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CAREER CLUSTERS AND LABS
Submitted by Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART), Clovis, CA
The Center for Advanced Research and Technology has organized its curriculum around four career clusters, each with distinct areas of focus called labs. Reasons for Practice
In order to design a meaningful instructional program with a focus on careers, CART arranged its curriculum around career clusters. The clusters include fields that were identified by teachers and businesses as being important for the future. Both the career clusters and labs are meant to be dynamic in nature. They evolve to reflect the changing demands of work and higher education. Length of Time in Effect CART has been using career clusters and labs since its opening in 2000. Each lab is constantly being modified in terms of its curriculum. The school anticipates that several of the existing labs will be replaced by new ones in order to keep pace with both changing industry demands and student interests.
CURRICULUM AT THE Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART) is organized around labs and career clusters. Students at CART select one lab from a number of possible options as a concentration for a year, or preferably for two years. Labs, in turn, are grouped into the following career clusters:
What are the Benefits to the Student?
What are the Benefits to Employers Involved with the School?
What are the Benefits to the School?
Take advantage of the consulting services of curriculum writers and instructors from existing programs similar to the one you hope to establish. This can be an extraordinary resource in avoiding various pitfalls.
See www.cart.org for additional information about CART, its career clusterarrangement, and curriculum.
Susan Fisher Telephone: 559-248-7400
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