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Career Clusters:Focusing Education
on the Future
The National Association of State DirectorsThe National Association of State Directors
of Career Technical Education Consortium:of Career Technical Education Consortium:
States’ Career Clusters InitiativeStates’ Career Clusters Initiative
Career Clusters: Presentation Objectives
Provide an Provide an Overview of the Career Overview of the Career Clusters InitiativeClusters Initiative..
Review Review Career Cluster ResourcesCareer Cluster Resources available from the national initiative. available from the national initiative.
Discuss Discuss Career Cluster Sustainability Career Cluster Sustainability and Implementationand Implementation..
Overview:
Career Clusters InitiativeCareer Clusters Initiative
Career Clusters: Definition
Career Clusters represent a Career Clusters represent a grouping of occupations and broad grouping of occupations and broad industries based on commonalities.industries based on commonalities.
Career Clusters: Titles Agriculture, Food & Natural Agriculture, Food & Natural
ResourcesResources Architecture & ConstructionArchitecture & Construction Arts, Audio/Video Arts, Audio/Video
Technology & Technology & CommunicationsCommunications
Business, Management & Business, Management & AdministrationAdministration
Education & TrainingEducation & Training FinanceFinance Government & Public Government & Public
AdministrationAdministration Health ScienceHealth Science
Hospitality & TourismHospitality & Tourism Human ServicesHuman Services Information TechnologyInformation Technology Law, Public Safety & Law, Public Safety &
SecuritySecurity ManufacturingManufacturing Marketing, Sales & ServiceMarketing, Sales & Service Science, Technology, Science, Technology,
Engineering & MathematicsEngineering & Mathematics Transportation, Distribution Transportation, Distribution
& Logistics& Logistics
Career Clusters: Purposes
The 16 Career Clusters are an organizing The 16 Career Clusters are an organizing tool for schools to offer a tool for schools to offer a broaderbroader, , more more durabledurable preparation for the world of work. preparation for the world of work.
Re-training the WorkforceRe-training the Workforce Cross-training the WorkforceCross-training the Workforce Preparing the Emerging WorkforcePreparing the Emerging Workforce
Career Clusters: Student and Community Benefits
Help develop workplace, academic and Help develop workplace, academic and technical skillstechnical skills
Build links to the communityBuild links to the community Add relevance to the curriculumAdd relevance to the curriculum Provide real-world learningProvide real-world learning
Career Clusters: Workforce Development and Education System Benefits
Provide a common theme for communication from state to state
Enhance academic achievement of all students - “leaving no child behind”
Integrate into current Career Technical programs Prepare students for entry into college/university Provide a well-prepared, qualified workforce for -prepared, qualified workforce for
employersemployers
Career Clusters: Goals
High Academic Attainment (meet state High Academic Attainment (meet state requirements)requirements)
Successful transition to post-secondary education Successful transition to post-secondary education and trainingand training
Preparation for Success in Careers (academic, Preparation for Success in Careers (academic, skills, technical skills, employability skills)skills, technical skills, employability skills)
Promote/Support Economic Development to Promote/Support Economic Development to Increase ProductivityIncrease Productivity
Enhance Career Development OutcomesEnhance Career Development Outcomes
Resources:
Career Clusters InitiativeCareer Clusters Initiative
Career Clusters: Resources
Career Cluster/Pathway ModelCareer Cluster/Pathway Model Knowledge & Skill ComponentsKnowledge & Skill Components O*Net Crosswalk ReportO*Net Crosswalk Report Cluster Profile and Advisory Committee List of Cluster Profile and Advisory Committee List of
Existing CredentialsExisting Credentials Validation Overview/ResultsValidation Overview/Results Protocol for Assessment & Certification Protocol for Assessment & Certification BrochuresBrochures www.careerclusters.orgwww.careerclusters.org, , www.nchste.orgwww.nchste.org Pam Stacey, 405.743.6850, [email protected] Stacey, 405.743.6850, [email protected]
Career Clusters: Model
Organizes the occupations, within Organizes the occupations, within each cluster, into pathways that group each cluster, into pathways that group the cluster occupations based on the cluster occupations based on commonalities.commonalities.
Career Clusters: Framework
Cluster Level Represents the skill and knowledge, both academic and
technical, that all students within the cluster should achieve regardless of their pathway.
