Resources
Resources
Gain knowledge to connect the National Career Clusters® Framework to the larger world of education and work and execute meaningful implementation of the Framework.
Framework Essentials
This document compiles the key elements of the modernized National Career Clusters Framework, including:
- Descriptions of Framework layers
- Framework graphics
- Career Cluster and Sub-Cluster definitions and sample programs of study
- Crosswalk of Career Clusters from the original Framework to the modernized Framework
Framework Graphics
Grid
Wheel
Brand Materials
Maximizing Framework Implementation
Methodology & Crosswalks
Sharing with Leaders & Learners
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About these resources
These resources, created by both Advance CTE and national partners, are designed to support Career Technical Education (CTE) professionals in understanding and implementing the modernized National Career Clusters Framework. Topics include but are not limited to:
- making connections between updated Career Clusters and other major areas of learning
- enhancing intersectionality within and across Career Clusters
- assessing and innovating state and local policy and practice connected to the Framework
- crosswalks between the modernized Framework, the original Framework, and national labor market data
- raising awareness about the release of the Framework
Looking for documents related to the former National Career Clusters Framework? Visit our archives page for more information.
Career Clusters
Click each Cluster for Cluster definitions and implementation resources.
