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CTE Training for School Counselors

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School counselors play a critical role in preparing students for life beyond graduation. This TEA-created training series is designed to strengthen your understanding of Career and Technical Education (CTE) and its connection to college, career, and military readiness (CCMR). Across these sessions, you’ll explore how to build strong advising systems, remove barriers to access, and support meaningful student planning that leads to real-world success.

Each module builds your capacity to guide students with confidence using data, resources, and proven strategies. Whether you attend one session or the full series, you’ll walk away with tools you can apply immediately to support your students and your campus.

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September 17, 2026

TEA Training- CTE Professional Learning for School Counselors: Fundamental An Infrastructure for College, Career, and Military Readiness Module 1

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

THIS IS A TEA-CREATED TRAINING: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs - An Infrastructure for College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) allows school counselors to examine how strong CTE programs can support all students as they prepare for postsecondary success. Participants will explore the components of approved CTE Programs of Study, including coursework, work-based learning opportunities, and industry-based certifications, and understand how these relate to the individual planning components of a comprehensive counseling program. Participants will review the relationship between CTE and programs of study to federal and state legislation (including Perkins V, HB5 - Endorsements, HB3 - Outcomes Bonus Funding, and SB179 - Counseling Duties) and other initiatives. After this module, participants will have a deeper understanding of the value of CTE programs and be better equipped to work with administrators to create the local infrastructure for CCMR driven by data.

Register for Workshop #404757

October 22, 2026

TEA Training- CTE Professional Learning for School Counselors: Fundamental Effective Advising for CTE Module 2

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

THIS IS A TEA-CREATED TRAINING: Effective Advising for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs will help prepare counselors for their crucial roles in supporting students' postsecondary success. Participants will identify potential barriers that limit access to CTE programs and review advising strategies and resources to ensure accessible and equitable CTE programs. Participants will review the Perkins V definitions for special populations and explore success outcomes from strong CTE programs, such as college and career readiness, employability skills, and mental health wellness. At the end of this module, participants will recognize potential barriers to accessible and equitable CTE programs and devise plans to eliminate existing barriers.

Register for Workshop #404651

November 12, 2026

TEA Training- CTE Professional Learning for School Counselors: Deep Dive Informed & Ongoing Career Advising for MS & HS Counselors Module 3

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

THIS IS A TEA-CREATED TRAINING: This training provides school counselors with strategies for supporting individuals student planning that aligns with the Effective Advising Framework. The training includes a clear vision for planning, implementing, and evaluating an advising program that supports students' academic and career development goals. Participants will learn how to support postsecondary success for all students by leveraging internal and external partners and providing high-quality advising materials and assessments that support students in postsecondary planning and preparation.

Register for Workshop #404771

December 10, 2026

TEA Training- CTE Professional Learning for School Counselors: Deep Dive Informed & Ongoing Career Advising for MS & HS Counselors Module 3

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

THIS IS A TEA-CREATED TRAINING: This training is geared toward the important work of school counselors who are advising students from elementary to high school to prepare for an ever-changing workforce. Participants will learn how to advise and guide students with decision making and planning for postsecondary success. Attendees will also learn how to establish a robust individual student planning system that informs students of workforce trends. Participants will gain strategies to enhance their practice as career readiness advocates and to support their stakeholder collaboration to advise students in preparing for high-wage, high-skill, in-demand occupations.

Register for Workshop #404779


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