Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support

Upcoming Professional Development

    Career Pathways Leadership Certification
    A two-day certification workshop for Programs of Study Partnerships including Secondary and Postsecondary Administrators, coordinators, counselors, deans, division chairs, and faculty members whose duties include Programs of Study leadership. The purpose of the training is to empower local or State personnel to implement Programs of Study and to provide tools and resources. The workshops involve fifteen contact hours over two days and will focus on the Illinois Programs of Study Model, Pathways to Results, and National Career Pathway platform.

    Register here for the June 5-6, 2012 CPLC Workshop

    Adult Career Pathways Certification
    A one-day workshop to find solutions to problems that prevent many citizens from obtaining the education that today's workplace demands. The purpose of this workshop is to challenge CTE Administrators at Illinois Community Colleges to partner with their Adult Education counter parts in providing the leadership for an Adult Career Pathways system. This workshop will lead participants through practical strategies and Illinois specific examples. Participants will leave with a draft plan to tackle this urgent need.

    Register here for the June 13, 2012 ACPC Workshop

    2012 Forum for Excellence Conference

    Regiser here for the September 18-19, 2012 FFE Conference

What's New?

ICSPS provides

      • professional development
      • technical assistance, and
      • program improvement strategies

      • to support the success of all learners. We encourage educational professionals to teach equitably, with special attention to learners preparing for nontraditional careers, and advance the achievement of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 through the comprehensive application of research-based practices.

Featured Projects

Forum for Excellence
Programs of Study Professional Development
Resource Portal
The New Look Project
Civil Rights Self-Assessment Tools
Early School Leaver Transition Program
Illinois Special Populations Professional Development Tool


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Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support (ICSPS), Illinois State University, Campus Box 5911B, Normal, IL 61790

This website was developed with grants from the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois State Board of Education and funded 100% through Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006.