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CHOOSING YOUR PATH
The Minnesota Career Fields, Clusters &
Pathways chart graphically depicts the
organizing framework of the foundation
knowledge and skills, career fields, career
clusters, and career pathways used for
developing programs of study in career and
technical education. Learners at various
levels (high school, collegiate, or workforce
training level) can choose from several
individual programs within a program
of study in order to attain the specific
knowledge, skills and abilities needed to
pursue a career of their choice.
Foundation Knowledge and Skills, located
in the centermost circle of the Minnesota
Career Fields, Clusters & Pathways chart,
represent the base from which to build work
and college readiness. of occupations that may be grouped
into pathways around which educational
programs of study can be built.
Career Fields, which are identified in
the segmented ring around Foundation
Knowledge and Skills, are the organizing
structure for the 16 career clusters and 81
pathways. The fields represent the broadest
aggregation of careers. Career Pathways, which are identified
by the symbol ( > ) under each cluster
heading, represent an organization of
related occupational areas within a specific
career cluster. Each of these pathways has
identified knowledge and skills validated
by industry from which programs and
programs of study are developed.
Career Clusters, which are identified in the
bold, colored bullets, represent a grouping
of occupations and broad industries into
a national classification of 16 clusters that
are based upon common knowledge and
skills. Career Clusters include hundreds
Source: The Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities system and the Minnesota
Department of Education
2016
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