Pathway Level 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.
Preparing individuals for employment in career pathways that relate to families and human needs.
Sample C
areer Specialties / Occupations
Directors, Childcare Facilities Assistant Directors, Childcare
Facilities Elementary School Counselors Preschool Teachers Educators for Parents Nannies Teachers’ Assistants Childcare Assistants/Workers
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Industrial-Organizational Psychologists Sociologists School Counselors/Psychologists Substance Abuse and Behavioral
Disorder Counselors Mental Health Counselors Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Career Counselors Employment Counselors Residential Advisors Marriage, Child and Family Counselors
Community Service Directors Adult Day Care Coordinators Coordinators of Volunteers Licensed Professional Counselors Religious Leaders Directors, Religious
Activities/Education Programs Human Services Workers Social Services Workers Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Employment Counselors Career Counselors Vocational Rehabilitation Service
Workers Leisure Activities Coordinators Dieticians Geriatric Service Workers Adult Day Care Workers Residential Advisors Emergency and Relief Workers Community Food Service Workers Community Housing Service Workers Social and Human Services Assistants
Barbers Cosmetologists, Hairdressers, &
Hairstylists Shampooers Nail Technicians, Manicurists &
Pedicurists Skin Care Specialists/Estheticians Electrolysis Technicians Electrologists Funeral Directors/Morticians Embalmers Funeral Attendants Personal and Home Care Aides Companions Spa Attendants Personal Trainers Massage Therapists
Consumer Credit Counselors Consumer Affairs Officers Consumer Advocates Certified Financial Planners Insurance Representatives Bankers Real Estate Services Representatives Financial Advisors Investment Brokers Employee Benefits Representatives Hospital Patient Accounts
Representatives Customer Service Representatives Consumer Research Department
Representatives Consumer Goods or Services
Retailing Representatives Market Researchers Account Executives Sales Consultants Event Specialists Inside Sales Representatives Field Merchandising Representatives Buyers Small Business Owners
Path-
ways
Early Childhood Development &
Services
Counseling & Mental Health Services
Family & Community Services
Personal Care Services
Consumer Services
Cluster K
&S
Cluster Knowledge and Skills
Academic Foundations Communications Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Information Technology Applications Systems Safety, Health and Environmental Leadership and Teamwork Ethics and Legal Responsibilities
Employability and Career Development Technical Skills
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Career Clusters: O*Net Crosswalk Report
Each occupational specialty identified within Each occupational specialty identified within Career Clusters was cross-walked to a related Career Clusters was cross-walked to a related O*NET occupation.O*NET occupation.
O*NET is a nationally recognized taxonomy with O*NET is a nationally recognized taxonomy with detailed descriptions and a rich database of detailed descriptions and a rich database of information for each occupation.information for each occupation.
Career Clusters: Cluster/Pathway Knowledge & Skills
Identify existing and/or establish the Identify existing and/or establish the knowledge and skills common across knowledge and skills common across the Cluster as well as in each of the the Cluster as well as in each of the Pathways.Pathways.
How Do You Differentiate Between Cluster Level and Pathway Level Knowledge and Skills (K&S)?
Cluster K&S represent all occupations within the scope of
the cluster.
Pathway K&S represent all occupations within a pathway.
Cluster Level K&S Topics
Academic FoundationsAcademic Foundations CommunicationsCommunications Problem Solving and Critical ThinkingProblem Solving and Critical Thinking Information Technology ApplicationsInformation Technology Applications SystemsSystems Safety, Health and EnvironmentalSafety, Health and Environmental Leadership and TeamworkLeadership and Teamwork Ethics and Legal ResponsibilitiesEthics and Legal Responsibilities Employability and Career DevelopmentEmployability and Career Development Technical SkillsTechnical Skills
Format: Knowledge and Skills Structure Components
StructureStructureCluster/Pathway TopicsCluster/Pathway Topics
K&S StatementsK&S Statements
• Performance ElementsPerformance Elements
–Measurement CriteriaMeasurement Criteria
Validation Overview/Results
What Do We Mean by Knowledge and Skills “Validation”? In this initiative, valid means:In this initiative, valid means:
Common (common, applicable across Common (common, applicable across pathway or cluster)pathway or cluster)
Important (relevant, meaningful)Important (relevant, meaningful)Accurate (technically correct)Accurate (technically correct)
Validation Process
Validation by Advisory CommitteesValidation by Advisory Committees National Web-based Validation or National Web-based Validation or
Pilot Site ValidationPilot Site Validation Continuing Review by Advisory Continuing Review by Advisory
Committees, Pilot Sites and Subject Matter Committees, Pilot Sites and Subject Matter ExpertsExperts
Career Clusters: Advisory Committee
Membership includes business and industry, Membership includes business and industry, associations, government agencies, labor associations, government agencies, labor and secondary and postsecondary educators.and secondary and postsecondary educators.
