EDUCATION AND TRAINING CAREER CLUSTER

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• EDUCATION AND TRAINING CAREER CLUSTER

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Cluster Co-Leader Education and Training

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• Michigan Department of Labor Economic Growth,
• Office of Career Technical Preparation

Career Communications, Inc. American Careers
Education Programs
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Cluster Co-LeaderTHE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR ECONOMIC GROWTH(DLEG)

• The DLEG promotes job creation and economic
  growth by centralizing and streamlining the
  state's job, workforce, and economic development
  functions.

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Cluster Co-LeaderTHE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR ECONOMIC GROWTH

• Michigans Office of Career and Technical
  Preparation served as cluster leader for the
  Education Training Career Cluster.
• Michigan has continued to be involved with all of
  the Career Clusters since 2002.

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Cluster Co-LeaderCAREER COMMUNICATIONS,
INC.(CCI)

• CCI Publications are dedicated to the concept of
  career education
• Career education must start future teachers,
  instructors and industry trainers

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Cluster Co-LeaderCAREER COMMUNICATIONS,
INC(CCI)

• Since 1990, CCI has published standards-based
  American Careers academic and career programs.
• They integrate career content with true-to-life
  lessons in math, science, social studies,
  language arts and more.

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• Career Cluster History
• June 2001, U.S. Department of Education Office
  of Vocational Adult Education (OVAE) required
  states to use Career Clusters to report student
  enrollment for Perkins
• June, 2001, OVAE launches the National Career
  Cluster Initiative through an RFP
• July, 2002, Career Cluster Knowledge and Skills
  Statements were ready for validation
• September, 2002, all 50 states were invited to a
  materials dissemination meeting

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• June, 2003 CCTI received funding for 15 sites to
  pilot 5 Career Clusters
• June, 2004, Career Cluster Grids produced
  introduced
• March, 2005, The Education Training Career
  Cluster was presented at the National Association
  of Community College Teacher Educators
• March, 2006 OVAE gave grant to NASCTEDc to
  develop pathway study plans

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How Were the Clusters Developed?

• OVAE Used a Combined Industry-Occupational
  Approach
• Input from 40 states in partnerships with
  technical schools, colleges, universities, and
  employers
• Consistent with industry-based clusters at the
  national and state levels
• Consistent with classification systems (NAICS,
  SOC, CIP)

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Deliverables

• Cluster Advisory Committee
• Credentials (licenses, certifications, degrees)
• Pathways/Career Specialties
• Knowledge/Skill Statements
• Curriculum Strategies

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Timeline

• Fall 2001, Form Cluster Advisory Committee and
  Schedule Meetings
• Winter 2002, Conduct 1st National Advisory and
  Executive Committee
• Spring 2002, Develop Knowledge and Skill
  Statements, Internally Validate, Make Changes
• Summer 2002, Fine Tune, Online Validate, and
  Executive Committee Acceptance
• Fall 2002, Pilot Sites

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Cluster Process

• Developed Advisory Committee with National Focus
• Formed Pathway Sub-Committees
• Met for Validation
• Formed Sub-Committee for Foundation
• On Site Validation

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• OVER 50 MEMBERS
• REPRESENTING
• Students
• Teachers
• Parents
• Business
• Educational Institutions
• Military
• Unions
• Associations
• Bureaus
• Academies

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE
• Presidents of companies
• Professors
• Teachers
• Consultants
• Directors
• Trainers
• Trustees

• Social Workers
• Librarians
• Speech/Language Pathologists
• Curriculum Development Specialists
• Deans

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• Co-Leadership established
• Develop frame works for The National Consortium
  for Education Training
• Re-establishment of the National Advisory
  Committee for Education and Training
• Scheduled meetings
• Proposed By-Laws
• Planned key activities

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• Continue to disseminate information
• Organize a support organization
• Insure the utilization of the career cluster
• Establish a national presence
• Develop support resource materials
• Provide consulting services
• Coordinate a direction and focus
• Dissemination information and materials

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Focus Areas
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Topic
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Goals
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Knowledge Skill Statements
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Objective
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Performance Elements
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Tasks
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Measurement Criteria
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Knowledge Skill Statements
Topics
Performance Elements
Measurement Criteria
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Performance Levels

• N Not exposed to task
• 1 Exposed to task
• 2 Accomplishes task with help
• 3 Accomplishes task
• 4 Exceeds Criteria and/or Able to teach
  task

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Homeland Security

• 2005 OVAE funded CCTI to develop a definition of,
  and knowledge and skill statements for
• Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
• Education and Training

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NATIONAL CONSORTIUM?

• The National Consortium for Education and
  Training would be a non-profit organization
  comprised of individuals, organizations and
  companies that have an interest in supporting and
  furthering careers in Education and Training.

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NATIONAL SOCIETY?

• Vision To ensure leadership and coordination at
  a national level of expectations for a workforce
  of highly qualified professionals in the areas
  of education and training.

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE?

• Mission To build and support career development
  programs and systems that ensure seamless
  transitions by linking and integrating secondary
  education, post secondary education, and
  professional training as related to a qualified
  workforce and employment.

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION?

• Purposes
• Build partnerships
• Provide technical assistance
• Identify, develop and offer courses and
  curriculum
• Support and promote the use of the Career Cluster
• Review, update, validate and endorse the Career
  Cluster
• Provide career information to all stakeholders
• Promote a positive image of careers in education
  and training
• Emphasize ethics, integrity and honesty in
  education
• Develop an electronic information dissemination
  system
• Develop national assessment materials

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Contact Information

• Carol Clark
• Education Coordinator,
• Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth
• Office of Career and Technical Preparation
• P.O. Box 30712
• Lansing, MI 48909
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• clarkcarol_at_michigan.gov

• Barbara F.  Orwig
• President/Publisher,
• American Careers Education Programs
• Career Communications, Inc.
• 6701 W. 64th Street
• Overland Park, KS 66202
• 1-913-362-7788
• Fax [phone]
• www.carcom.com