Association for Career and Technical Education of Arizona

	From the desk of Pam Ferguson, Executive Director

Dear ACTE_AZ Members!

ACTE_AZ members have opportunities to advance their careers through multiple professional growth opportunities throughout the year. Some of the strengths of your state organization are the professional development opportunities that it provides. In addition, some trainings are provided in conjuction with their networking partners such as: the Arizona Department of Education, Tech Prep and ACOVA.

Training sessions are offered based upon the needs of the members or requested offerings by the industries that they train students. As the industries change so should the content that we provide in our classes in order to deliver the value we promise. As new laws or regulatory requirements go into effect, these can have a major impact on the workforce and new opportunities for training and certification programs must also be in place.

ACTE_AZ will continue to tailor their conferences and services to the unique demand and needs of the membership. To do so, we are continuing to ask that members continue to request the areas for professional development that they are finding they need to meet the pressing needs of remaining current in their classroom instruction. Working together we can continue to remain on the "cutting edge" for the students and industries we serve. As Career Technical Education Professionals we do know that new laws or regulatory requirements can have a major impact on the training curriculum and information needed for instruction. It is critical that we, as an association, continue to work with our industry partners to provide the best possible information in instruction and training. We know the extreme importance in Career Technical Education for preparation to compete in a global economy and a global marketplace.