Membership is broad-based in terms of Membership is broad-based in terms of geographic location.geographic location.
Membership reflects occupations within Membership reflects occupations within each of the pathways.each of the pathways.
Membership is responsible for resource Membership is responsible for resource development. development.
Career Clusters: Existing Credentials
Credentials include licenses, certificates, Credentials include licenses, certificates, and degrees.and degrees.
Listing includes both web sites and Listing includes both web sites and individual credentials.individual credentials.
Existing credentials, when applicable, were Existing credentials, when applicable, were used as resources in the development of used as resources in the development of knowledge and skill components.knowledge and skill components.
Career Clusters: Assessment Protocol
Protocol for Career Clusters AssessmentProtocol for Career Clusters Assessment Minimum criteria/expectationsMinimum criteria/expectations
ContentContentFormFormApplications and UsesApplications and UsesAdministrationAdministrationValidity and ReliabilityValidity and Reliability
Career Clusters: Certificate of Achievement Protocol Minimum criteria/expectationsMinimum criteria/expectations
Defines the purpose and scope of Defines the purpose and scope of certificatecertificate
Bases issue on assessed learner Bases issue on assessed learner proficienciesproficiencies
Confirms knowledge & skills of Confirms knowledge & skills of certificate to the publiccertificate to the public
Contains date and issuing organizationContains date and issuing organization
Career Clusters: Brochures
Description of how to pursue education and Description of how to pursue education and career success in the clustercareer success in the cluster
Career Pathways at a glanceCareer Pathways at a glance Overview of each PathwayOverview of each Pathway
Sample occupationsSample occupations Overview of credentialsOverview of credentials Employment outlook Employment outlook
Sustainability and Implementation:
Career Clusters InitiativeCareer Clusters Initiative
Career Clusters: Sustainability
National Association of State Directors of Career National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education ConsortiumTechnical Education Consortium AssessmentAssessment States Voluntarily Reporting Student States Voluntarily Reporting Student
Enrollment by ClusterEnrollment by Cluster Central Distribution System for ResourcesCentral Distribution System for Resources Maintenance/Updating of Web SiteMaintenance/Updating of Web Site Continuing, Consistent Process for Review and Continuing, Consistent Process for Review and
Validation of Knowledge and SkillsValidation of Knowledge and Skills
Career Clusters: Implementation
Pilot Site ImplementationPilot Site Implementation Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance Training and In-serviceTraining and In-service Guide to Career Cluster ImplementationGuide to Career Cluster Implementation Implementation Briefs by State on the Web Implementation Briefs by State on the Web
SiteSite National Career Cluster InstituteNational Career Cluster Institute
Tips for Implementation
Making Skill Standards Work: Highlights from Making Skill Standards Work: Highlights from the Fieldthe Field Education Development Center, Inc. Education Development Center, Inc. 800-225-4276800-225-4276
Career Academy ToolkitCareer Academy Toolkit Bright Futures PressBright Futures Press 919-426-3843919-426-3843 http://casn.berkeley.edu/formbanklist.htmlhttp://casn.berkeley.edu/formbanklist.html
Using Skill Standards for Vocational-Technical Using Skill Standards for Vocational-Technical Education Curriculum DevelopmentEducation Curriculum Development http://v-tecs.org/Documents/Using%20Skill%20Standards.pdfhttp://v-tecs.org/Documents/Using%20Skill%20Standards.pdf
Tips for Implementation (cont.)
