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Career/Vocational Technical Education

Vocational Technical Education Frameworks

Overview

The Vocational Technical Education Frameworks are organized under Career Clusters. Each Framework consists of six strands as follows:

  • Strand 1: Safety and Health Knowledge and Skills
  • Strand 2: Technical Knowledge and Skills
  • Strand 3: Embedded Academic Knowledge and Skills
  • Strand 4: Employability Knowledge and Skills
  • Strand 5: Management and Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Skills
  • Strand 6: Technological Knowledge and Skills

Recent Changes

  • Horticulture: Greenhouse & Floriculture combined, sections on wildlife & concepts fundamental to Natural Resources and Park Management added. Natural Resources is now called Natural Resources & Park Management.
  • Environmental Technology: Now called Environmental Science and Technology.
  • Radio-Television Production: Redundant standards removed.
  • Sheet Metalworking: Redundant standards removed.
  • Diesel Technology: Redundant standards removed.
  • Agricultural Mechanics: Electrical and plumbing skills for which a license is required removed.
  • Facilities Management: Electrical and plumbing skills for which a license is required removed.

These posted versions are current as of August 2007.
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