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CAREER CLUSTERS AND PROGRAMS OF STUDY
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The five HB5 endorsements include the 14 career clusters that incorporate numerous Programs of Study (POS) available in those clusters.
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Cluster not offered at TISD.
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The Architecture and Construction Career Cluster® focuses on designing, planning, managing, building, and maintaining the built environment. Principles of Architecture provides an overview to the various fields of architecture, interior design, and construction management. This leads into HVAC.
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The Arts, A/V Technology and Communications (AAVTC) Career Cluster® focuses on careers in designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services. Course included in the AAVTC Career Cluster are either Audio / Visual Production or Graphic Design and Illustrations.
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The Business, Marketing and Finance Cluster® focuses on careers in planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations.
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The Education and Training Career Cluster® focuses on planning, managing, and providing education and training services and related learning support services. All parts of courses are designed to introduce learners to the various careers available within the Education and Training career cluster.
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Cluster not offered at TISD.
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The Health Science Career Cluster® on planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostics services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development. To pursue a career in the health science industry, students should learn to reason, think critically, make decisions, solve problems, and communicate effectively.
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Cluster not offered at TISD.
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Cluster not offered at TISD.
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The Information Technology (IT) Career Cluster® focuses on building linkages in IT occupations for entry level, technical, and professional careers related to the design, development, support, and management of hardware, software, multimedia, and systems integration services.
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Just added for 2021-22. More information available in the CTE course catalog.
The Law and Public Service Career Cluster focuses on planning, managing, and providing legal services, public safety, and homeland security, including professional and technical support services. Students will examine the roles and responsibilities of police, courts, corrections, private security, and protective agencies of fire and emergency services.
The Law Enforcement program of study teaches CTE learners about the development of, adherence to, and protection of various branches of law. Students will learn how to appropriately and legally respond to breaches in the law according to statutory rules and regulations as well as investigate how and why the breaches occurred.
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Cluster not offered at TISD.
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The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Career Cluster® focuses on planning, managing, and providing scientific research and professional and technical services, including laboratory and testing services, and research and development services.
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The Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (TDL) Career Cluster® focuses on careers in planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail and water and related professional support services such as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment and facility maintenance.