K-8 Career Literacy
The Arizona Career Literacy initiative is an education process aimed at enabling students to make informed decisions about their future. Our resources, including the all-new introduction to Early CTE (eCTE), are designed to help students explore their interests and passions, gain exposure to knowledge and skills required in career pathways, explore options for education, training, and certification for careers, and develop essential workplace and professional skills.
 | K - 5 Career Awareness |  | 6 - 8 Career Exploration |
 | Discover new careers | | Study career clusters |
| Investigate the world of work. | | Explore eCTE programs |
| Practice workplace professional skills | | Demonstrate workplace professional skills |
| Early influences and character development | | Education and Career Action Plan (ECAP) |
Implementation Strategies
- 2025 Arizona Career Exploration Partnership Plan: ADE, CFA, ABEC, ACTEAZ, AEF collaborated to create a vision for future forward career exploration.
- Middle School: ACTE Career Exploration Implementation Strategies
- Elementary: ACTE Starting Early Career Development
- Investigate District Funding: Title IV-A Well-Rounded Education and Title I Transition Funds
Professional Development
ADE CTE Career Literacy Implementation PD - Free for Arizona K-8 teachers, principals, and librarians.
Arizona CTE Summer Conference, ACTEAZ - CTE best practice sessions for middle school teachers.
Certification Partners - Certification Partners offers flexible training options designed to equip teachers with the tools, preparation, and support necessary to effectively implement the ICT digital technology literacy courses in their own schools and classrooms.
Start Up STEM - Hands-on teacher PD for elementary educators to learn how to write STEM lessons and build a STEM community. Materials for success, such as STEM lessons aligned to AZ Standards, are included.
ADE CTE K-8 Career Literacy Contact
Susan Faretta | Career Development Program Specialist