Manufacturing and Product Development

Description

The manufacturing and product development CTE industry sector is designed to provide a foundation in manufacturing and product development sector pathways and occupations for students in California. Students are engaged in a project based learning and instructional program. These CTE programs integrate academic and technical preparation providing knowledge of all aspects of these industries with a focus on career awareness, career exploration, and career preparation in four pathways which emphasize real-world, occupationally relevant experiences of significant scope and depth.

The four pathways are Graphic Production Technologies, Machine and Forming Technologies, Welding and Materials Joining, and Product Innovation and Design. These manufacturing and product development sector programs prepare students for advanced technical training and postsecondary educational opportunities. CTE programs use differentiated instructional strategies to ensure comprehension of technical skills for diverse learning styles. The CTE instructional strategies include standard classroom instruction, laboratory instruction, hands-on contextual learning, project and work based instruction, and leadership and professional interpersonal skills development. The knowledge and skills are acquired within a sequential, standards-based pathway program. Standards in this sector are designed to prepare students for entry to a career, postsecondary education, or advanced technical training.

Manufacturing and Product Development Industry Sector Pathways

• Graphic Production Technologies
• Machine and Forming Technologies
• Welding and Materials Joining
• Product Innovation and Design

Resources

• Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards: Manufacturing and Product Development (PDF; 5MB)
• California Educator's Together
  A resource devoted to connecting California educators and leaders to quality curriculum models, shared communities of practice, and professional development tools.
• California Partnership Academies
  The academy model is a three-year program, grades ten through twelve, structured as a school-within-a-school. Academies incorporate integrated academic and career technical education, business partnerships, mentoring, and internships.
• SkillsUSA California
  Since 1965 SkillsUSA has provided leadership training to students and instructors in the career and technical education arena.
• California Association of Regional Occupation Centers and Programs
• California Department of Industrial Relations Apprenticeship

Additional Resources for Manufacturing and Product Development

Contact Information

Career Technical Education Leadership Office
Career and College Transition Division
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 4202
Sacramento, CA 95814