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|OrganizationType=Administrative and Support Agencies
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|Mission=To help adults acquire the basic skills to be productive workers, family members, and citizens. OCTAE supports programs that provide career and technical education, adult education, and community college initiatives to prepare individuals for high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand careers.
|Mission=The mission of the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) is to provide leadership, technical assistance, and resources to support career and technical education (CTE), adult education, and community college initiatives. OCTAE aims to ensure that all learners have access to high-quality education and training that prepares them for further education and careers in a continuously evolving job market.
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|CreationLegislation=None specified; part of the Department of Education's organizational structure
|Employees=100-150 (estimated)
|Budget=Not publicly specified; part of the U.S. Department of Education's budget
|Budget=$1.9 billion (estimated annual investment in programs)
|OrganizationExecutive=Assistant Secretary
|Website=https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html
|Services=Adult education; career and technical education; community college support; teacher development;
|Services=Policy development; Program administration; Technical assistance; Grants management
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|ParentOrganization=Department of Education
|HeadquartersAddress=400 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20202
|TopOrganization=Department of Education
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|CreationLegislation=Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act; Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
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The '''Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education''' (OCTAE) formerly '''Office of Vocational and Adult Education''' ('''OVAE''') is a subdivision of the [[United States Department of Education]].  OCTAE falls under the supervision of the Undersecretary, who oversees policies, programs and activities related to [[vocational education|vocational]] and [[adult education]], [[postsecondary education]], [[Student financial aid (United States)|college aid]] and the President's financial reforms for the [[Pell Grant]] program.


The '''Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education''' (OCTAE) formerly '''Office of Vocational and Adult Education''' ('''OVAE''') is a subdivision of the [[United States Department of Education]]. OCTAE falls under the supervision of the Undersecretary, who oversees policies, programs and activities related to [[vocational education|vocational]] and [[adult education]], [[postsecondary education]], [[Student financial aid (United States)|college aid]] and the President's financial reforms for the [[Pell Grant]] program.
{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html}}


== Leadership ==
== Leadership ==

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Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Type: Administrative and Support Agencies
Parent organization: Department of Education
Top organization: Department of Education
Employees: 100-150 (estimated)
Executive: Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Budget: $1.9 billion (estimated annual investment in programs)
Address: 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202, United States
Website: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html
Creation Legislation: Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act; Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
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Mission
The mission of the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) is to provide leadership, technical assistance, and resources to support career and technical education (CTE), adult education, and community college initiatives. OCTAE aims to ensure that all learners have access to high-quality education and training that prepares them for further education and careers in a continuously evolving job market.
Services

Policy development; Program administration; Technical assistance; Grants management

Regulations

The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) formerly Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) is a subdivision of the United States Department of Education. OCTAE falls under the supervision of the Undersecretary, who oversees policies, programs and activities related to vocational and adult education, postsecondary education, college aid and the President's financial reforms for the Pell Grant program.

Official Site

Leadership

OCTAE's director has the rank of Assistant Secretary and serves as the principal adviser to the Secretary of Education on matters related to high school, career technical and adult education and lifelong learning as well as community colleges, workforce and economic development. He or she also represents the Department at national and international meetings related to vocational and adult education. The Office administers, coordinates, and recommends policy for improving quality and excellence of programs related to the Office's focus areas.

Programs

OCTAE's programs fall into four general areas:

  • Adult education and literacy, represented within OCTAE by the Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL)
  • Career and technical education, represented within OCTAE by the Division of Academic and Technical Education (DATE)
  • Community colleges
  • Correctional and re-entry education

Programs under DAEL include the Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS), launched in 1994 and transferred to the authority of OCTAE in 2010, which encourages adult literacy.[1][2]

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ LINCS History.
  2. ↑ Alisa Belzer, Turning Points: Recent Trends in Adult Basic Literacy, Numeracy, and Language Education (2017), ISBN 1119443857.

External links

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