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Board adopts joint CTE plan aiming to scale high‑school registered apprenticeships to 4,000 annually by 2031
Summary
The board approved a cross‑agency CTE implementation plan to expand registered apprenticeships and industry credentials for high‑school graduates, setting targets, agency roles, and quarterly reporting to track progress toward a 2031 goal.
The State Board voted to adopt a joint career and technical education (CTE) implementation plan intended to scale high‑school registered apprenticeships and industry credentials across Maryland.
Richard Kinkade, one of the plan’s authors, described the targets: "By 2031, 45 percent of our college and career ready graduates will complete the high school level of a registered apprenticeship or earn another industry recognized credential. That's roughly 16,200 graduates projected to be in the class of 2031; about 4,050 of them, 1 in 4, will get there through a registered apprenticeship," he said.
The plan divides responsibilities among state partners: the Maryland Department of Labor will lead employer engagement and apprenticeship supply, MSDE will lead student access and school readiness (scheduling, graduation pathways, transportation solutions), and the Governor’s Workforce Development Board will provide strategic direction. The plan creates shared annual targets, modernized data sharing between agencies, and a public dashboard with quarterly progress reports to the CTE committee.
Board members praised the collaborative accountability structure and voted to adopt the plan unanimously. Adoption was procedural but binds the three partner bodies to named leads and deadlines in the implementation roadmap.
