Welcome to the 2025 CTE Summit

DATES: November 12-13, 2025
EVENT LOCATION: Delta Hotels Minneapolis Northeast, 1330 Industrial Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55413

Registration will open Friday, July 11. Please check back for details and registration fees.

Please check back for the Exhibitor Application. This information will be posted by Friday, July 11.

We are working with the hotel to get a secure reservation link for the Career and Technical Education Summit. Please check back for a link to make your discounted Summit reservation.

For questions about the Summit, contact yingfah.thao@minnstate.edu, Director of Professional Development and the main point of contact for the Summit.

For registration and payment, contact jared.reise@minnstate.edu.

About the Summit

This annual Summit has continued to serve secondary and postsecondary CTE teachers and faculty, educators, administrators, workforce, community partners, and business/industry partners since 2009. It has continued to grow over the years into the premier conference connecting the career and technical education community in the Upper Midwest. Participants and presenters alike come from high school, colleges and universities, workforce, local business and industry partners, and our local communities to convene once a year to share best practices in their field, network, and continue to develop their professional development in order to best serve CTE students across the state.

The Career and Technical Education Summit is Minnesota's largest conference convening career and technical education educators, leaders, community partners, workforce, and business and industry in K-12 and higher education. The Summit serves as a platform for learning, sharing best practices, addressing critical issues in CTE, raising awareness, discussing current trends in education, and fostering professional development. We bring together practitioners to share impactful strategies to close the equity gaps for career and technical education learners. 

 

This annual Career and Technical Education Summit brings together the largest and broadest group of people dedicated to serving students, workforce and business/industry, and local communities in career and technical education throughout Minnesota. We encourage you to attend if you self-identify with any of the following groups: 

  • Teacher or Faculty (school or college) 
  • Director, Coordinator, Administrator, Managers, and other leadership roles
  • Perkins Coordinator 
  • Workforce Development Roles
  • Business and Industry Leaders, Representatives, Trainers and Educators in CTE industries 
  • Career Counselors and Advisors (such as Career Navigators, CareerForce staff, etc.)
  • Teaching and Learning Directors and Professional Staff
  • Educators in the MNDOC involved in CTE classroom and career instruction 
  • Leaders in Career Pathways work
  • CTE leaders in concurrent enrollment, PSEO, and CTE articulation 
  • State agencies with initiatives focused on workbased learning, college to career, etc. 

The program and all the presentation materials will be available on the SCHED App for download and viewing if you missed any of the sessions.

Go to the Summit Program