CTE Professional Development
Looking for professional development opportunities to improve CTE programming and advising?
Below is a non-exhaustive list of opportunities for Perkins grant coordinators and your campus colleagues to participate in conferences and trainings addressing the most current innovations, research, and policies in career and technical education. Many of these opportunities have traditionally been allowable expenses for Perkin's funds. Opportunities not listed here may also be allowable so check with the Perkins Program Manager if you are unsure.
Many of these organizations provide digital resources and free webinars so click through to learn about other ways to engage!
2026 |
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NCPN CONNECT 2026 |
February 18 - February 20,2026New Orleans, LA |
ACTE's Region V Conference |
April 8 - April 11, 2026Salt Lake City, UT |
AACC Workforce Development Institute |
April 10 - April 14, 2026Seattle, WA |
ACTE's Work-Based Learning Conference |
April 26 - May 1, 2026Providence, RI |
NACTEI Conference |
April 27 - April 30, 2026Minneapolis, MN |
NAWDP Annual Conference |
May 18 - May 20, 2026Phoenix, AZ |
Horizons 2026 |
July 13 - July 14, 2026Washington D.C. |
ACT Workforce Summit |
July 13 - July 15, 2026Nashville, TN |
ACTE National Postsecondary CTE Summit |
September 16 - September 18, 2026Arlington, VA |
ACTE CTE Administrators Best Practices Event |
October 6 - October 8, 2026Denver, CO |
NCWE Conference |
October 20 - October 22, 2026Palm Springs, CA |
NACEP Conference |
TBDTBD |
CAEL Conference |
November 3 - November 6, 2026Pittsburgh, PA |
ACTE CareerTECH Vision 2026 |
TBDTBD |
| The Bruman Group: Trainings & Resources |
On-demand; Virtual |
Dates that are struck out are no longer available this year, but you can still find more information and digital resources by clicking the link provided. As dates are updated for the existing grant cycle they will be added here.