PP1 Career Clusters 101 Level 1

Career Clusters 101

LEVEL 1







What

are they?


Why

do we care?


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Career Clusters 101


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Career clusters …

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Career fields …

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Programs of Study …


Big Sky Pathways …


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What
great

Opportunities!

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What are Career Clusters?



Groupings of occupations and industries.



A framework that shows the entire world of
work.



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What are Career Clusters?



Provide career planning


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Offer options for students to experience all
aspects of an industry.



Assists students with transitions



All clusters have a common foundation
knowledge and skills base.


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Sixteen Career Clusters


Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources


Finance


Architecture & Construction

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Education & Training

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Arts, AV Tech & Communications


Government & Public Administration


Business, Management & Administration

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Health Science

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Hospitality & Tourism


Manufacturing


Human Services


Marketing Sales & Service


Information Technology


Sciences, Tech, Engineering & Mathematics


Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security


Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

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In Montana …..


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In Montana the 16 clusters have been
folded into:




Six Mega
-
Clusters



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Environmental &
Agricultural Systems
Business,
Management &
Information Systems
Montana Career Fields and Clusters Model
Health Sciences
Arts &
Communications
Human Services &
Resources
Industrial, Manufacturing
& Engineering Systems

Health Science

Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources
Foundation
Knowledge and Skills
•
Interpersonal Relationships
•
Information Literacy
•
Problem Solving
•
Critical Thinking
•
Teamwork

Marketing and Sales

Management and Administrative
Services

Hospitality and Tourism

Finance

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Transportation, Distribution &
Logistics

Architecture and Construction

Science, Technology, Engineering &
Mathematics

Arts, A/V Technology and Communications

Law, Public Safety and Security

Government and Public Administration

Human Services

Education and Training
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DEFINITIONS


A Career
Field


Means the overall description of one of the six
areas of employment opportunities.



Example: Business, Management &
Information Systems



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DEFINITIONS

Each Career
Field

shares the common

Foundation Knowledge &
Skills

of all fields and clusters.





Environmental &
Agricultural Systems
Business,
Management &
Information Systems
Montana Career Fields and Clusters Model
Health Sciences
Arts &
Communications
Human Services &
Resources
Industrial, Manufacturing
& Engineering Systems

Health Science

Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources
Foundation
Knowledge and Skills
•
Interpersonal Relationships
•
Information Literacy
•
Problem Solving
•
Critical Thinking
•
Teamwork

Marketing and Sales

Management and Administrative
Services

Hospitality and Tourism

Finance

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Transportation, Distribution &
Logistics

Architecture and Construction

Science, Technology, Engineering &
Mathematics

Arts, A/V Technology and Communications

Law, Public Safety and Security

Government and Public Administration

Human Services

Education and Training
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DEFINITIONS


A Career
Cluster


is a list of occupations that fall under the
particular career field heading.


Example: for Business, Management &
Information Systems,
Montana’s clusters are:



Marketing & Sales



Management & Administrative Services




Hospitality and Tourism



Finance



Information Technology


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DEFINITIONS


A
Big Sky

Pathway






(aka ‘Program of Study’)




Is the sequential, non
-
duplicative coursework
necessary for seamless transition from
secondary to post
-
secondary studies for a select
set of occupations.

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DEFINITIONS



BUSINESS


MANAGEMENT

& INFO SYSTEMS

Marketing & Sales

Finance

Information

Technology

Hospitality

& Tourism

Management &

Administrative Svcs

Big Sky

Pathways

Big Sky

Pathways

Big Sky

Pathways

Big Sky

Pathways

Big Sky

Pathways

clusters

clusters

PATHWAYS

PATHWAYS

PATHWAYS

FIELD

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DEFINITIONS

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Each of the 16 pathways gives opportunities to
further explore career possibilities

Cluster Overview:

Business Management and
Administration careers encompass
planning, organizing, directing and
evaluating business functions
essential to efficient and productive
business operations. Business
Management and Administration
career opportunities are available
in every sector of the economy.

Pathway Options:


Administrative Support


Business Information
Management


General Management


Human Resources
Management


Operations Management

Occupation Examples:

Human resources manager,
Administrative Assistant,
Information Systems Manager,
Management analyst, Marketing
manager, Receptionist,
Interviewer
.


For
a complete listing, go to:

http://online.onetcenter.org/find/career
?c=4&g=Go

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ACTIVITY #1


Browse by Career Pathway


Career Clusters contain occupations in the same
field of work that require similar skills. Students,
parents, and educators can use Career Clusters
to help focus education plans towards obtaining
the necessary knowledge, competencies, and
training for success in a particular career
pathway.



Using O Net Online
http://online.onetcenter.org/find/



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ACTIVITY #2

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GO TO MCIS
mtcis.intocareers.org

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Complete the Career Cluster Inventory

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Go to “My Career Plan”

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Looking Deeper

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Research Options

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Occupational and Preparation Research

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Open document in Word and complete worksheet

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Evaluate Options


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Evaluate My Occupation Options


Open document in Word and complete worksheet


Print Completed worksheets


SAVE EVERTHING IN YOUR “MCIS Portfolio”

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Questions???


Are there any questions?


Career Clusters …


Career Fields …


Programs of Study …


Big Sky Pathways …


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