Arizona CTE Professional Skills
Arizona CTE Professional Skills
The Arizona Professional Skills are taught as an integral part of all CTE programs. They are recognized by business and industry leaders as being the most critical knowledge and skills necessary to obtain the job, be successful in the job, and advance in any career pathway. They are the result of 11 focus groups conducted around the state by the Arizona Department of Education, Career and Technical Skills Department, working in cooperation with the Arizona CTE Quality Commission, advocates for accountability and excellence in Career and Technical Education.
CTE Professional Skills Standards - Full Page - Word ~ PDF / Printable Cards - Word ~ PDF
These standards are designed to be incorporated in the instruction of the CTE program technical standards.
High School Professional Skills Assessment
This assessment measures the quality of skills and behaviors needed to succeed in the workplace. Questions are written to reflect current student skills which may be experienced through entry-level work, school activities, and/or volunteering. Topics are sourced from the AZ CTE Professional Skills Standards/Rubrics and the 2022 Social Emotional Learning Crosswalk.
CTE Professional Skills Performance Rubric
Rubrics for each standard measurement criteria provide teachers with a tool to evaluate student performance based on nine standards’ core actions:
- Complex Communication - Word ~ PDF
- Collaboration - Word ~ PDF
- Thinking and Innovation - Word ~ PDF
- Professionalism - Word ~ PDF
- Initiative and Self-Direction - Word ~ PDF
- Intergenerational and Cross-Cultural Competence - Word ~ PDF
- Organizational Culture - Word ~ PDF
- Legal and Ethical Practices - Word ~ PDF
- Financial Practices - Word ~ PDF
CTE Professional Skills Resources
- Arizona CTE Professional Skills Standards and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Competencies Crosswalk - Word ~ PDF
Crosswalks compare like sets of standards and provide reasoning/rationale for the resulting alignment. The CTE Professional Skills Standards and ADE SEL Competencies Crosswalk has been approved by ADE CTE, ADE School Safety and Social Wellness, ADE Exceptional Student Services (ESS), and Arizona School Counsellors to be taught together in CTE classes. This Crosswalk is also linked in the ESS webpage under Social Emotional Learning & Mental Health Resources tab: azed.gov/specialeducation/behavior-support
- Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO): https://www.azed.gov/cte/ctso
CTSOs work as an integral component of the classroom curriculum and instruction as they enhance student learning through contextual instruction, leadership and personal development, applied learning and real-world application.
- Curriculum Consortium (CTECAZ): https://www.ctecaz.org
Collection of over 60 Professional Skills lessons incorporating best practices to support students in learning and mastering these valuable skills.
Contact Information:
Susan Farretta
CTE Career Development Program Specialist
Arizona Department of Education
Career and Technical Education
Email: [email protected]
Desk: (602) 542-5540
