Academic and Career Planning
February Newsletter
Topic of the Month - Career and Technical Education
CTE refers to courses and programs designed to prepare students for careers in current or emerging professions.
At the high school level, CTE provides students with opportunities to explore a career theme of interest while learning a set of technical and employability skills that integrate into or complement their academic studies.
High school CTE is meant to connect with and lead to postsecondary programs of study or additional training after high school, which may include more specialized technical instruction. These pathways can culminate in postsecondary degrees or certificates, apprenticeships, or employment.
Watch this short video on CTE:
Career Clusters and Pathways
Career clusters are broad occupational groupings that serve as an organizing tool, categorizing common knowledge and skill sets for secondary and postsecondary education. Career clusters use 16 broad groups of occupations and 79 pathways (sub-groups). Below is a one - page document listing the clusters and pathways.
In Wisconsin the areas of CTE are:
- Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- The mission of agriculture & natural resources is:
- to prepare students for careers in the agriculture industry.
- to support students in their career choices, and
- to develop leadership skills in students to benefit their community and the food, fiber, and natural resource system.
- Business and Information Systems
- The primary mission of Business & Information Technology is to prepare students for business occupations and to teach students about business. Education about Business & Information Technology focuses on those aspects of business that affect every member of society, whereas preparation for business occupations focuses on the preparation of individuals to own or operate their own business or to work in a variety of business functions.
- Family and Consumer Science
- is a field of knowledge concerned with preparing people for independence, family, employment and life by employing knowledge from a variety of educational disciplines. Courses are designed to develop the total well being of students, empowering them to become healthy, well adjusted, self confident, productive individuals, family members and employees.
- Health Science
- Health Science Education (HSE) prepares students for careers related to medicine, nursing, health science, and allied health programs. Students preparing for health careers or for teaching careers in health occupations can gain valuable career information and network with other professionals by participating in the HSE program. This program provides students technical skills, health care competencies, and opportunities to obtain the knowledge necessary to satisfy the requirements for entry-level health care jobs. HSE is dedicated to educating today's students for tomorrow's health care community.
- Marketing, Management & Entrepreneurship
- Marketing Education is the instructional program designed to prepare individuals for the major occupational areas within marketing and management. Marketing includes channel management, recruiting, image building, promoting, marketing information management, market planning, product service management, selling and training, financing, and communicating.
- Technology & Engineering
- Curriculum opportunities related to Technology & Engineering support career growth in the clusters: Architecture and Construction; Arts, A/V Technology and Communication; Manufacturing; STEM; and Transportation, Distribution and Logistics.
CTSOs in Wisconsin
The Six CTSO's in Wisconsin:
- DECA: DECA is a local, state, and international organization with a mission to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management.
- FBLA: inspires and prepares students to become community minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership activities
- FCCLA Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a dynamic and effective national student organization that helps young men and women become leaders and address important personal, family, work and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences Education.
- FFA To make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.
- HOSA HOSA-Future Health Professionals provides opportunities for secondary and post-secondary students to plan and participate in educational experiences that prepare them for careers in the health care professions.
- SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to make sure the United States has a talented workforce.
Career Cluster Pathways/Program of Study for Cambria-Friesland School District
Architecture and Construction - CF Pathways/Program of Study
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcN4VEdfOSH68XZEf66htGDerQ28Nx4KpSPKjmj1mGg/edit?usp=sharingAgriculture, Food and Natural Resources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b9CpRxw4jdGYuF0PzrE1aJIhAsljlh3PcbxGjevlZhY/edit?usp=sharing
Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oAedWTKYJKBf9nvRpXy2GuR4Y6fQl9tdxAgVW9AqEhc/edit?usp=sharing
Business Management & Administration
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JgchUh-i8SIZ6mz1v6w3aNU3I4gTZ6TsFDCbgCatrqE/edit?usp=sharing
Finance
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VAe0jxVTEeD5_OrQ99cSjyxBjJSsXhuYxHNJcj4UhRM/edit?usp=sharing
Government & Public Administration
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18KSqW6CwYPjTTtfI9WytFtBQ4XJ5EV9Jsc_LUrHmYyQ/edit?usp=sharing
Health Science
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YZ2Y5EUJdSoMWi49DJt_vXlqIJLBT9xisp0BRiNRgTw/edit?usp=sharing
Hospitality & Tourism
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LXRvxcCHJUFFb_EuXlPHg0ntR1sihzZaDF6D0ErK5tg/edit?usp=sharing
Human Services
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FHDWP13T3AaMJw2UkyZ5rCTFY_5fMA_1LAYCpgxCu1s/edit?usp=sharing
Information Technology
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1maro63rC-Bo1JpF4iDNsf3PyIU6gIk1ua6wxoEtY2Rg/edit?usp=sharing
Law, Public Safety and Corrections
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vKjpza9xJjxkqWW4Cu9ozyYdVNjzAMIezJ2Qa7Cy7GA/edit?usp=sharing
Manufacturing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xDcmqu75I0G5vzPqPuXOkWdLZJ1VsKx4EXkO9V304lY/edit?usp=sharing
Marketing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NgadtyYaq1bTPON4fi-d627PC6ODlE1ST7P9n_qpZcQ/edit?usp=sharing
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WGganCXR6j-zlBEu71yB2NW4WbhO60rBrwAmWDZl_i4/edit?usp=sharing
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DrGI1txuYKeM505IqVYi59Fa1PrZybUYnZFVUbSvT4Q/edit?usp=sharing
Don't know what cluster you should be looking at? Go ahead and browse through all of them or log into your XELLO account and review the results of your personal assessments.
Use these documents when planning for your educational journey!