The National Career Clusters® Framework serves as a guiding organizational structure for Career Technical Education (CTE) leaders and partners to create inclusive, industry-responsive, and learner-centered CTE programs and experiences.
In Fall 2024, Advance CTE, the Framework’s steward, unveiled a modernized National Career Clusters Framework following two years of input, development, and validation.
This document compiles the key elements of the 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
More information about the Framework can be found on Advance CTE’s website: careertech.org/career-clusters
