The North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education is part of the government of the

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North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

. The department is a component of the state's education system that provides technical skills and knowledge for students to succeed in careers and cross-functional workplace skills such as teamwork, problem solving, and the ability to find and use information. The state's director is Wayde Sick.

Function

The department and its employees oversee all of the state's student organizations that focus on preparing students for the business world;

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, TSA,

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, DECA, and FFA.

External links

North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education website
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