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Program Areas
Traditionally, vocational education programs have been classified into 7 program areas: Agricultural Education Business Education Family and Consumer Sciences Health Occupations Education Marketing Education Technology Education Trade and Industrial Education
Program Areas More recently, the U.S. Office of
Education has developed career clusters.
There are 16 career clusters. In some states vocational programs
are still identified in the traditional manner, in other states they are starting to use the career cluster terminology The problem with career clusters is that some
vocational programs are divided among career clusters
Not all career clusters relate to vocational programs
Career Clusters
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Arts, A/V Technology and Communication
Business and Administration
Architecture and Construction
Education and Training
Finance Health Science Hospitality and
Tourism
Human Services Information
Technology Law and Public Safety
Manufacturing Government and Public
Administration Retail/Wholesale Sales
and Service Scientific
Research/Engineering Transportation,
Distribution and Logistics
Agricultural Education
The agricultural education program is designed to develop technical, leadership, and management expertise needed by middle and high school students preparing for careers in agricultural occupations and to further education in an agriculturally-related field.
Agricultural Education
Typical Courses: Agriscience Applications Agricultural Engineering
Technology I & II Horticulture I & II Animal Science I & II Environmental & Natural
Resources Studies I & II Agricultural Production &
Management I & II
Business Education
Business Education is a broad, comprehensive curriculum at the middle and high school levels that provides students with meaningful instruction for and about business.
Business Education
Instruction in Business Education encompasses business skills and techniques, an understanding of basic economics, and business attitudes essential to participate in the international marketplace as productive workers and consumers.
Business Education
Typical Courses: Principles of Business Computer Applications I & II Keyboarding Business and Electronic
Communications Business Law Computerized Accounting I & II Business Management and
Applications Network Administration I & II
Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Education prepares for careers working with individuals and families, as well as for competence in the work of their own families.
Family and Consumer Sciences Family and Consumer Sciences
Education is founded on six distinct core areas. The areas are: Consumer Education and Resource
Management Family and Interpersonal
Relationships Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Interiors, Housing, and Design Human Development and Parenting
Education Textiles, Apparel, and Fashion
Family and Consumer Sciences Typical Courses:
Teen Living Foods and Nutrition Interior Design and Housing Parenting and Child Development Clothing Design Culinary Arts and Hospitality I & II Food Science Interior Design Services I & II Early Childhood Education I & II
Health Occupations Education
The curriculum is designed to offer a foundation of knowledge and skills necessary to health career preparation.
Curriculum concepts include the health care delivery system, including ethics, professionalism, prevention (wellness), patient/client diagnosis, treatment, care, and rehabilitation as a result of disease/disorders.
Health Occupations Education
Typical Courses:Biomedical TechnologyHealth Team RelationsAllied Health Sciences I &
IIMedical Sciences I & II
Marketing Education
The purpose of the Marketing Education instructional program is to prepare students for advancement in marketing and management careers and/or future studies in two-year technical/community colleges or four-year colleges or universities.
Marketing Education
Typical Courses: Principles of Business Marketing Fashion Merchandising Travel, Tourism, and Recreation
Marketing Small Business/Entrepreneurship Marketing Management Strategic Marketing Business and Financial
Management I & II
Technology Education
The purpose of Technology Education is to prepare technologically literate students for success in an ever-changing technological workplace.
Technology Education Technology Education helps students to
be able to: better understand complex technologies
through the use of the systems approach to problem solving.
apply design, problem solving, and leadership skills
assess the implications of technology upon society, the economy, and the environment
become more knowledgeable citizens and consumers regarding issues of technology
make wise career decisions
Technology Education
Typical Courses Fundamentals of Technology Communication Systems Manufacturing Systems Structural Systems Transportation Systems Principles of Technology I Principles of Technology II
Trade and Industrial Education
Trade and Industrial Education is a secondary program designed to prepare students for careers in public service, industry, and the trade occupations through a sequence of learning experiences.