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Career Clusters and Programs of Study

Career Clusters provide a way for schools to organize instruction and student experiences around 16 broad categories that encompass virtually all occupations from entry through professional levels.  Below are Program of Study templates as they relate to programs offered at Northland Career Center.  NCC does not have a program for each cluster (for example, Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources) so some may be blank.

16 Career Cluster Programs of Study templates

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources   Architecture & Construction 
Arts, A/V Technology and Communications  

Business Mgmt and Administration

Education and Training  

Finance

Government & Public Administration  

Health Sciences

Hospitality and Tourism  

Human Services 

Information Technology

  Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security 

Manufacturing 

  Marketing

Science, Tech, Engineering & Mathematics 

 

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Career Education
 ACTE  Association of Career & Technical Education
 CSIP  Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
 CTE  Career & Technical Education
 CTSO  Career & Technical Student Organization
 DESE  Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
 MOACTE  Missouri Association of Career & Technical Education
 NCA  North Central Accreditation
 POS  Program of Study
 PPS  Personal Plan of Study
 TSA  Technical Skills Attainment
Practical Nursing
 ATI  Assessment Technologies Incorporated
 CNA  Certified Nursing Assistant
 EMT  Emergency Medical Technician
 LPN  Licensed Practical Nurse
 MSBN  Missouri State Board of Nursing
 MOSALPN  Missouri State Association of Licensed Practical Nurses
 PN  Practical Nursing
 PN-NCLEX  Practical Nursing National Council Licensure Examination
 TEAS  Test of Essential Academic Skills
I.T. Professionals
 A+ Certification Entry level IT technician (hardware/software)
 Net+ Certification Entry level Network technician
Industrial Welding
ANSI American National Standards Institute
APAC Air Plasma Arc Cutting 
ASME American Society of American Engineers
AWS American Welding Society
FCAW Flex Core Arc Welding
GMAW Gas Metal Arc Welding
GTAW Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
OFC Oxy-fuel Cutting
OFW Oxy-fuel Welding
SMAW Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Diesel Technology
AED Area Equipment Distributors
API American Petroleum Institute
APU Auxillary Power Unit
ASE Automative Service Excellence
CVSA Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
DPF Diesel Particulate Filter
ECM Electronic Control Module
ECU Electronic Control Unit
EUI Electronic Unit Injection
HEUI Hydraulic Electronic Unit Injection
IAP Injection Activation Pressure
IPR Injection Pressure Regulator
NAFTEF National Automative Technicians Education Foundation
NLGI National Lubricating Grease Institute
PEEC Programmable Electronic Engine Control
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