The mission of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) is to strengthen education to prepare all individuals for lasting and rewarding employment and lifelong learning.

NCRVE is the nation's largest center for research, development, dissemination, and outreach in work-related education. Headquartered at the University of California, Berkeley since 1988, NCRVE is presently an eight-member consortium, with Berkeley assisted in its efforts by the University of Illinois; MPR Associates; University of Minnesota; RAND; Teachers College, Columbia University; University of Wisconsin; and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The presence of NCRVE or one of its members in nearly every region of the country puts it in contact with the enormous diversity of educational institutions and labor markets in the United States. It also connects NCRVE with practitioners in each geographic region of the country.   More detail...