Carl Perkins
Career/Tech Ed
By Joe Ryan
Attention! The FY12 Perkins grant has recently been approved. All equipment and resources need to be purchased prior to November 1, 2011
Carl D. Perkins initiated legislation aimed at training people for vocational careers in 1984. The legislation has three major objectives:
- Modernization and improvement of programs;
- Better access to quality programs for targeted population groups (people with disabilities, economically disadvantaged, people in nontraditional programs, etc);
- Adequate funding for educational institutions in economically depressed communities.
This program provides a variety of services such as:
- Assistance with purchasing equipment/resources
- Consulting with Career Pathways
- Assistance with CaTE data keeping
- Kansas Career Pipeline
- Assistance with conference registration fees and associated travel
- and much more!
CPPSA/Career Pathway Application Checklist
Strategies for Non Traditional Participation
Career Pathway Double Up Policy
Career Cluster Guidance Handbook
Documents for Perkins reimbursement:
Perkins equipment/software purchase instructions
Perkins equipment request form
For more information, contact Joe Ryan at (785) 825-9185.






