NACTEI was formed to accomplish several goals. These include:

(1) Serve as a forum for exchanging ideas and methods relating to career & technical education information systems (e.g. data collection, information management, fiscal transactions, etc.);

(2) promote the discussion of, and policy recommendations for, issues related to career & technical education information systems;

(3) promote the establishment of effective local, state, and federal career & technical education information systems;

(4) promote a national vocational career & technical education communication information network; and

(5) sponsor an annual conference on the subject of information pertaining to vocational career & technical education.