District/School Resources PK-16 Program Support
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.

• Standardized Frameworks Strands (Strands 1,4,5 & 6)
• Agriculture and Natural Resources Cluster
• Arts and Communication Services Cluster
• Business and Consumer Services Cluster
• Construction Cluster
• Education Cluster
• Health Services Cluster
• Hospitality and Tourism Cluster
• Information Technology Services Cluster
• Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology
• Transportation Cluster
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Draft Vocational Technical Education Frameworks

Draft Vocational Technical Education Framework – Construction Craft Laborer