Special Announcements

Register for Experience Works 2024

April 24, 2024
The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education is pleased to offer a live virtual professional development opportunity for CTE High-Quality Work-Based Learning (HQWBL) stakeholders in June 2024.

2024 U.S. CTE Presidential Scholars Nominations

October 16, 2023
VDOE’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, is accepting nominations of Virginia candidates for 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars for Career and Technical Education.

Introducing the 2023 Career Success Stars

October 11, 2023
The Virginia Department of Education is pleased to announce the 2023 CTE Career Success Stars. Former CTE students representing each of the 17 career clusters, as well as a U.S. military branch, are being recognized as the Commonwealth’s brightest Career Success Stars....

Course Revision Announcement

July 18, 2023
New and revised CTE courses are now published for the 2023-2024 school year.

VDOE Career Success Stars

February 23, 2023
The VDOE is taking nominations for Career Success Stars in CTE.

Success Stories

Ryan Towles
  • NASCAR Team Mechanic 
  • Joe Gibbs Racing 
  • Burton Center for Arts & Technology 
  • Roanoke County Public Schools 
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Jason Burch
  • Vice President of Engineering Electric Utility Experience
  • Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative
  • Turner Ashby High School
  • Rockingham County Public Schools
Amanda Zirkle
  • Human Resources Analyst
  • Powhatan County Local Government
  • Cumberland High School 
  • Cumberland County Public Schools
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Matthew DeMoss
  • Trooper
  • Virginia State Police
  • Virginia Beach Technical & Career Education Center
  • Virginia Beach Public Schools
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