iCEV and Rhodes Branding Win a 2026 Telly Award

“The World Needs CTE” video campaign earned a Silver Award in the Non-Broadcast Campaign - Advocacy & Causes category of the international awards program

Lubbock, TX – June 23, 2026 – iCEV, a leading provider of Career and Technical Education (CTE) solutions, won a 2026 Telly Award for its video campaign, “The World Needs CTE.” The campaign, which was produced by Rhodes Branding, consisted of three videos emphasizing the importance of CTE and CTE teachers. The campaign earned a Silver Award in the Non-Broadcast “Advocacy & Causes” category.

“Our mission with this video campaign was to draw attention to the importance of CTE in supporting the economic vitality of communities, states, the nation, and the world – and to celebrate the amazing educators who are critical to CTE’s success,” said iCEV CEO Dusty Moore. “Our partner, Rhodes Branding, truly captured the essence of this mission in these videos, and we are honored to have the series recognized by the Telly Awards.”

Rhodes Branding, an education-focused branding and marketing firm, has produced multiple video campaigns and video case studies for iCEV, drawing attention to the importance of CTE and highlighting successful CTE programs at iCEV’s partner schools and districts. Rhodes Branding’s work has impacted over 4.5 million students across 27 states since the agency launched in 2019.

“CTE is one of the most important stories in American education, and it deserves to be told well,” said Rhodes Branding President Dan Wyar. “Partnering with iCEV on ‘The World Needs CTE’ gave us the opportunity to do exactly that.”

The Telly Awards program honors video and television across all screens. It received nearly 14,000 entries this season — the most in the award’s history – from creators, brands, and production companies spanning 55 countries.

The World Needs CTE video campaign included three powerful videos:

• The World Needs CTE
• The World Needs CTE Teachers
• Nashville Needs CTE

The campaign is intended to serve as a resource that educators, administrators, students, and those in the CTE industry can share to reinforce the value of CTE programs, encourage those in CTE professions to consider careers in teaching, and encourage students to explore CTE pathways.

To view iCEV’s Telly Award winners page, click here.