Career-tech Education equips students with the academic, technical, and employability skills needed for success when entering the workforce.
MyCareerTech offers online lessons organized by the following Career Clusters. Lessons include videos, student tests, classroom activities, guided notes, and a certificate of completion for students.
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources 13
The Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources cluster focuses on the production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources including food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture, and other plant and animal products/resources.
Lessons
- Agricultural Literacy
- Agricultural Research in Action
- Biodiversity in Farming
- Cluster Overview: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
- Introduction to Agriculture
- Crop Production
- Food Science and Nutrition
- Basics of Horticulture
- Horticulture: Plant Propagation and Nutrition
- Quality Assurance in Food Processing
- Robotics in Agriculture
- What is Soil?
- Agricultural Geography and Access to Food
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Architecture & Construction 51
The Architecture & Construction cluster focuses on the designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment.
Lessons
- HVACR Technicians
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- Electricians
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Cluster Overview: Architecture & Construction
- Welding Protective Gear and Safety Practices
- Selecting the Right Welding Rod
- Construction Site Safety
- Construction: Basic Hand Tools
- Fasteners and Hardware
- Construction: Power Tools
- Blueprints
- CAD
- Framing
- Electrical and Residential Wiring
- Welding
- Plumbing
- Drywall
- Using a Fire Extinguisher on Construction Sites
- Financial Risk in Construction Bids
- Assessing Renovation Work
- Introduction to Critical Path Method
- Managing Safety Risks in Construction
- Struck-By Hazards
- Generator Operation and Safety
- How to Practice Woodworking Safely
- Woodworking Joinery Basics
- How to Use a Surface Planer
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Arts, A/V Technology & Communications 13
The Arts, A/V Technology & Communications cluster focuses on the designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.
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Business Management & Administration 24
The Business Management & Administration cluster focuses on business management and administration careers encompass planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. Business Management and Administration career opportunities are available in every sector of the economy.
Lessons
- Learning from your Business Competition
- Four Generic Business Strategies
- Describing a Business Strategy
- Legal Basics and Business Entity Formation
- What is a Business Strategy
- Cluster Overview: Business Management & Administration
- Pitching a Business Idea
- The Innovator's Dilemma
- Building Customer Relationships
- Introduction to Business
- Entrepreneurship
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Education & Training 4
The Education & Training cluster focuses on the planning, managing and providing education and training services, and related learning support services.
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Finance 8
The Finance cluster focuses on careers in the planning, services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management.
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Government & Public Administration 12
The Government & Public Administration cluster focuses on careers in executing governmental functions to include Governance; National Security; Foreign Service; Planning; Revenue and Taxation; Regulation; and Management and Administration at the local, state, and federal levels.
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Health Science 17
The Health Science cluster focuses on planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development.
Lessons
- Human Body Systems
- What is Outbreak Science?
- Introduction to Medical Terminology
- Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
- Phlebotomy: How to Perform Venipuncture
- Cluster Overview: Health Science
- Phlebotomy: Collecting a Blood Culture
- Phlebotomy: Syringe Draw Procedure
- Phlebotomy: Winged "Butterfly" Blood Culture
- Phlebotomy: Dermal Punctures and Capillary Blood Collection
- Phlebotomy: Venipuncture Multi-Sample Straight Stick Needle System
- Public Health
- First Aid
- Obtaining Patient TPR
- Phlebotomy: Tourniquet Application and Vein Palpation
- Professionalism in a Healthcare Setting
- Donning and Doffing PPE
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Hospitality & Tourism 7
The Hospitality & Tourism cluster focuses on careers in hospitality & tourism management, marketing and operations of restaurants and other foodservices, lodging, attractions, recreation events and travel related services.
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Human Services 2
The Human Services cluster focuses on preparing individuals for employment in various roles that relate to families and human needs such as community health workers, cosmetologists and nutritionists.
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Information Technology 4
The Information Technology cluster focuses on building linkages in IT occupations for entry level, technical, and professional careers related to the design, development, support and management of hardware, software, multimedia and systems integration services.
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Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security 8
The Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security cluster focuses on the planning, managing, and providing legal, public safety, protective services and homeland security, including professional and technical support services.
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Manufacturing 13
The Manufacturing cluster focuses on careers in planning, managing and performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance and manufacturing/process engineering.
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Marketing 12
The Marketing cluster focuses on careers in planning, managing, and performing marketing activities to reach organizational objectives. It includes skills in brand management, professional sales, merchandising, marketing communications and research.
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Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics 2
The Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics cluster focuses on the planning, managing, and providing scientific research and professional and technical services (e.g., physical science, social science, engineering) including laboratory and testing services, and research and development services.
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Transportation, Distribution & Logistics 23
The Transportation, Distribution & Logistics cluster focuses on the planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail and water and related professional and technical support services such as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment and facility maintenance.
Lessons
- Cluster Overview: Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
- Performing a Vehicle Inspection
- How to Flare Brake Lines
- How to Patch a Tire
- How to Remove and Reinstall Disc Brakes
- Shop and Personal Safety
- Automotive: Basic Hand Tools
- Fastening Tools
- Measuring Tools
- Automotive: Power Tools
- Specialty Tools
- Shop Equipment
- Motor Oil
- Brakes
- Wheels and Tires
- Automotive HVAC Systems
- Automotive HVAC Controls
- Automotive Electricals: Starting and Charging Systems
- Automotive Electricals: Lighting, Electronics, and Computer Systems
- Exploring Trucking Lifestyles
- How Truckers Get Paid
- What is a Supply Chain?
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