Career & Technical Student Organizations
Career & Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) recognize and promote the concept of well-rounded students as being essential for all students in order for them to assume successful roles in society and in the labor market. In general, CTSOs help to improve the quality and relevance of classroom instruction, develop student leadership, enhance citizenship responsibilities, and serve students of special populations. As such, each CTSO must support a career cluster.
Questions can be sent to:
- CTSO.Questions@tn.gov,
- Bailey Ford, CTSO Operations Manager: CTSO.Accounting@tn.gov
- Christina Isong, Director of CTSO's: Christina.Isong@tn.gov
Currently, the department recognizes the following seven CTSOs that support career and technical education programs in Tennessee:
DECA - Marketing, Finance, Hospitality & Management Student Organization
- State Advisor: Zach Buchanan
- DECA Calendar
- Tennessee DECA
- National DECA
Career Clusters:
- Business Management & Administration
- Finance
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Marketing
FBLA - Future Business Leaders of America
- State Advisor: Zach Buchanan
- FBLA Calendar
- Tennessee FBLA
- National FBLA
Career Clusters:
- Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources
- Arts, A/V Technology, & Communications
- Business Management & Administration
- Finance
- Government & Public Administration
- Information Technology
- Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & Security
- Marketing
- STEM
FCCLA - Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
- State Advisor: Jeremy Sutton
- FCCLA Calendar
- Tennessee FCCLA
- National FCCLA
Career Clusters:
- Architecture & Construction (Interior Design Program of Study)
- Arts, A/V Technology, & Communications (Fashion Design Program of Study)
- Education & Training
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Human Services
FFA - National FFA Organization
- Senior Coordinator of FFA: Stuart Watson
- FFA Calendar
- Tennessee FFA
- National FFA
Career Clusters:
- Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources
HOSA - Future Health Professionals
- State Advisor: Jeremy Sutton
- HOSA Calendar
- Tennessee HOSA
- National HOSA
Career Clusters:
- Health Science
SkillsUSA
- State Advisor: Ashley Acuff
- SkillsUSA Calendar
- SkillsUSA Advisor Resources
- SkillsUSA Tennessee
- National SkillsUSA
Career Clusters:
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Architecture & Construction
- Arts, A/V Technology, & Communications
- Education & Training
- Government & Public Administration
- Health Science
- Hospitality & Tourism (Culinary Arts POS)
- Human Services
- Information Technology
- Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & Security
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics)
- Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics
TSA - Technology Student Association
- State Advisor: Ashley Acuff
- TSA Calendar
- Tennessee TSA
- National TSA
Career Clusters:
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Architecture & Construction
- Arts, A/V Technology, & Communications
- Information Technology
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics)
Schools that wish to offer an alternative CTSO, equivalent to the department-supported CTSOs outlined above, a Proposal for Substitution of a Career & Technical Student Organization (CTSO) Form must be submitted for consideration.