1. What are they? Why do we care?
Career Clusters 101 Level 2
What are they?
Why do we care?
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Career Clusters 101
Career clusters …
Career fields …
Programs of Study …
Big Sky Pathways …
What great Opportunities!
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3. What are Career Clusters?
Groupings of occupations and industries.
A framework that shows the entire world of work.
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4. What are Career Clusters?
Provide career planning
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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5. Sixteen Career Clusters
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Finance
Architecture & Construction
Education & Training
Arts, AV Tech & Communications
Government & Public Administration
Business, Management & Administration
Health Science
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 …..
In Montana the 16 clusters have been folded into:
Six Mega-Clusters
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8. Example: Business, Management & Information Systems
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.
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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
FIELD
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DEFINITIONS
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.
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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
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ACTIVITY #2
GO TO MCIS mtcis.intocareers.org
Complete the Career Cluster Inventory
Go to “My Career Plan”
Looking Deeper
Research Options
Occupational and Preparation Research
Open document in Word and complete worksheet
Evaluate Options
Evaluate My Occupation Options
Print Completed worksheets
SAVE EVERTHING IN YOUR “MCIS Portfolio”
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Questions???
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Career Clusters …
Career Fields …
Programs of Study …
Big Sky Pathways …
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