NATIONAL CAREER CLUSTER FRAMEWORK
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Functions as a useful guide in developing programs of study bridging secondary and postsecondary curriculum and for creating individual student plans of study for a complete range of career options.
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Helps students discover their interests and their passions, and empowers them to choose the educational pathway that can lead to success in high school, college and career.
Supporting Resources
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Common Career Technical Core standards with performance elements
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Knowledge & Skills Statements
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Plan of Study
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Career Cluster Frame, which provides a broad overview for each Career Cluster, including Essential Knowledge and Skills, the types of educational topics studied within a particular Career Pathway, and a listing of sample Career Specialties or occupations.
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Relevant credentials
16 Clusters
Knowledge & Skill Statements
The 2008 National Career Cluster® Knowledge and Skills statements were updated in 2011- 2012 to serve as the foundation for the Common Career Technical Core. The statements are a comprehensive collection of industry-validated expectations of what students should know and be able to do after completing instruction in a career program area. These statements reflect the expectations of postsecondary education and business and industry for entering into a career in a given area—and are used to guide curriculum development, assessment, and program planning. The Knowledge and Skills Statements are available for all careers in the 16 Career Clusters—and are organized into Career Pathways.
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Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work is the longest-standing national non-profit that represents State Directors and state leaders responsible for secondary, post-secondary and adult Career Technical Education (CTE) across all 50 states and U.S. territories.
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Provide leadership and support for the National Career Clusters Framework to deliver high CTE programs of study through improved design and instruction. All states use this framework in some capacity for program development, organization, or reporting.
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The National Career Clusters® Framework provides a vital structure for organizing and delivering quality CTE programs through learning and comprehensive programs of study. In total; 16 Career Clusters in the National Career Clusters Framework, represents more than 79 Career Pathways to help students navigate their way to greater success in college and career.
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Organizing tool for curriculum design and instruction, Career Clusters providing the essential knowledge and skills for the 16 Career Clusters and their Career Pathways.