Career Area Resources

Overview

Oregon's Career Areas provide an organizational framework for Program of Study curriculum design. The Skill Sets contained within each Career Area are industry-reviewed, and represent the knowledge and skills students need in order to succeed. Below are links to pertinent information and resources.

Career Areas

• Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Systems
• Arts, Information and Communications
• Business and Management
  
• Health and Biomedical Sciences
  
• Human Resources
  
• Industrial and Engineering Systems
  
• Family and Consumer Sciences programs in Oregon align to CTE Programs of Study in Business and Management, Human Resources, and Arts, Information and Communications career clusters.

Resources

• AdvanceCTE
  
• Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
  
• Bureau of Labor and Industries - Apprenticeship and Training Division
  
• Career Academies: Exploring College and Career Options
• College and Career Alliance and Support Network (CCASN)
  
• Career Assessments -- Complete Listing (CTE Oregon Skill Sets)
  
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Statistics
  
• Community Colleges and Workforce Development (Higher Education Coordinating Commission/HECC)
  
• CTE - Learning That Works for America
  
• Data and Statistics (U.S. Department of Education)
  
• Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
  
• Grant Writing Tools
  
• High Schools That Work (HSTW)
• High-Wage, High-Demand, and High-Skill Occupations (State of Oregon Employment Department)
  
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
• MDRC (formerly Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation)
• MyPath Careers
  
• National Association of State Directors for Career and Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc)
• National Career Clusters Framework
• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
• National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety
• National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
• Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE)
  
• Oregon Association for Career and Technical Education (Oregon ACTE)
• Oregon Business Council
• Oregon Workforce and Talent Development Board
• Oregon Labor Market Information (Regional Info Tab)
  
• Oregon Skill Sets 
  
• Proposal Budgeting Basics
  
• Proposal Writing Course
  
• State of Oregon Employment Department
• Technology Centers That Work
• US Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
• Worksource Oregon