Explore STEM Careers Summary Most “careers of tomorrow” have a STEM/STEAM component, yet too few of our students think STEM is for them. NAPE’s Explore STEM Careers workshop provides a framework to support counselors, educators, and administrators in understanding the variety of experiences and conditions in learning environments that can

National Summit for Educational Equity Thank you for making the 2024 Summit a success! Save the date for next year! March 18-20, 2025 Welcome to the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) MEMBERSHIP NAPE is the nation’s leading professional alliance for access, equity, and diversity in education, training, and

Root Causes and Strategies Nontraditional Career Preparation Other Root Causes Nontraditional Career Preparation Nontraditional Career Preparation: Root Causes & Strategies is a literature review organized into research theories, evidence, recommendations and strategies, and effective practice and resources based upon root causes. It is designed to be used by CTE professionals

The Women’s Apprenticeships and Nontraditional Occupations Act (WANTO) is the primary Department of Labor program designed to train women for nontraditional occupations. WANTO was enacted in 1992 to provide technical assistance to employers and labor unions to encourage employment of women in apprentice-able occupations and nontraditional occupations. WANTO support is

New 2020 Nontraditional Crosswalk available on the Perkins Collaborative Resource Network page. Click here for the 2020 Nontraditional Crosswalk Below, find the NAPE Nontraditional Crosswalks from 2007 and 2013. Building on the work of the national Crosswalk Validation Project, NAPE updated its designations of nontraditional Classification of Instructional Program (CIP)

Equity in Perkins V Summary NAPE’s Equity in Perkins V workshop utilizes the NAPE PIPE™ institutional improvement process as a model to scaffold institutional improvement to address the needs of marginalized student groups and the opportunities available within high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand fields. This multi-day program engages educators in the

Inspiring Courage to Excel through Self-Efficacy Summary NAPE defines self-efficacy as “the belief one holds in their ability to perform a specific task or achieve a specific goal.” Students who have higher self-efficacy are more likely to have higher persistence, interest, and achievement in meeting challenging goals. Inspiring Courage to

What is Perkins?Perkins is the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act, whose purpose is to develop more fully the academic, career, and technical skills of secondary and postsecondary students enrolled in CTE programs. What is CTE?CTE is an abbreviation for Career and Technical Education, which is sometimes

 2013 Rising Star Award Dr. Lakshmi Mahadevan is a Rising Star whose journey began halfway around the world. Dr. Mahadevan left India on her own and came to the United States to pursue her education, eventually earning degrees in both Special Education and Career Development Education. Because making a direct

Perkins V State Data Dashboards Career Clusters by Gender: Postsecondary How to Read this Dashboard: What is a Postsecondary Concentrator: A postsecondary student who: (1) completes at least 12 academic or CTE credits within a single program area sequence that is comprised of 12 or more academic and technical credits