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|OrganizationName=Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
|OrganizationName=U.S. Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
|OrganizationType=Administrative and Support Agencies
|OrganizationType=Administrative and Support Agencies
|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.
|ParentOrganization=U.S. Department of Education
|OrganizationExecutive=Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education
|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
|HeadquartersLocation=38.88649, -77.01873
|ParentOrganization=Department of Education
|HeadquartersAddress=400 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20202
|TopOrganization=Department of Education
|Website=https://sites.ed.gov/octae
|CreationLegislation=Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act; Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
|Regulations=
|HeadquartersLocation=38.895111, -77.036366
|HeadquartersAddress=400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202, United States
}}
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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 ==