Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education

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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: 150
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
OCTAE supports career, technical, and adult education to prepare learners for evolving job markets.
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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