Farewell
Hello IVETA Members, This will serve as my final “official” message to our dear members as the end of my 6-year term of president-elect/president/past president comes to a close on December 31, 2024. Before I depart, I wish … Continued
The Paradox of Better Late Than Never
Kudos for the WSJ running an article (Apr 2, 2024; linked below) that shows TVET in a positive light. Anyone who has played a significant part in the blue-collar portion of the US workforce development system since the late 1990s … Continued
YOUR voice MATTERS
IMPORTANT: I urgently reach out to my IVETA friends and colleagues. Rarely are we faced with an opportunity to change a longstanding national system. The time has come for EACH and EVERY ONE of US to do so when it … Continued
Welcoming in 2021
Dear IVETA Member, I suspect many of us are happy to see 2020 in the past. For a lot of us we were faced with a host of challenges…including but not limited to the loss of family members, friends, students, … Continued
Shedding stigma requires leaders to speak up!
The Wall Street Journal printed a piece this morning (17-DEC-20) that was submitted by a former US Secretary of Education. In it, the author, Spellings misses an opportunity to promote CTE/TVET as an educational tool that connects learning to work … Continued