range of high-wage, high-skill, high-demand careers. The CTE Administration Team provides for the management of the federal Perkins program and state EIA CTE programs. This includes financial management and allocation of funds for schools, state and federal accountability, state plan development and local plan approval, federal and state reporting, and data collection and analysis.

Application Resources

CTE Application for Funding

How to Submit Applications in Epicenter

South Carolina Department of Education CTE Webpage

CTE Course and Program Guide NEW

Satchel

Tiered Certification Framework Guide NEW

Program of Study Partnership Agreement

Perkins V Accountability

Student Reporting Procedures

CTE Federal Perkins V Guidelines

CTE State EIA Expenditure Guidelines

CTE State Funded Grant Assurances

CTE Compliance

CTE Data Collection and Reporting

Career & Technical Advisory Council & Committee (TAC) Handbook

Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA)

SCDE CTE Monitoring Checklist

Equipment Guidelines

OCR CTE Equipment Guidelines and Dispositions

OCR Disposition of CTE Equipment for Discontinued Course or No Longer Needed, Inoperable, or Obsolete

Trainings and Videos

FY27 SCPCSD Informational Meeting

The SCPCSD will hold its FY27 Application Training and Updates virtual meeting on June 17, 2026. Becky Huggins, Federal Grants Coordinator for Federal Programs, will share the district's application process and updates. Links to the recording and PowerPoints from the training and updates can be found below. The application for funding deadline is scheduled for July 15, 2026.

FY27 Application Training and Updates Teams Recording

FY27 Application Training and Updates PPT and Speaker Notes

FY26 SCPCSD Informational Meeting

FY26 Application Training and Updates

The SCPCSD held an online informational meeting on April 24, 2025. Becky Huggins, Federal Grants Coordinator for Federal Programs, shared the district's application process and updates. A recording and/or PowerPoints from the training and updates can be found below. The application deadline is June 15, 2025.

FY25 Informational Meeting

Meeting #1 - April 22, 2024

What is CTE? How can schools apply for funding?

The SCPCSD held an online informational meeting on April 22, 2024. Maria Swygert and her team from the SC Department of Education shared information from the state level, and Tracie Sweet, SCPCSD Director of Federal Programs, shared the district's application process and timeline. Check out the recording and/or PowerPoints from the meeting under Informational Meeting Resources. The application deadline is June 15, 2024. In the meantime, please feel free to explore the information below and/or visit the SCDE's CTE webpage to learn more.

Meeting #2 - May 2, 2024

Understanding CTE Programs - A Walk Through the Student Report Procedures Guide

In an effort to help schools better understand CTE programs, what it means for a student to be considered "a completer," how to find course codes, and complete the 2024-2025 CTE Application, the district partnered with the SCDE to offer a 2nd informational meeting on May 2nd from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Dr. Eleanor Glover Gladney and her team from the SC Department of Education Office of CTE and Student Transition Services presented additional programmatic information, including a walk through the Student Report Procedures Guide. If you are applying for 2024-2025 CTE Perkins and EIA funding, please watch the recording to become familiar with the course requirements.

Training Power Points