Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education

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The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) formerly Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) is a subdivision of the United States Department of Education. OCTAE falls under the supervision of the Undersecretary, who oversees policies, programs and activities related to vocational and adult education, postsecondary education, college aid and the President's financial reforms for the Pell Grant program.

OCTAE's director has the rank of Assistant Secretary and serves as the principal adviser to the Secretary of Education on matters related to high school, career technical and adult education and lifelong learning as well as community colleges, workforce and economic development. He also represents the Department at national and international meetings related to vocational and adult education. The Office administers, coordinates, and recommends policy for improving quality and excellence of programs related to the Office's focus areas.

OCTAE's programs fall into four general areas:

Adult education and literacy, represented within OCTAE by the Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL)
Rural education, represented by the Center for Rural Education
Career and technical education
Community colleges

In its early years the Office was also involved in correctional education and civics.

OCTAE is responsible for a variety of annual reports to Congress, the President, and the public, and currently publishes the OVAE Fact Sheet series which highlights the Office's activities in support of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. OVAE also undertakes statistical research in areas relating to its focus areas; for example, the 2002 National Assessment of Vocational Education and the Adult Education Facts at a Glance.

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OCTAE home page at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae

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Headquarters: 400 Maryland Avenue SW (Education Department Building) Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education Cindy Marten, Deputy Secretary of Education
Secretary of Education	Office for Civil Rights Institute of Education Sciences (National Center for Education Statistics)
Deputy Secretary of Education	Office of Innovation and Improvement (defunct) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (Rehabilitation Services Administration Office of Special Education Programs) Office of English Language Acquisition Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (Office of Safe and Healthy Students Office of Migrant Education)
Under Secretary of Education	Federal Student Aid Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education Office of Postsecondary Education TRiO White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans
Programs	National Library of Education Education Resources Information Center National Assessment of Educational Progress
Independent organizations	Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance National Institute for Literacy National Assessment Governing Board National Board for Education Sciences

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