Career Clusters link what students learn in school with the knowledge and skills they need for success in college and careers.
Career Clusters Mission
Career Clusters -- a career-focused strategy for Career Technical Education that supports workforce preparation, economic development and educational reform.
Career Clusters Goals for Learners (secondary, postsecondary, adult):
The following are long-term goals for learners (secondary, postsecondary and adult) based on the implementation of the Career Clusters framework:
High Learner Achievement
- Learners will meet rigorous technical standards drawn from industry.
- Learners will receive reinforcement of state and national academic standards.
Successful transition between secondary education, post-secondary education, and/or employment
Learners will apply knowledge and skills defined for a cluster and a pathway to transition to specific post-secondary, occupational education and training, including:
- employability knowledge and skills standards defined for a cluster and a pathway
- technical knowledge and skills standards defined for a cluster and a pathway
- academic knowledge and skills standards defined for a cluster and a pathway
Better Prepared to Succeed in Careers (technical skills, employability skills)
Learners will:
- research career clusters,
- assess their skills, interests and abilities in relation to particular clusters, and
- translate their skills, interests and abilities to one or more clusters.
- apply knowledge and skills defined for a cluster and a pathway to transition to high-skill, high-wage career pathways.
Promotes/Supports Economic Development to Increase Productivity
Learners will apply knowledge and skills defined for a cluster and a pathway to build the pool of qualified human resources needed for economic productivity in each cluster of occupations by being better prepared and qualified to:
- retain their jobs,
- advance in their jobs (both vertically and horizontally),
- participate in cross-training opportunities, and
- be economically self-sufficient tax payers
Career Clusters is an affiliate of NASDCTEc
Website: www.careerclusters.org
STATES’ CAREER CLUSTERS EVENT
CAREER CLUSTERS JOURNEY: Onward and Upward
5th Annual Career Clusters Institute
June 11-13, 2007
Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort
Phoenix, Arizona
