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Oklahoma Career Clusters…

Moving Oklahoma Forward August 2007

A Vision for the Future: Oklahoma’s

Career Clusters Design

November 2010


Moving Oklahoma Forward

Objectives

• Explain why career clusters are important to students.

• Explain use of Oklahoma Department of Career Tech Instructional Framework.

• Incorporate reasons for changes to the career clusters frame into articulation agreements.

• Use the Health Science Cluster Framework when developing articulation agreements.



Purpose

Our challengeOur solutionWhen?



Why?

Our economy is changing to:Technology-drivenKnowledge-basedGlobalIncreased

employer demands



Why?

Supports 6 Major InitiativesGovernor’s Council for Workforce and

Economic DevelopmentThe Alliance InitiativeThe new Carl Perkins LegislationNo Child Left BehindAchieving Classroom ExcellenceEDGE (Economic Development

Generating Excellence)



Traditional Career ClustersApproach Approach

Vocational Education

Technical skills Trained for a few

jobs In lieu of

academics/college Program-focused Entry-level

preparation

CTE Technical skills and

academics For many careers Aligns with and

supports academics 16 clusters, 85

pathways Industry-focused to

create pathways for career advancement



Our Solution

A model that:Fits our mission to help Oklahomans succeed in

the workplace, education and lifePrepares students for a broad range of career

options:EmploymentTechnical and postsecondary education Lifelong learning

Increases our ability to meet industry expectations



Our Solution

Adopts the national career clusters framework consisting of 16 clusters and defined pathways

Adds components unique to OklahomaCareer majors (332)Courses (over 1500 unduplicated)

Allows us to become industry-focused, student-centered, and performance-driven



Our Solution

A new instructional framework

Extensive professional development

Revised core business processes



New Instructional Framework

Realigning existing programs to a sequence of courses (career majors) based on industry-identified:KnowledgeSkillsCredentials



Programs to Courses

Using the Career Clusters Model

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge & Skills

Health Science

Therapeutic Services

Dental Assistant

Dental Office Procedures

Practice General Office Procedures

Instructional Framework

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge& Skills

A career cluster is a grouping of occupations and broad industries based on commonalities.

A career cluster represents the knowledge and skills, both academic and technical, that all students within the cluster should achieve regardless of their pathway.



Sixteen Career Clusters

The Career Clusters icons are being used with permission of the States’ Career Clusters Initiative, 2007.

Health ScienceCluster



Health Science Cluster

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge& Skills

A pathway is a more narrow grouping of occupations and broad industries within a career cluster.

The pathway represents the knowledge and skills, 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.

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge & Skills

Pathways

HL - Health Science Career Cluster

HL005 - Biotechnology Research and DevelopmentHL002 - Diagnostic ServicesHL004 - Support ServicesHL001 - Therapeutic Services

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge& Skills

A career major is a model sequence of courses or field of study that prepares a student for a career and ensures that:

Integration occurs between academic and occupational learning;Transitions are established between secondary schools and postsecondary institutions;Students are prepared for employment in a broad career cluster; andStudents receive a skill credential.

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge & Skills

Emergency Medical Technician- Paramedic - Career Major

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge& Skills

A course is an instructional unit that includes a set of defined competencies, a syllabus or course outline, and a measure of accountability, evaluation, or assessment.

A course may be occupational, exploratory, academic, foundational, or competency development.

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge & Skills

Paramedic Assessment Based Management - Course

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge& Skills

Knowledge and Skills are specific work tasks performed on the job. They are large enough tasks to be valued in and of themselves, and they are measurable and observable.

Cluster

Pathway

Career Major

Course

Knowledge& Skills

Knowledge & SkillsParamedic Assessment Based Management



Revising Core Business Processes

CareerTech Information System (CTIS)Programs to courses transitionAccreditation and evaluation standardsFinancial aid requirementsPerformance measuresCareer major approval processCareerTech rulesFunding structure



Revising Core Business Processes

Professional DevelopmentCommunication and MarketingCarl Perkins IV



When Did This Happen?

Summer Conference Dedicated to Communications and Professional Development Regarding Career Clusters and CTIS: August 2007

Communications, Professional Development and Technical Assistance: Ongoing

Schools develop their instructional frameworks: March 2007 – January 2008 & have been using since



Helpful Websites

Oklahoma’s Career Cluster Website

www.okcareertech.org/okcareerclusters



Questions?

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