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
This resource, developed by Advance CTE, is intended to support the adoption and implementation of the National Career Clusters® Framework, the central building block to achieve consistently designed and high-quality Career Technical Education (CTE) programs. First introduced in 2002, a version of the Framework is used by the majority of states with Advance CTE as its steward. A modernized Framework was unveiled in October 2024 after a 2-year development and validation process.
Visit the Career Clusters section of the Advance CTE website for additional information about the full Framework and all associated tools and resources.
