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Career Clusters

• Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
• Architecture & Construction
• Art, A/V Technology & Communications
• Finance
• Health Science
• Hospitality & Tourism
• Information Technology
• Manufacturing
• Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)
• Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

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What YA career programs are available?

The YA program has several career program choices available to pursue dependent on what is offered in your local area.

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	The production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources including food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture, and other plant and animal products/resources. Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
One Semester Units:
Animals: Animal Basics Large Animal/Herd Small Animal/Vet Assistant	Plants: Plant Basics Crops Greenhouse/Floral Landscapting

Fall 2011 was the latest to register new YA students for the following programs:

• Production Agriculture - Animals Skill Standards Checklist (old)
• Production Agriculture - Soils & Crops Skill Standards Checklist (old)

Please contact Francine Horton at (608) 267-7210 if you are in need of copies.

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Careers in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment.

• Architecture & Construction

One Year Units:
Architectural Drafting Unit	Architectural Planning Unit

Fall 2012 is the latest to register new YA students for the following program:

• Drafting/Design Architecture Skill Standards Checklist (old)

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Designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.

• Graphic Arts: Printing

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Planning, services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management.

• Finance

One Year Units:
Accounting Services Basic Accounting Services Advanced	Banking Basic Banking Advanced Insurance Services

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Planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development.

• Health Services

One Year Units:
Health Care Foundations Health Information Management	Medical Assistant Nursing Assistant Pharmacy Technician

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Hospitality & Tourism encompasses the management, marketing and operations of restaurants and other foodservices, lodging, attractions, recreation events and travel related services.

• Hospitality, Lodging & Tourism

One Semester Units:
Food & Beverage- Dining Area Food & Beverage- Kitchen Lodging- Front Office Lodging- Housekeeping Reservations & Tour/Activity	Maintenance & Grounds Meetings & Events Marketing & Sales I Marketing & Sales II Management I Management II

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Building Linkages in IT Occupations Framework: For Entry Level, Technical, and Professional Careers Related to the Design, Development, Support and Management of Hardware, Software, Multimedia, and Systems Integration Services.

• Information Technology (IT)

One Year Units:
IT Essentials Unit Hardware Unit	Software Unit Web & Digital Media Unit

Fall 2011 is the latest to register new YA students for the following programs:

• Information Technology/Networking Skill Standards Checklist (old)
• Information Technology Skill Standards Checklist (old)

Please contact Francine Horton at (608) 267-7210 if you are in need of copies.

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Planning, managing and performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance and manufacturing/process engineering.

• Welding
• Manufacturing

One Year Units:
Assembly & Packaging Casting Conditioning Filling Finishing Forming Joining/Combining	Molding Separating Machining- Grinder Machining- Lathe Machining- Machine Center Production Control & Quality Management Basic Industrial Equipment Advanced Industrial Equipment

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Planning, managing, and providing scientific research and professional and technical services (e.g., physical science, social science, engineering) including laboratory and testing services, and research and development services.

• Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)

One Year Units:
Engineering and Technology: Engineering Drafting Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering	Science & Math: Bioscience Lab Foundations Bioscience Applications

Fall 2012 is the latest to register new YA students for the following programs:

• Biotechnology Skill Standards Checklist (old)
• Drafting/Design Principles of Engineering Skill Standards Checklist (old)
• Drafting/Design Mechanical Design Skill Standards Checklist (old)

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Planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail and water and related professional and technical support services such as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment and facility maintenance.

• Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

One Semester Units:
Auto Collision: Collision Repair Basics Non-structural Analysis & Repair Painting & Refinishing Damage Analysis & Electrical Repair Auto Technician: Vehicle Basics & General Service Brake Systems Electrical/Electronics Suspension & Steering Engine Performance & Repair	Logistics/Supply Chain Management: Planning & Purchasing Unit Inventory Management & Production Storage & Warehousing Distribution & Transportation Operations

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