2025-2026 Highlights
An Annual Report of the CTE Resource Center, Serving Career and Technical Education in Virginia
For the Record
CTE Resource Center records show that in the past 44 years, since 1982-1983, the Center has
- distributed more than five million curriculum documents
- conducted more than 2,300 searches for patron-requested information
- developed more than 3,600 curriculum products
- facilitated or presented to more than 2,780 groups, addressing more than 51,500 educators and business/industry representatives.
Reach
The Center connects with teachers, administrators, and others through social media and quarterly emails that describe ongoing activity. Through Facebook, the Center has approximately 750 followers; our current subscribers to quarterly emails totals about 1,200.
Distribution
The Center's website—in tandem with Virtual Virginia, which houses the Center's CTE curriculum frameworks—is the primary method of distributing CTE curricula, student credential information, student competency records, and instructional resources. Through the website, the Center had 930,176 views and and event count of 2,357,786 in 2025-2026.
In-service Programs
In 2025-2026, the Center presented or facilitated 31 in-service programs and workshops to approximately 418 people. Twenty-seven meetings of business/industry experts and CTE teachers were held at the Center to create or update rigorous, relevant curriculum frameworks.
The Center also conducted presentations for school divisions and for Virginia Department of Education professional development and training sessions. The Center exhibited at eight CTE teacher conferences.
Meeting Facilities Use
During 2025-2026, the Center hosted 31meetings. Approximately 420 business representatives, state CTE Advisory Committee members, administrators, school counselors, teachers, and students attended meetings at the Center.
CTECS
The Center managed Virginia’s 2025-2026 program initiatives with the Career and Technical Education Consortium of States (CTECS). The year’s work continued to focus on the 21st Century Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth and the completion of instructional resources for each of the Career Clusters.
Curriculum Development
From July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, the Center completed 78 products in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE).
Across the Board
- Workplace Readiness Skills Instructional Resources for Career Clusters
Advanced Manufacturing
- Welding I/II/III
Agriculture
- Agricultural Business Fundamentals I
- Agricultural Business Management II
- Agricultural Business Operations III
- Agricultural Fabrication & Emerging Technologies
- Food Science and Dietetics
- Introduction to Plant Systems
- Livestock Production Management
- Veterinary Science I/II
Arts, Entertainment, and Design
- Game Design and Development
- Game Design and Development, Advanced
Construction
- Agricultural Structural Systems
- Drafting
- Drafting: Advanced
- Drafting: Architectural
- Drafting: Mechanical
- Electricity I/II/III
Digital Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence, Advanced
- Computer Systems Technology I/II
- Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Education
- Career Explorations
- Career Investigations
- Career Strategies
- Child Development and Parenting
- Independent Living
Energy and Natural Resources
- Introduction to Natural Resources & Ecology Systems
Healthcare and Human Services
- Cosmetology I/II/III
- Cosmetology I/II (Two-year Program)
- Dental Careers I/II
- Master Barber I/II/III
- Master Barber I/II (Two-year Program)
- Medical Laboratory Technology I/II
- Sports Medicine/Athletic Training I/II
- Sports Medicine/Athletic Training I/II (Condensed)
Marketing and Sales
- Digital and Social Media Marketing
- Travel and Tourism Marketing
- Travel and Tourism Marketing, Advanced
Public Service and Safety
- Cadet Leadership
Editorial and Production Services
- 2026 Creating Excellence Program (editing)
- 2026 Creating Excellence Script (editing)
- CTERS Manual Review 2025-2026 (editing)
- FBLA Handbook 2025-2026 (production)
- 2025 VACTEA Conference Program (editing/production)
- Virginia ACTE Fact Sheet (editing/production)
- Virginia ACTE Priorities for Education and Workforce Initiatives (editing/production)
- Virginia ACTE Professional Development Seminar Program (editing/production)
- VDOE English Language Learners Credentials Survey 2026
- ITEEA Engineering byDesign Consortium Flyer for Virginia Technology and Engineering Educators (editing)
- Strategic Review of Technology and Engineering Education (editing/production)
- Strategic Review of Agricultural Education (editing/production)
- VDOE State Perkins Plan (editing/formatting)
- VDOE Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) Guide 2026-2027 (editing/formatting)
- VDOE Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) Response Form 2026-2027 (editing/formatting)
- 2026 VA HOSA-FHP State Leadership Conference Program (editing)
Meeting/Facilitation Services
- Virginia ACTE Board of Directors (2)
Center Products
- Annual Report 2025-2026
SUMMARY
Total VDOE Products: 78
Total Center Products: 1
Total Products: 79
Top Web Activity
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- Search: 119,180
- Home: 86,641
- Career Clusters: 27,205
- Workplace Readiness Skills: 25,074
- Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources: 22,514
- Health Science: 20,532
- Educators: 17,362
- Marketing: 16,237
- STEM: 15,294
- Information Technology: 14,890
Total: 364,929
Total Site Page Views: 930,176*
Total Event Count: 2,357,786**
*Views is a count of how many times a page is viewed by a visitor to the website.
**Event count is a count of every action by a user visiting the site, such as clicking a link, button, or scrolling.
