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Career Clusters
& Programs of Study
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in texas, taPs (texas achievement Plans) will guide students’ high school and
college experiences (see next page). as part of this process, students focus their
studies within a chosen career cluster and program of study.
A
career cluster is a group of occupations and broad chosen career. It will allow you to follow a seamless course of
industries that share certain features. The manufacturing study from high school into college or other postsecondary
cluster, for example, includes welder and production education or training. The electives you choose can
manager. Texas has adopted 16 career clusters (see back complement your core academic classes to prepare you for the
cover), the same ones designated and developed by the U.S. challenges of the real world of work.
Department of Education.
As the graphic below shows, within each cluster are review Your TAP Each Year
programs of study, which are more specific groupings of Don’t get locked into a cluster and program of study you don’t
similar occupations. Think of a program of study as being like. You should reexamine your TAP at least once a year and
like a college major. In manufacturing, you might choose to change programs or clusters if your interests have changed.
focus on Health, Safety, and Environmental Assurance in high Choosing a cluster and program of study, even if it changes
school and college. later, means that you’ll have a direction in life. The idea is to be
aware of what’s going on in your life and take control of your
related Occupations future. When you know where your education is going and
Each program of study includes a range of related occupations; why, your classes will become more meaningful. You’ll make
safety coordinator is an example of an occupation that falls contact with students, teachers, and employers who share your
within Health, Safety, and Environmental Assurance. interest in a particular career area. You’ll have experiences that
Choosing a career cluster and program of study will help are fun and exciting. You’ll be on your way to success in school,
you acquire the knowledge and skills you’ll need to enter your in a career, and in life.
P R O G R A M S O F S T U D Y E X A M P L E O C C U P A T I O N S
Health, Safet Safetyy, and Environmental and Environmental Assurance Health Safety Coordinator
Logistics and Inventory Control Materials Handler
Manufacturing Production Process Development Production Manager
C L U S T E R
Manufacturing
Maintenance, Installation, and Repair Industrial Technician
Production Welder and Solderer
Quality Assurance Quality Control Inspector
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