Understanding Instructional Alignment in CTE helps a CTE teacher realize the importance of how academics and technical education can align under CTE in a powerful way. It helps the student be more proactive in their education path, and also leads to more participation and interest if that student knows the knowledge he/she receives will lead to a tangible result, such as a job opportunity, post-secondary education credits, experience that can be documented on a resumé, along with the knowledge received that lasts a lifetime
