Career Cluster Pathways

Implementing Career Clusters and Pathways

• Overview: Implementing Career Clusters and Pathways (ppt)
  
• Steps to Completing Program(s) of Study (POS) (ppt)
  
• Taking the Mystery Out of Career Clusters - A useful example for local staff development on Career Clusters by Julie Budrow, Tech Prep Specialist, Blackhawk Technical College (ppt)
  
• Self Sufficiency Tables

WTCS - Cluster and Pathway Assignments for Occupational Programs

The assignment of programs into clusters and pathways is for Perkins IV reporting purposes. A district may make a different decision about the placement of a program into a cluster or pathway; however, the district will be required to report to the System Office based on the program assignments.

• Cluster and Pathway Assignments sorted by programs, then clusters, then pathways)
  
• Cluster and Pathway Assignments sorted by cluster, then pathway, then programs)

Professional Development Opportunities

• Career Cluster Workshops
  

15 Critical Components for Implementation of Career Clusters

How does the DPI POS Diagram model fit with the National Career Cluster Model implementation of 15 critical components to the development of Career Clusters? The following two documents contain the 15 critical components and a crosswalk from DPI's POS Diagram to the critical components.

• Career Clusters: 15 Critical Components for Implementation (pdf)
  
• Crosswalk to the 15 Critical Components (ppt)
  

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

• Agribusiness Systems
  
• Animal Systems
  
• Environmental Service Systems
  
• Food Products and Processing Systems
  
• Natural Resource Systems
  
• Plant Systems
  
• Power, Structural and Technical Systems
  
  

Architecture and Construction

• Construction
  
• Design/Pre-Construction
  
• Maintenance Operations
  
  

Arts, A/V Technology & Communications

• Audio and Video Technology and Film
  
• Journalism and Broadcasting
  
• Performing Arts
  
• Printing Technology
  
• Telecommunications
  
• Visual Arts
  
  

Business, Management & Administration

• Administration and Information Support
  
• Business Analysis
  
• Business Financial Management and Accounting
  
• Human Resources
  
• Management
  
• Marketing
  

Education and Training

• Administration and Administrative Support
  
• Professional Support Services
  
• Teaching/Training
  
  

Finance

• Banking and Related Services
  
• Business Financial Management
  
• Financial and Investment Planning
  
• Insurance Services
  
  

Government & Public Administration

• Foreign Service
  
• Governance
  
• National Security
  
• Planning
  
• Public Management and Administration
  
• Regulation
  
• Revenue and Taxation
  
  

Health Science

• Biotechnology Research and Development
  
• Diagnostics Services
  
• Health Informatics
  
• Support Services
  
• Therapeutic Services
  
  

Hospitality and Tourism

• Lodging
  
• Recreation, Amusements and Attractions
  
• Restaurants and Food/Beverage Service
  
• Travel and Tourism
  
  

Human Services

• Consumer Services
  
• Counseling and Mental Health Services
  
• Early Childhood Development and Services
  
• Family and Community Services
  
• Personal Care Services
  
  

Information Technology

• Information Support and Services
  
• Interactive Media
  
• Network Systems
  
• Programming and Software Development
  
  

Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security

• Correction Services
  
• Emergency and Fire Management Services
  
• Law Enforcement Services
  
• Legal Services
  
• Security and Protective Services
  
  

Manufacturing

• Health, Safety and Environmental Assurances
  
• Logistics and Inventory Control
  
• Maintenance, Installation and Repair
  
• Manufacturing Production Process Development
  
• Production
  
• Quality Assurance
  
  

Marketing, Sales and Service

• Distribution and Logistics
  
• E-Marketing
  
• Management and Entrepreneurship
  
• Marketing Communication and Promotion
  
• Marketing Information Management and Research
  
• Merchandising
  
• Professional Sales and Sales Management
  
  

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

• Engineering and Technology
  
• Science and Math
  
  

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

• Facility and Mobile Equipment Maintenance
  
• Health, Safety and Environmental Management
  
• Logistics Planning and Management Services
  
• Sales and Service
  
• Transportation Operations
  
• Transportation Systems/Infrastructure Planning, Management and Regulation
  
• Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations
  

For questions about this information, contact Barbara A. Bitters (608) 266-9609

Last updated on 2/25/2008 1:28:30 PM