Texas must offer programs of study that meet the requirements in both Perkins IV and V.CTE courses need to adequately prepare students for success in both postsecondary training and the workforce across all 16 nationally recognized career clusters.TEA is in the process of drafting programs of study which would meet both the current and new federal definitions of programs of study by aligning coherent sequences of courses to Texas’s vast labor market and postsecondary landscape.The Strengthening Career and Technical Education Act, better known as Perkins V, which was just reauthorized in July 2018, affirms the definition of a program of study adding the following language: “is aligned to the needs of industries in the state, region, Tribal community, or local area has multiple entry and exit points” that allow for credentialing and ultimately culminates in the attainment of a recognized postsecondary credential.”.Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) calls upon states to create sequences of academic and Career and Technical Education coursework to help students attain a postsecondary degree or industry-recognized certificate or credential, otherwise known as programs of study. Programs of study will align with Texas’s labor market data and postsecondary programs to ensure students have better access to high quality career paths after high school.Programs of study will go through multiple rounds of external stakeholder review and will reflect feedback from these stakeholders.These committees include representation from secondary CTE teachers in the content, CTE administrators, postsecondary faculty in the content, industry associations, and industry partners in the content area. Programs of study are in the beginning of the process to be revised with input from industry advisory committee members.Currently, Texas programs of study do not meet all of the requirements of a program of study in Carl D.Programs of study are a federal requirement for states who accept Carl D.The following information provides additional details about the background, process, and next steps related to TEA’s revision of CTE programs of study. These sequences of courses progress from foundational knowledge and skills in a career cluster, to specific academic and technical skills related to the aligned industry and occupations. Texas Education Agency (TEA) is in the process of revising Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs of study to reflect high wage, high demand occupations in Texas. Subject: Career and Technical Education Programs of Study Information