AZ CTE Quality Commission
The Arizona Career and Technical Education Quality Commission (ACTEQC), in collaboration with the Arizona Department of Education(ADE), is a responsible authority for approving the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Technical Standards and the Technical Skills Assessment for CTE programs. The standards contain the knowledge and essential skills students must possess to complete a career and technical education program. To ensure students, possess the knowledge of and can demonstrate the use of essential skills identified in the standards, the commissioners also confirm and approve the technical skills assessments based on the content of each program’s standards.
The purpose of the ACTEQC as required by state statute, federal funding (ADE CTE Perkins Plan), and the State CTE Plan, is to provide business, industry, and CTE stakeholders an opportunity to:
- engage Arizona business and industry employers and to work with existing community, state, and national organizations in support of high-quality, relevant CTE programs
- confirm and approve CTE technical standards essential to students' education and career success
- confirm and approve students' skill attainment through end-of-program assessments
- confirm and approve industry credentials; and
- confirm and approve regional labor market data provided by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity on an annual basis.
Membership is comprised of representatives in business and industry in 11 career groups, secondary school districts, CTE Districts, Community Colleges, one University representative, the AEA, and ADE/CTE staff to include the State Director of CTE.
