What We Provide to CTE Educators
The Center offers curriculum-related in-service and training sessions for Virginia public educators.
Popular in-services include an orientation to Center services, a training session on using Verso, and a workshop on teaching Virginia’s Workplace Readiness Skills in CTE courses.
To inquire about in-services, please email us through our Contact Us page.
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Services
The CTE Resource Center currently offers only remote professional development that covers how to access course information, how to use the website, and how to access course content on Canvas/Virtual Virginia.
To get the posters — which are free to Virginia's public school teachers — use the "Contact Us" button on this page to send a request. Be sure to include your name and school address. The posters will be mailed to you at no charge.
Upon request, the CTE Resource Center provides meeting rooms and catering services to local school divisions and state/local agencies. Use of Center facilities is generally restricted to groups affiliated with Career and Technical Education (CTE), Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS), and Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). Meeting space is scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Go to our Meeting and Event Facilities page for more information.
Through its Professional Learning Program, Virtual Virginia offers free resources to educators, including the Canvas Countdown, a self-paced course to help teachers familiarize themselves with the creation of lessons, grades, rubrics, and other content on the learning management system.
Students and Parents
CTE courses found on this website can be taken at public middle and high schools in Virginia. The CTE Resource Center works with the Virginia Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education to create, validate, and revise courses. If you find a course on our website, check with your local school division to see whether it is offered.
Career and technical education (CTE) High-Quality Work-Based Learning (HQWBL) is comprised of school-coordinated workplace experiences that are:
- Related to students’ career goals and/or interests
- Integrated with instruction, and
- Performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.
CTE HQWBL experiences enable students to apply classroom instruction in a real-world business or service-oriented work environment and are available throughout the school year. While many students work during the school year, experiences are also available during the summer months. Virginia's public schools offer the following work-based learning, from lowest to highest degree of engagement:
- Job shadowing
- Service learning
- Externship
- School-based Enterprise
- Mentorship
- Entrepreneurship
- Cooperative education
- Supervised agricultural experience
- Internship
- Clinical experience
- Youth registered apprenticeship
- Registered apprenticeship
Students often take credential examinations at the conclusion of their coursework. Some courses are associated with multiple credentials, and the educator will work with the student to determine the best credential examination to take. Some licenses are regulated by a state agency and may have a minimum age requirement to take the examination. The examinations can be offered online, in the school, or at a testing facility.
