CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION

SWAEC

Strong CTE programs develop our most valuable resources—our people.

Technical knowledge, workplace skills, and real-world experience gained through CTE prepare our future workforce for the high-skill, high-wage, high-demand careers vital in today’s economy.

Take our Local Needs Assessment to help our schools better prepare tomorrow's workers.

Business can help us by completing our Business Survey.

Explore Success wins National Award

Southwest AR Development Alliance (SADA) in partnership with SWAEC have received an AliceAnn Wohlbruck Impact award from the National Association of Development Organizations for Explore Success - A Regional Career Expo and Job Fair for Youth in Southwest Arkansas. The Impact Awards go to projects that have made significant impacts on their regions and demonstrate the diversity of services and program delivery provided by regional development organizations across the country. The projects will be recognized at a special reception during NADO’s 2019 Annual Training Conference, scheduled for October 19-22 in Reno, NV and will be featured in an interactive online Story Map released in October.

SADA and SWAEC are working together to help build partnerships between Business and Industry and our schools by providing Career Exploration events for over 1500 Southwest Arkansas students and helping schools partner with local businesses to build stronger CTE programs.


Services provided by SWAEC CTE Department:



Carl D. Perkins Consortium Administration

    • Annual Application Preparation and Submission

    • Budget Management

    • Implementation of Perkins Mandates

    • Proposal Accountability

    • Technical Equipment Purchasing/Distribution

    • Completer Reports

    • Certificate Reports

CTE Technical Assistance

    • Professional Development/Technology Training

    • New Teacher Assistance

    • Policies and Procedures Interpretation

    • Resource Distribution

    • New Program Start-up Grant Support

CTE Initiatives Support

    • Career Clusters/Pathways/Programs of Study

    • Curriculum Frameworks

    • Career Planning Systems - Kuder

    • Business and Industry Certifications

Evaluation of Programs

    • Technical Assistance Visits-Preparation, Attendance, and Follow-up

    • Teacher Information System -Review and Follow-up

Data Collection/Reporting

  • District Data Reports