Overview What are Career Clusters? Why Career Clusters? What are the Benefits? What Resources are Available? Developing a Plan of Study

It is easier to study 16 groups of careers vs. THOUSANDS of individual occupations.

It will help in your career decision making by focusing your attention on general Characteristics.

To broaden your knowledge of the large number of occupations available with similar characteristics.

By:▫Characteristics▫Similar Interests▫Employment Requirements

Our economy is changing to: Technology-driven Knowledge-based Global Increased employer

demands

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge& Skills

A career cluster is a grouping of

occupations and broad industries

based on commonalities.

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge& Skills

A pathway is a more narrow grouping of

occupations and broad industries within a career

cluster.

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge& Skills

A career major is a model sequence of courses or field of

study that prepares a student for a

career.

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge& Skills

A course is an instructional unit that includes a set of defined competencies, a

syllabus or course outline, and a measure of

accountability, evaluation, or assessment.

A course may be occupational, exploratory, academic, foundational, or competency development.

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge& Skills

Knowledge and Skills are specific work tasks performed on the job.

They are a large enough task to be valued in and of themselves, and are

measurable and observable.

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge & Skills

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

Automotive Service

Maintenance/Light Repair Technician

Electrical/Electronics Introduction

DVOM Operation

Instructional Framework

• Focusing on cluster

• Focusing on pathway within cluster

• Focusing on occupation within pathway

Career Preparation and Planning(9-Postsecondary)

Career Awareness and Career Exploration

(K-8)*Exploring all

clusters

Lifelong Learning (K-Careers)*Cross-training, retooling within a cluster or across related clusters