Ohio has been awarded a $9 million federal Career Pathways Exploration (CPE) Grant to expand career exploration and strengthen connections among students, real-world learning, and career pathways. The grant will support implementation of Ohio’s Career [...]
New public resources connect education and workforce data to help Ohio communities better understand postsecondary and career pathways for graduates Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) Director Stephen D. Dackin today announced the launch [...]
August 18, 2026 the Ohio Department of Education rolled out an updated and refreshed Career Connections Framework to guide districts in how to best-serve students with career awareness, exploration, preparation, and participation. The new framework, [...]
Department sessions will highlight student career tools The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce has updated the statewide Career Connections Framework, providing a new set of practical, student-driven tools and public-facing resources to support the [...]
Career Technical Education Access Grant will help schools add equipment, instructors, and hands-on training for in-demand manufacturing jobs (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Director [...]
The CTE+STEM Innovation Lab is a high-impact, three-day immersive professional learning experience designed to strengthen STEM pedagogy within Ohio’s career-technical education (CTE) programs for educators in grades 7-12. The event will be held Aug. 11-13 and the application [...]
Ohio ACTE-the Association for Career and Technical Education hosted a WebXam update with partners from CETE. Click Here to access the slides from the meeting, or listen to the entire presentation and discussion from the [...]
In February 2026, the Health Collaborative and various sponsors held the Ohio Healthcare Virtual Career Fair, which was an extremely successful annual statewide event. It was designed to inspire middle and high school students to [...]
The following communication was sent from Leah Amstutz, Administrator, Office of Career-Technical Education at the Ohio Department of Education to provide clarity around the requirements for middle grades career-technical coursework implementation for compliance. Dear CTE [...]
Southwest Tech Prep is thrilled to announce that the Southwest Regional Center, with Cincinnati State as its fiscal agent, will continue work in the Southwest Region as the newly formed Career Pathway Support Network. Read [...]
The Career Pathway Support Networks – Southwest Region is headquartered at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. We support educational partners with career-focused work on behalf of all regional students.
The Career Pathway Support Networks – Southwest Region is headquartered at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. We support educational partners with career-focused work on behalf of all regional students.
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