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Anyone dedicated to workforce development and career readiness can join! Counselors, Transition Coordinators, CTE Professionals, Administrators and more!
Benefits of Membership
- Receive the latest updates about the current and future status of Work-Based Learning programs, NYSED updates and CTE
- Annual awards for dedicated coordinators, student scholarship and industry partners
- Access to leadership development opportunities and spotlights for your advisory board members
- Connect to a wealth of knowledge to help support you in your role through a network of hundreds of Coordinators and Career Readiness Educators
- Special members only rates for our annual conference
- Designated subject-matter expert zone leaders based on your region
- Access to regional zone meetings and workforce development insights
- Access to professional development resources such as webinars, insights and more!
- Need the members only page password? Please reach out to President@NYSCREA.Org
Congratulations to our 1st Vice President, Dr. Alison Matthews, for being recognized as Teacher of the Year by the Long Island Business Teachers Association!
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Updates on NY Inspires
Learn more about new graduation requirements in New York State
At the November 2025 Board of Regents meeting, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) proposed the amendment of section 100.2(c) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education to require instruction in climate education and personal finance education for public school students in grades kindergarten through 12. Information regarding the proposed amendment, including a field memorandum and frequently asked questions, can be found on NYSED’s Personal Finance Education and Climate Education webpages.
If you would like to provide a public comment before the period closes on January 19, 2026, resources are shared below:
Financial Education Brief November 2025
Email template to NYS Board of Regents
Email template to NYS Board of Regents from Parent
Email comments:REGCOMMENTS@nysed.gov
Mail comments: Dr. Santosha Oliver, Assistant Commissioner, NYSED Office of Standards & Instruction, 89 Washington Ave, Rm 860 EBA, Albany, NY 12234
NYSCREA Webinars
Join us throughout the year for our webinars that address your needs in the workforce. Submit a proposal to lead a professional development webinar for the 2025 - 2026 school year. All selected participants will be paid a $50 stipend for their planning time.
Topics discussed:
- NYSED Updates
- Best Practices
- Common questions and obstacles from the field
- Celebrating and sharing program successes
- More to come!
Want a sneak peek of our webinars? Take a look at some of our past events. All future webinars will be posted on our members only page.
Recap of our back to school webinar with NEW announcements for this year!
The Future of Jobs Report 2025
BLS Employment Projections 2024 - 2034
CTE Policy Watch: A Blog for CTE Advocates
Learn about national updates on CTE and ACTE advocacy efforts
Review what has been contributed by CTETAC and peers on CTE, WBL and field resources. Be a contributor!
Professional Development Calendar
Calendar of upcoming events from CTE Technical Assistance Center of NY
NYS Regional Occupations Database
NYS CTE Approved Program Labor Market Data: allows users to search by JMT, School, and CIP CODE to identify employment trends related to the CIP Code which are useful in data collection for NYSED CTE Program Re-approvals and the Perkins V Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA).
NYS JMT Labor Market Data: This database allows users to search by JMT and Career Cluster to identify employment trends within a specified region which can help guide future programming enhancements or modifications, in addition to driving new CTE initiatives with the school or BOCES.
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