 The Rhode Island Department of Education offers advanced career and technical education through programs such as the Carl D. Perkins Applied Technology Act, which provides support for gender-equity initiatives, programs for single parents, post-secondary/adult vocational training programs, as well as extensive technical education programs for students in grades nine through twelve. Other programs used to help technical career advancement include the Adult Literacy Act, the School-to-Career Initiative and Project Opportunity, which work closely with the Human Resource Investment Council (HRIC) and the Department of Labor and Training (DLT).
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