This Career Cluster® is focused on planning, managing, and providing education and training services, and related learning support services.
The Employability Skills for Career Readiness Standards must be an integrated component of all CTE course sequences.
The Early Childhood Education program addresses child development, childcare, and teaching and learning, to guide the development of young children in an educational setting. Areas of study include planning and implementing developmentally appropriate activities, basic health and safety practices, legal requirements for teaching young children, and the development of a career portfolio.
The Teaching and Training program provides students with the introduction to the principles of education. This program addresses human development, care, teaching and learning, so that students can guide the development of learners in an educational setting. Areas of study include planning and implementing developmentally appropriate activities, basic health and safety practices, and legal requirements for teaching learners.