Activities and procedures by which secondary vocational education can be designed to prepare students for entrance into new technology programs or employment were developed in the Illinois Employment for Technology Education (ETE) project during the 1983-84 school year. These activities included the following: (1) formation of a high technology…

This document of skill standards for the machining skills cluster serves as a guide to workforce preparation program providers in defining content for their programs and to employers to establish the skills and standards necessary for job acquisition. These 67 occupational skill standards describe what people should know and be able to do in an…

These cluster matrices provide duties and tasks that form the basis of instructional content for secondary, postsecondary, and adult training programs industrial health occupations. The 14 clusters (and the job titles included in each cluster) are as follows: (1) construction (bricklayer, carpenter, building maintenance worker, electrician,…