Arts, A-V Technology and Arts, A-V Technology and CommunicationsCommunications www.artavcomm.orgwww.artavcomm.org
Health ScienceHealth Science www.nchste.orgwww.nchste.org
Information TechnologyInformation Technology www.edc.org/EWIT/bltext.www.edc.org/EWIT/bltext.
htmhtm
ManufacturingManufacturing www.mfglinks.orgwww.mfglinks.org
Transportation, DistributionTransportation, Distributionand Logisticsand Logistics http://tdlcluster.orghttp://tdlcluster.org
All ClustersAll Clusters www.careerclusters.orgwww.careerclusters.org
Tips for Implementation (cont.)
Use resources to enhance existing programs.Use resources to enhance existing programs.
Use resources as frameworks to create/develop Use resources as frameworks to create/develop programs.programs.
Use resources for career academies, small learning Use resources for career academies, small learning communities, schools within schools, charter communities, schools within schools, charter schools, home schooling and magnet schools.schools, home schooling and magnet schools.
Identify the Stakeholders and Challenges Leading to Cluster Implementation
Teachers with decreasing enrollments Teachers charged with increasing academic
performance Parents and students lacking knowledge of
opportunities Business and Industry needs for qualified
workers Post high school trainers and educators looking
for feeder programs
Present Career Clusters as a Solution to Stakeholder Challenges
Potential enrollment increases with broader programs that appeal to more students.
Contextual learning increases academic performance for all students.
Enhanced guidance services are available for parents and students through the cluster models’ identification of many jobs.
Broader preparation meets Business and Industry needs for qualified workers.
Career Cluster Knowledge and Skill structures provide the linkage from post high school trainers and educators to feeder programs.
Conduct Clusters Rollout Planning with Stakeholders
Analyze current delivery system.Analyze current delivery system. Review curriculum content.Review curriculum content. Identify instructor knowledge, skills, and Identify instructor knowledge, skills, and
abilities.abilities. Determine desire to change the system.Determine desire to change the system. Present “Career Cluster Principles for Present “Career Cluster Principles for
Success”.Success”.
Career Cluster Principles for Success in Technical and Academic Education:What does a Career Cluster program look like?
1. The curriculum includes the cluster foundation knowledge and skills.
2. The curriculum includes pathway knowledge and skills.
3. Academic and technical instructors jointly plan the curriculum.
4. The specific state academic standards reinforced in the curriculum are clearly identified.
Principles for Success (cont.)
5. Communication (reading, writing, and presenting) activities are pervasive in the curriculum.
6. The curriculum reflects multiple careers associated with the cluster.
7. The curriculum reflects the economic development plans of the local/state community.
8. Instructors provide direct support to students in developing a career/educational plan.
9. Data is collected and used for quality control and improvement.
Conduct Clusters Rollout Planning with Stakeholders (cont.)
Identify where changes are needed/desired.Identify where changes are needed/desired. Determine barriers using Rollout Planning Determine barriers using Rollout Planning
process.process. Identify resources (human, policy, fiscal) Identify resources (human, policy, fiscal)
needed to overcome barriers.needed to overcome barriers. In matrix format, present delivery system In matrix format, present delivery system
elements/content vs. desired cluster elements/content vs. desired cluster elements/content.elements/content.
Assess Acceptance/Buy-in of Implementation Staff
Determine resources needed (human, Determine resources needed (human, policy, fiscal) to assure staff buy-in.policy, fiscal) to assure staff buy-in.
Determine the availability of needed Determine the availability of needed resources.resources.
Assess implementation challenges given Assess implementation challenges given available resources.available resources.
Develop Implementation Plan
Identify resources needed (human, policy, Identify resources needed (human, policy, fiscal).fiscal).
Identify time frame for implementation.Identify time frame for implementation. Identify individuals responsible.Identify individuals responsible. Identify specific goals, objectives, and time Identify specific goals, objectives, and time
line.line. Identify assessment processes to be used.Identify assessment processes to be used. Determine if credentials will be awarded.Determine if credentials will be awarded.
Implementing Career Clusters
Review implementation plan with Review implementation plan with stakeholders/community.stakeholders/community.
Revise plan responding to feedback.Revise plan responding to feedback. Access resources needed.Access resources needed. Confirm the reality of proposed planConfirm the reality of proposed plan Implement plan.Implement plan. Revise plan according to implementation Revise plan according to implementation
feedback.feedback.
Contact Information
www.careerclusters.orgwww.careerclusters.org
Pam StaceyPam Stacey 405.743.6850405.743.6850 [email protected]@okcareertech.org
