Education & Training
The Education & Training cluster focuses on the planning, managing and providing education and training services, and related learning support services.
Each lesson below includes an instructional video, lesson plan, guided notes, and a student test or activity.
Cluster Overview: Education & Training
Upon completion of these materials, students will know the career pathways and some corresponding occupations within the Education & Training CTE cluster.
Key concepts of Education & Training condensed into a series of short instructional videos around a similar topic.
Helping your students discover, understand, and evaluate various career paths and occupations within the Education & Training cluster that align with their personal interests, skills, and values.
Occupation Research Tools 69
MyCareerTech offers full occupation reports on 69 Occupations across the 3 Education & Training Career Pathways.
Administration and Administrative Support Pathway 4
Smooth operation of any education or training institution requires competent administration. Administrators provide direction, leadership and day- to-day management of educational activities in schools, preschools, daycare centers, colleges, universities, businesses and industries, correctional institutions, museums, and job training and community service organizations.
Professional Support Services Pathway 8
This pathway represents a variety of high specialized occupations that are critical to our education and training systems. Counselors, psychologists, social workers, speech-language pathologists and audiologists assist people with personal and family needs, mental health assistance, educational goals and career decision making.
Teaching/Training Pathway 57
In addition to be knowledgeable in their subject, teachers and trainers must have the ability to communicate, inspire trust and confidence, and motivate learners, as well as understand their educational and emotional needs. Teachers must be able to recognize and respond to individual differences in diverse learners, and employ different teaching/training methods that will result in higher learner achievement.
This page includes information from O*NET OnLine by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Advance CTE sponsors the 16 National Career Clusters Framework and career cluster definitions.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Industries at a Glance, at bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag_index_alpha.htm (visited March 20, 2024).