CTE/RAP Advisory Board

SB 24-104 Career & Technical Education & Apprenticeships requires the State Apprenticeship Agency (SAA) and Colorado Career and Technical Education (Colorado CTE) to align the career and technical education (CTE) system and the Registered Apprenticeship system related to infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, education, or health care. The SAA and Colorado CTE will work together to meet the following goals:

• Build stronger connections between CTE programs and Registered Apprenticeship (RAP) opportunities
• Improve access to RAP pathways for high school students
• Bring together education, employers, and state resources to grow Registered Apprenticeship pathways across Colorado 

The CTE/RAP Advisory Board was created by the State Apprenticeship Council (SAC) to give a direct voice to employers as this work is implemented. The Advisory Board will develop occupation-specific CTE-to-RAP frameworks and tools to help shape CTE programs that connect to RAPs. Once a framework is approved by the CTE/RAP Advisory Board and the SAC, it will become part of the CTE advisory board structure.

CTE/RAP Advisory Board Members

Advisory Board members consist of both CTE stakeholders and apprenticeship stakeholders with expertise in their industry. The board will have several cohorts, each focusing on one industry at a time. 

The advisory board’s first cohort will focus on CTE and RAP alignment for the building and construction trades.

Advisory Board members will be announced soon.

CTE/RAP Advisory Board Meetings

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