Badger High School - Career Pathways

Career Clusters
Career Pathways and Programs of Study

In the year 2007, Badger High School began to incorporate the 16 Career Clusters into the course selection process. These tools, Plans of Study and Career Pathways, are ways for students to group their required courses and electives into a cohesive sequence in preparation for college and careers. Utilizing the 16 Career Clusters, students can identify pathways from high school to work, two- and four-year schools, and even graduate school. By connecting education to future goals, students are motivated to work harder and enroll in more rigorous and relevant courses.

TO LEARN ABOUT THE CLUSTERS CLICK HERE!

The 16 Career Clusters are:

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources	Hospitality & Tourism
Architecture & Construction	Human Services
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	Information Technology
Business, Management & Administration	Law, Public Safety & Security
Education & Training	Manufacturing
Finance	Marketing, Sales & Service
Government & Public Administration	Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Health Science	Transportation & Logistics

Each Cluster has different pathways called Plans of Study. Badger has fully developed Plans of Study in the Following Areas:

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

          ►Food Products & Processing Systems
          ►Plant Systems
          ►Animal Systems

          ►Power, Structural & Technical Systems
          ►Natural Resource Systems
          ►Environmental Service Systems
          ►Agribusiness Systems

Architecture & Construction
          ►Design/Pre-Construction
          ►Construction
          ►Maintenance/Operations

Health Science
►Diagnostic Services

Hospitality & Tourism
►Restaurant and Food/Beverage Services
►Lodging

Human Services
►Early Childhood Development & Services

Information Technology
►Interactive Media
►Programming

Manufacturing
►Production

Marketing, Sales & Service
          ►Management & Entrepreneurship
          ►Professional Sales & Marketing
          ►Buying & Merchandising
          ►Marketing Communications & Promotion

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
►Engineering & Technology

Transportation & Logistics
►Facility & Mobile Equipment Maintenance

Start College Programs Here:
Wisconsin Technical Colleges
www.witechcolleges.com/career_prog_search.htm

Wisconsin Private Colleges
www.wisconsinmentor.org/home.aspx

University of Wisconsin Campuses
http://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/majors.asp

What Badger High School Classes Transfer to Gateway Technical College

How do credits transfer within Wisconsin Colleges?
www.uwsa.edu/tis

Labor Market Information
In addition to connecting high school courses to post-secondary education, Career Pathways also involves labor market information. Technical college programs are driven by labor market data. Local development boards and the Department of Workfoce Development play roles in determining which programs will benefit the area served by the technical college. Therefore, by linking our Programs of Study to those at the technical college, we can know that the jobs available after completion will be one of the following: high wage, high demand or high skill.
For information on high demand/high skill jobs in Southeast Wisconsin:

http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea/employment_projections/southeast/st_se_topjobs.pdf