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Learn about the 16 career clusters that provide an organizing tool for schools and explore the partnerships and development process behind these clusters. Discover the cluster framework and the pathways and career specialties within each cluster.
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Career Clusters:Focusing Education on the Future U.S. Department of Education National School-to-Work Office
Career Cluster Definition • A Career Cluster is a grouping of occupations and broad industries based on commonalities. • The 16 Career Clusters provide an organizing tool for schools, small learning communities, academies and magnet schools.
16 Career Clusters • Health Science • Hospitality & Tourism • Human Services • Information Technology • Law & Public Safety • Manufacturing • Retail/Wholesale Sales & Service • Scientific Research & Engineering • Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics • Agriculture & Natural Resources • Architecture & Construction • Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications • Business & Administration • Education & Training • Finance • Government & Public Administration
Cluster Partnerships Are Key • State Education Agencies • Post-secondary Education (vocational school, community college, university) • Employers/Industry Groups (local, national) • Other relevant stakeholders (labor, professional organizations)
Career Cluster Development • Form Cluster Consortium with Partners • Conduct Research to Identify • Cluster Occupations • Existing Standards • Define the Scope of the Cluster • Align Occupations to Identify Cluster Pathways
Career Cluster Development • Select Cluster Pilot Test Sites • Establish Cluster Foundation and Pathway Standards • Develop Cluster Assessments • Pilot Test Assessment and Certification Process • Document Pathway Knowledge and Skills With Certificates
Cluster Foundation StandardsTopics • Academic Foundation • Communications • Employability Skills • Ethics • Information Technology Applications • Legal Responsibilities • Safety Practices • Systems • Teamwork • Technical Skills
Career Cluster Framework • Cluster Foundation • Represents the skills and knowledge, both academic and technical, that all students within the cluster should achieve regardless of their pathway. • Pathways • Represents the skill and knowledge, both academic and technical, necessary to pursue a full range of career opportunities within a pathway - ranging from entry level to management, including technical and professional career specialties. • Career Specialties • Represents the full range of career opportunities within each pathway.
Career Specialties CAREER CLUSTER FRAMEWORK Pathways Cluster Foundation
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Career Cluster
Instructional/Assessment Scenarios Include: • AAVTC Content Standard(s) Addressed • Required Academic Skills (Taxonomy Based) • Workplace Skills • The Contextual Problem to be Solved • Conditions for Performance • Performance/Assessment Criteria
Instructional/Assessment Scenarios Include: • Student Instructions • Teacher Instructions • Resources Used to Develop the Scenario • Business and Industry Input for Reality Check • Quality Criteria for Scenario Developers/Reviewers
CLUSTER CROSSWALK 2000 Census BLS/OES Classification OMB/SOC Classification ETA/O*NET Classification Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) NSSB Industry Standards U.S. Department of Ed. Career Clusters
Current Career Cluster Projects • Arts, Audio Video Technology, and Communications (AAVTC) • Health Science • Information Technology (IT) • Manufacturing • Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (TDL)
Miami Senior High School Miami, FL Glenwood High School Chatham, Il Covington High School Covington, LA Communication Hi School Wall, NJ Western Suffolk BOCES Dix Hills, NY Will Rogers High School Tulsa, OK Middle Bucks Institute of Technology Jamison, PA Hannaford Career Center Middlebury, VT Peninsula/Gig Harbor High Gig Harbor, WA The AAVTC Pilot Sites
CAREER CLUSTER BROCHURE AND POSTERORDERING INFORMATION CALL ED PUBS AT: 1 877 433 7827
AAVTC www.artavcomm.org Health Science www.nchste.org Information Technology www.edc.org/EWIT/bltext.htm Manufacturing www.mfglinks.org Transportation, Distributionand Logistics education.dot.gov/translinkage Cluster Project Web Sites
Contact Information: U.S. Department of Education Scott Hess Education Program Specialist U.S. Department of Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education 4090 MES400 Maryland Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20202Scott_Hess@ed.gov www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/