CTE College & Career Readiness

There are fifteen industry sectors identified by the California Department of Education. Click on the links below to learn more about each industry sector.

• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Arts, Media and Entertainment
• Building Trades and Construction
• Education, Child Development, and Family Services
• Energy and Utilities
• Engineering and Design
• Fashion and Interior Design
• Finance and Business
• Health Science and Medical Technology
• Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation
• Information Technology
• Manufacturing and Product Development
• Marketing, Sales, and Service
• Public Services
• Transportation

Below are the 11 anchor standards all students need to master in order to be successful in the CTE curriculum and in the workplace:

• Academics: Analyze and apply appropriate academic standards required for successful industry sector pathway completion leading to post secondary education and employment.
• Communications: Acquire and accurately use general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the (career and college) readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
• Career Planning and Management: Speaking and listening standard: Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (eg. visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.
• Technology: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments and information.
• Problem Solving and Critical Thinking: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem, narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate, and synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
• Health and Safety: Determine the meaning of symbols, key words, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context.
• Responsibility and Flexibility: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
• Ethics and Legal Responsibility: Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue; resolve contradictions when possible; and determine what additional information or research is required to deepen the investigation or complete the work.
• Leadership and Teamwork: Work with peers to promote civil, democratic discussions and decision making; set clear goals and deadlines; and establish individual roles as needed.
• Technical Knowledge and Skill: Use technology, including the internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
• Demonstration and Application: Demonstrate and apply the knowledge and skills contained in the industry-sector anchor standards, pathway standards, and performance indicators in classroom, laboratory, and workplace settings, and the career technical student organization.

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