Title: Perkins V: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act | National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity
Headings: Perkins V
Perkins V
Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.
Perkins V Resources
OCTAE Guidance Documents
NAPE Resources and Tools
State Level Data Dashboards
Perkins V At-A-Glance Sheets:
Perkins IV Resources
Strategies for Special Population Success: Practical Tips and Tools for Educators – a free resource
Why is This Important to NAPE?
Key Dates in Perkins V Passage

Content: Additionally, many of the Perkins Act’s provisions are in line with NAPE’s mission to promote equity in CTE. The Act requires states to set targets for performance on measures of nontraditional enrollment and completion by gender, holding them accountable for ensuring that women and men participate in and complete training programs in fields where they are traditionally underrepresented. The Act also includes provisions for helping special populations (i.e., individuals with disabilities; individuals from economically disadvantaged families, including low-income youth and adults; individuals preparing for nontraditional fields; single parents, including single pregnant women; out-of-workforce individuals; homeless individuals; youth who are in, or have aged out of the foster care system; youth with an active military parent;