CTE Programs shall be: Developed by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and/or local school system and implemented to increase the academic, career, and technical skills of students in order to prepare them for careers and further education; Aligned to high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand occupations; Developed to provide opportunities for student to earn industry-recognized credentials or postsecondary credits; Developed to provide opportunities for students to engage in work-based learning experiences that require the application of academic and technical knowledge and skills in a work setting; Developed in collaboration with all relevant stakeholder groups, including industry and postsecondary partners to meet State or local workforce needs; Organized under broad career clusters, based on all aspects of an industry and designed to help students make informed decisions regarding career pathways; Developed to include opportunities for students to participate in state-approved, co-curricular career and technical student organizations aligned with career and technical education programs of study; Developed to include value-added opportunities based on current and projected economic market demands; Developed to prepare students for both college and careers through the completion of a planned sequential program of study that blends academic, technical, and workplace skills; Developed to include a coherent set of academic, employability, and technical skills, based on national and State standards that provide students moving directly to employment with a value-added competitive advantage; Developed to provide multiple options for students as they prepare for entry into careers and further education through articulation agreements, supervised work-based learning opportunities, and industry-mentored or capstone projects; Based upon the reporting and use of outcome data, such as academic and technical skill attainment, placement and retention in employment, the military or postsecondary programs, for a means of upgrading programs and increasing student performance; and Developed to meet federal requirements defined by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, Public Law 109—270 (2006) and federal amendments of the law and the federal Methods of Administration Program.