California Workforce Pathways

The California Workforce Pathways Joint Advisory Committee (CWPJAC) plans to address systems alignment policies specific to career pathways within the context of recent and future state and federal investments. In this way, California will be well positioned to take advantage of the strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act and determine how those federal funds may complement and further California’s policy objectives regarding workforce pathways in the state’s regional economies.

• In November 2019, the CWPJAC approved the Guiding Policy Principles to Support Student-Centered K-14+ Pathways.
• In May 2019, the State Board of Education approved the California State Transition Plan for Career Technical Education (DOCX).

California State Plan for Career Technical Education

On March 10, 2023, the CWPJAC adopted the Draft California State Plan for Career Technical Education (PDF)

This strategic plan and call to action sets forth a student-centered vision for the future of high-quality Career Technical Education (CTE) in the State of California. The plan provides guidance to regional CTE interest holders for strengthening, aligning, and building on current efforts—with an eye toward innovation—to achieve excellence and equity in CTE across the state.

To support implementation of the California State Plan for CTE, the CAST will organize a series of Regional Implementation Convenings. Up to 10 half-day Regional Implementation Convenings will be held between August and September 2023.

California 2020-23 Federal Perkins V State Plan

The federal Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21^st Century Act (Perkins V) legislation requires states to submit a State Plan to the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The plan describes what activities will be undertaken to improve, enhance, and expand high-quality CTE programs throughout the State. On August 3, 2020, the ED approved California’s Federal Perkins V State Plan.

2020-23 Federal Perkins V State Plan (DOCX)

Schedule of Future Meetings

• May 25, 2023, starting at 9:30 a.m.
• September TBD, 2023, starting at 9:00 a.m.*
• November TBD, 2023, starting at 9:00 a.m.*

*Meeting dates are tentative and may be updated throughout the year.

Public Meeting Notices, Agendas, and Minutes

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The meeting agendas of the CWPJAC cover a range of educational issues focusing on vocational/career technical education as outlined by California Education Code 12053. The issues on the CWPJAC agendas are of interest to educators, state and local policy makers, parents and guardians, students, industry, and community members. The public is welcome.

Generally speaking, the agenda and agenda items, including any supporting materials that are electronically available, will be uploaded ten days prior to the CWPJAC’s meeting. The supporting materials (e.g., attachments, addendums, CWPJAC commentary, or related reports) will be listed below the item number as they become available electronically. The agenda items and supporting materials may be downloaded by selecting the appropriate hyperlink.

For agenda materials, please contact Tara Neilson, by e–mail at tneilson@cde.ca.gov, or by telephone at 916-445-5568.

California Workforce Pathways Joint Advisory Committee Mailing List

Join the CWPJAC Mailing List to be notified, via e-mail, when new or updated information is available.

• To subscribe to the CWPJAC listserv, send a "blank" message to join-path-2-work@mlist.cde.ca.gov.
• To unsubscribe from the CWPJAC listserv, send a "blank" message to unsubscribe-path-2-work@mlist.cde.ca.gov.