SB  70 Career Technical Education (CTE) Community Collaborative Project


The Sacramento-Yolo CTE Partnership is a part of a statewide initiative administered by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to improve the quality and effectiveness of career technical education to better meet the needs of employers in critical industries. 

The goal of the Partnership is to improve the knowledge and interest
of educators and students in the building trades-clean technologies industry sectors.

  • By providing students with career exploration opportunities and related learning experiences through classroom exercises, after-school activities (Junior Ace Mentor Program), and information about careers & advanced training (Career GPS);
  • By furnishing educators with actual work experiences with building and power& energy employers and asking them to use these experiences in teaching their students (Educator Externship Program):and
  • Through Improved communication, cooperation, and articulation between middle school, high school, and community college programs and teachers;

The effort was started in 2008 and is funded to continue through 2013!

The Sacramento-Yolo CTE Partnership