What are the benefits of Career Clusters?
• Provide a plan for all students, regardless of there interests, abilities, talents, or desired levels of education. • Provide all students with areas of focus, along with flexibility and a variety of ideas to pursue as they make decisions regarding course selection. • Allow students to see a relevance to their selected school courses. Thus, students are more apt to do better in school. • Help parents and other adults provide better assistance to students as they discuss careers & selected courses. How do I decide which Career Cluster best suits me? Identify your interests, abilities, experience, and “work place” values…go to http://okcareertech.org/guidance/career_services.htm for some great career interest inventories and assessments! Consider the possible careers in each cluster in relationship to your interests, abilities, and talents. You can also find descriptions of various careers and how to prepare for them at this same site. You can also learn more about a specific career by
