The UFT celebrated the future-forward focus of career and technical educators at the 2026 Career and Technical Education Awards. Held inside Shanker Hall at union headquarters, the UFT’s Career and Technical Education Division and the CTE industry gave out about 80 awards to union members and community partners and recognized educators who have brought CTE into their classrooms.

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The UFT commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Success Via Apprenticeship program at the 2025 Career and Technical Education Awards Recognition Ceremony, which was held at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel on Feb. 26. The UFT and the CTE industry gave out about 130 awards to union members and community partners and recognized 45 K-12 educators who have brought CTE into their classrooms. Many of the honorees trained under SVA, a program begun in 1984 to stave off a shortage of CTE educators.