Our Vision, Mission and Goals

Vision

States’ Career Clusters Initiative (SCCI) will enable learners to successfully transition from school to careers by serving as a platform to connect secondary and postsecondary education; academic and career-technical education; and education with the business, workforce development, and economic development communities.

Mission

The mission of SCCI is to provide leadership and serve as a clearinghouse to develop and disseminate Career Cluster research, products, services and technical assistance for implementation of the States’ Career Cluster Framework (SCCF) for lifelong learning.

Goals

SCCI’s goal is for all states to use the States’ Career Cluster Framework (SCCF) for assessing career interests, providing career development information to students and parents, developing standards, organizing career pathways from secondary to postsecondary, and engaging business and industry. While SCCI uses a state leadership model, its products and services are available to schools and postsecondary institutions as well.

Goals for Learners

SCCI’s long-term goals for secondary, postsecondary and adult learners based on implementation of the Career Clusters Framework:

1. High Learner Achievement
• Learners will meet rigorous technical standards drawn from industry.
• Learners will receive reinforcement of state and national academic standards.
2. Successful transition between secondary, postsecondary education and/or employment
• Learners will apply knowledge and skills defined for a cluster and a pathway to transition to specific post-secondary and/or occupational education and training, including:
• Employability knowledge and skills standards defined for a cluster and pathway;
• Technical knowledge and skills standards defined for a cluster and pathway; and
• Academic knowledge and skills standards defined for a cluster and pathway.
3. Better preparation for succeeding in careers (technical skills and employability skills)
• Learners will:
• Research career clusters;
• Assess their skills, interests and abilities in relation to particular clusters;
• Translate their skills, interests and abilities to one or more clusters; and
• Apply the knowledge and skills defined for a cluster and pathway to transition to high-skill, high-wage career pathways.
4. Promotion of economic development to increase productivity
• Learners will the apply knowledge and skills defined for a cluster and pathway to build the pool of qualified human resources needed for economic productivity in each cluster of occupations by being better prepared and qualified to:
• Retain their jobs;
• Advance in their jobs (both vertically and horizontally);
• Participate in cross-training opportunities; and
• Be economically self-sufficient tax payers.

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