Related Websites
The following websites contain information that is related to Career Clusters. When you click a link on this page, you will be leaving the Career Clusters Website.
Related Cluster Sites:
- The National Consortium on
Health Science and Technology Education Website provides
information related to Career Clusters on shaping national
policy on the preparation and employment of health care personnel.
Health Science Website -
The Information Technology
Website for Educators provides information regarding the
Information Technology Career Cluster and resources for
researching this topic further.
Information Technology Website - The TDL Website is the website
for this particular cluster and outlines various topics
relating to its development and deployment.
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Website
- The National Consortium on
Health Science and Technology Education Website provides
information related to Career Clusters on shaping national
policy on the preparation and employment of health care personnel.
Related Websites
- The ASVAB Career Exploration Program consists of a multiple aptitude test, career interest inventory and career planning resources. Online OCCU-Find (available after testing) accesses over 400 occupations linked to job description resources and to career clusters with online descriptions for clusters and pathways. Occupations are searchable by title, career cluster or career interest area. Facilitated post-test result interpretations are scheduled at schools. Available at no cost to U.S. high schools.
http://www.asvabprogram.com -
The Office of Vocational and
Adult Education Website provides more detailed information
on the Adult Education and Vocational Education aspect
of the Career Clusters program.
Office of Vocational & Adult Education Website -
Founded in 1920, the National
Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education
Consortium is the Washington D.C.- based professional
society of the state and territory agency heads responsible
for career technical education. The state directors are
committed to leadership and results. The association has
a growing membership of over 200 members who share the
state directors' commitment to quality education at the
secondary, post secondary and adult levels.
National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium Website - The VTECS website provides
information about the VTecs. Since 1973, VTECS
has operated as a consortium of states where members pool
resources to develop competency-based career and technical
education products that are validated by business and
industry.
VTECS Website -
The O*NET database includes information
on skills, abilities, knowledges, work activities, and
interests associated with occupations. This information
can be used to facilitate career exploration, vocational
counseling, and a variety of human resources functions,
such as developing job orders and position descriptions
and aligning training with current workplace needs.
O*NET OnLine - An initial crosswalk bridging CIP codes
and Career Clusters is available from the National Center
for Education Statistics. You can download either the
Access or Excel versions. Both contain links among various
classifications.
Click on the link and then, click on "CIP 2000 - 0ccupational Code Crosswalk." Then, in the first box with the pull down menu, pick a program area. In the second box, pick "DOE Career Clusters." Then, click "go."
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/cip2000/index.asp -
The Association for Career and Technical
Education (ACTE)
http://www.acteonline.org - The National Occupational
Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)
Click on the Quick Link "Workplace Readiness Test." This is aligned to
Career Cluster Knowledge and Skills that are common across all 16 Career
Clusters.
http://www.nocti.org -
Maryland Career Clusters: This
booklet provides an overview of Maryland's Career Cluster
System as well as an in-depth description of each of their
Career Clusters.
http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/careertech/career_technology/career_clusters/
- The ASVAB Career Exploration Program consists of a multiple aptitude test, career interest inventory and career planning resources. Online OCCU-Find (available after testing) accesses over 400 occupations linked to job description resources and to career clusters with online descriptions for clusters and pathways. Occupations are searchable by title, career cluster or career interest area. Facilitated post-test result interpretations are scheduled at schools. Available at no cost to U.S. high schools.
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