Governor Stein Proclaims North Carolina Career Development Month and North Carolina Career Development Coordinator Day

North Carolina Career Development Month 

And

North Carolina Career Development Coordinator Day 

2026

By The Governor Of The State Of North Carolina

A Proclamation

Whereas, Career Development Coordinators in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in North Carolina’s public schools are committed to helping students explore their potential in personal social development, education achievement, lifelong learning, and career management; and

Whereas, Career Development Coordinators advance the mission of North Carolina’s CTE programs by connecting students with community resources and services that foster success in college and/or careers, preparing them to contribute meaningfully to their communities and society; and

Whereas, Career Development Coordinators empower students to make informed decisions regarding their post-high school plans, which may include immediate employment in a civilian or military occupation or further education at a vocational program, community college, or university; and

Whereas, Career Development Coordinators support the work of Career and Technical Education organizations by extending student learning based on instructional competencies; and

Whereas, Career Development Coordinators assist students in understanding the 14 Career Clusters in the National Career Clusters Framework, which represent more than 70 Career Pathways to success in college, career, and citizen readiness; and through career development education, CTE students gain the critical thinking, creative, problem-solving, leadership, and essential employability skills necessary to thrive in the modern business world and contribute to the vitality of our state and nation; and

Whereas, the National Career Development Association has declared November 2026 as National Career Development Month and November 18, 2026, as National Career Development Coordinator Day;

Now, Therefore, I, Josh Stein, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim November 2026 as “North Carolina Career Development Month” and November 18, 2026, as “North Carolina Career Development Coordinator Day” in North Carolina and commend its observance.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-sixth day of October in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-sixth and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifty-first.