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Career & Technical Education Standards and Benchmarks Print E-mail
Career and technical education historically has met the needs of business and industry through competency-based education grounded upon skills identified as essential in the workplace. Iowa code has identified broad content areas. These areas include: 
  • Agriculture
  • Business and Information Technology 
  • Family and Consumer Sciences 
  • Industrial Technology 
  • Health Occupations 
  • Marketing

State legislation passed in 1992 (SF 449) required vocational programs be competency based and that minimum competencies be identified at the state level. The process for developing competencies is established by sub-rule 281.46.7 (1) in the administrative rules and regulations. Local school districts and community colleges may elect to develop competencies in lieu of the state minimum competencies. A school district is provided the option of utilizing minimum competencies developed through a structured group interview process, involving a technical committee composed of incumbent workers within an occupational cluster of a service area. The law further requires that the competencies be revalidated periodically. Iowa Code, chapter 258.4 (8) also requires that the program sequence addresses the following: new and emerging technologies, job-seeking, job-keeping, and other employment skills, including self-employment and entrepreneurial skills, that reflect current industry standards, leadership skills, entrepreneurial, and labor-market needs; and the strengthening of basic academic skills. The Carl D. Perkins Technical and Vocational Act of 1998 requires that programs eligible for federal funds include competency-based instruction, applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills and occupational-specific skills of an individual. Since the passage of SF 449, another major legislative initiative, HF 2272, has further shaped the model framework. School improvement focuses upon district identified and adopted standards and benchmarks. For a complete overview of standards and benchmarks, please click the following link:

Introduction to Content Standards and Benchmarks

icon Introduction to Content Standards and Benchmarks 


State Models

Agricultural Education

icon Agricultural Education Standards & Benchmarks
 


Business, Finance and Information Technology

icon Business and Administration Model Standards and Benchmarks
icon Business and Administration Model Critical Competencies
icon Business and Information Technology Standards & Benchmarks

Note: Model Business and Administration Assessments correlated to the Critical Standards, Benchmarks, and Performance Indicators may be obtained by contacting: Kelli Diemer, Iowa Department of Education.

Finance Model Standards and Benchmarks Finance Model Standards and Benchmarks
Critical Standards for Finance Finance Model Critical Competencies
Finance Program of Study Resource Kit Finance Program of Study Resource Kit
Finance - Program of Study Grid Finance - Program of Study Grid
Iowa Core Curriculum Financial Literacy Standards - final Iowa Core Curriculum Financial Literacy Standards - final
Career Pathway Framework Career Pathway Framework

 
Family and Consumer Sciences

icon Family & Consumer Sciences - High School - Standards & Benchmarks
icon Family & Consumer Sciences - Middle School - Standards & Benchmarks

 


Health

Career Cluster Occupations
National Health Care Skill Standards - Accountability Criteria
Biotechnology Research & Development Standards
Diagnostic Services Standards
Support Services Standards
Health Informatics Standards
Therapeutic Services Standards
 

Information Technology 

icon Information Technology Standards & Benchmarks

 


Industrial Technology

icon Industrial Technology Standards & Benchmarks


Marketing

icon Marketing Content Standards and Benchmarks

 

State-wide Articulations

Business

icon Accounting Statewide Articulation Agreement Competencies
icon Business Statewide Articulation Form
icon Keyboarding Statewide Articulation Agreement Competencies


Family Consumer Sciences

icon FCS Statewide Child Development Articulation
icon FCS Statewide Nutrition Articulation


National Standards

icon National Health Care Standards

The 16 National Career Clusters

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 02 September 2008 )