National Career Clusters

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National Career Clusters And Career Pathways
Why and How to Use Them
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• CCs give structure to careers.
• CCs provide an organizations.
• CCs assist students.
• CCs reflect the needs of the job
  market.
• CCs give meaning to education.
• CCs identify expectations.

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Natural Resources and Agriscience

• Food Products and Processing Systems
• Plant Systems
• Animal Systems
• Power, Structural and Technical Systems
• Natural Resources Systems
• Environmental Systems
• Agribusiness Systems

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Food Products and Processing Systems

• Meat Science
• Food Safety and Health

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Plant Systems

• Floral Design and Management
• Field and Horticulture Crop Management
• Greenhouse Management
• Landscape Management
• Turf Management

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Animal Systems

• Equine Science
• Large Animal Management
• Specialty Animal Management
• Veterinarian Science

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Power, Structural and Technical Systems

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Computer
  Application
• Electrical and Wiring System
• Power System
• Fabrication System

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Natural Resources Systems

• Fisheries and Wildlife Management
• Forest Management
• Natural Resources Management
• Park and Tourism Management
• Land Use and Conservation Management

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Environmental Service Systems

• Ecology
• Environmental Science

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Agribusiness Systems

• Agriculture and Natural Resources
  Communications and Marketing
• Agriculture and Natural Resources Public Policy
  and Law
• Agriculture and Natural Resources Entrepreneur
  Management

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• Why Assessment Grids?
• AGs are easy to use.
• AG can be used to find gaps in programs.
• AGs can be used to identify what is being taught
  in a course.
• AGs can be used to determine which skills a
  student need to learn.
• AGs can be used to evaluate how ready a student
  is for the job market.

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Knowledge and Skill Statements

• Statement (Standard or Goal)
• Performance Element (Objective)
• Measurement Critertia (Outcome or Task)