Career Tech (Virginia)

Tool Search: Career Tech

The Career Tech tool stores CTE program information for individual students. The information stored here is reported in the Student Record Collection (SRC).

See the core Career and Technical Education (CTE) article for additional information.

Screenshot of the Career Tech Detail fields.Career Tech Detail

Career Tech Detail Fields

Field Description Additional Information
Start Date
Required
The first date on which the student participated in the Career Tech program.

Database Location: CTEStatusVA.startDate


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > VA CTE > VA Career Tech > careerVATech.startDate


End Date
The last date on which the student participated in the Career Tech program.

Database Location: CTEStatusVA.endDate


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > VA CTE > VA Career Tech > careerVATech.endDate

Career Pathway
Identifies the Career Pathway finished by a student. Values available in this dropdown are located in a locked Attribute Dictionary (Core Attribute/ Dictionary > CTE > Career Pathway).

Database Location: CTEStatusVA.careerPathway


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > VA CTE > VA Career Tech > careerVATech.careerPathway

Finisher
A code to identify the student's CTE status. Values available in this dropdown are located in a locked Attribute Dictionary (Core Attribute/ Dictionary > CTE > Finisher). Options include:
  • 1: Finished CTE Course requirements for completion
  • 3: Took min 1 state-appv course/has not finished req
  • 4: Has not taken state-appv CTE course since grade 7
  • 5: Finished CTE completer req and CTE dual enr course
  • 6: 2 CTE course sequence complete/grad req not met
  • 7: Completed at least 3 yrs JROTC

Database Location:  CTEStatusVA.finisher


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > VA CTE > VA Career Tech > careerVATech.finisher


CTE Career Cluster
Identifies a state-approved CTE course a student has taken. The values in this dropdown are located in a locked Attribute Dictionary (Core Attribute/Dictionary > CTE > Career Cluster). Options include: 
  • 1: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
  • 2: Architecture & Construction
  • 3: Arts, Audio-Video Tech & Communications
  • 4: Business, Management & Administration
  • 5: Education & Training
  • 6: Finance
  • 7: Government & Public Administration
  • 8: Health Science
  • 9: Hospitality & Tourism
  • 10: Human Services
  • 11: Information Technology
  • 12: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
  • 13: Manufacturing
  • 14: Marketing
  • 15: Science, Tech, Engineering & Math
  • 16: Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
  • 17: Energy

Database Location: CTEStatusVA.careerCluster


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > VA CTE > VA Career Tech > careerVATech.careerCluster

Special Populations

A student may be coded as a Single Parent, Displaced Homemaker, and/or in a Nontraditional Career Preparation. Values available in this dropdown are located in a locked Attribute Dictionary (Core Attribute/ Dictionary > CTE > Special Populations). Options include:

  • 004: Non-traditional career preparation
  • 005: Single parent
  • 006: Displaced homemaker
  • 045: Non-traditional & single parent
  • 046: Non-traditional and displaced homemaker
  • 456: Non-traditional, Single Parent, Displaced Homemaker

Database Location: CTEStatusVA.specialPopulations


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > VA CTE > VA Career Tech > careerVATech.specialPopulations

Competency Attainment
This checkbox indicates whether the student attained at least 80 percent of the essential competencies from the state-provided, industry-validated competency list.

Database Location: CTEStatusVA.competencyAttainment


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > VA CTE > VA Career Tech > careerVATech.competencyAttainment


Exclude from SRC
This checkbox indicates whether you want to exclude this record from the Student Record Collection. When selected, this record does NOT report.

Database Location: CTEStatusVA.exclude


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > VA CTE > VA Career Tech > careerVATech.exclude

CTE Credit Accommodation
Indicates the student requires a credit accommodation. This field reports on the Student Record Collection.

Database Location: CTEStatusVA.cteCreditAccomodation


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > VA CTE > VA Career Tech > careerVATech.cteCreditAccomodation