Education Career Cluster

Courses in the Education career cluster from Savvas prepare students for rewarding careers in teaching, training, or school support services. These CTE courses help students explore job opportunities at public or private schools at every level: from Pre-K through high school, as well as higher education.
Discover a career in the Education & Training career cluster.

Savvas CTE Education Courses

Early Childhood Education I

Early Childhood Education II

Education & Teaching Advanced

Teaching as a Profession

College and Career Exploration

Career Exploration

Education Career Cluster FAQs

  • What is the Education Cluster?
    The Education Career Cluster is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathway in the Modern National Career Clusters® Framework from Advance CTE that prepares students for careers in education, teaching, training, and instructional support. Through hands-on learning, students develop technical and employability skills while exploring career pathways in areas such as early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, instructional design, education administration, and training and development. The framework helps students build transferable skills and prepare for college, industry certifications, and high-demand careers.
  • Why should students study Education?
    Education courses help students explore careers, build career-ready skills, and prepare for opportunities in one of the nation's most impactful professions. Through Education Career and Technical Education (CTE), students develop technical and employability skills while learning about teaching, early childhood education, child development, instructional strategies, classroom management, and leadership. With growing demand for qualified educators and education professionals, these courses prepare students for college, industry-recognized certifications, and a wide range of rewarding careers.
  • What skills do students learn in Savvas CTE Education courses?
    Savvas CTE Education courses help students develop the technical knowledge and career-ready skills needed for success in education and training careers. Students build skills in teaching methods, child development, classroom management, lesson planning, instructional strategies, and educational leadership while gaining hands-on experience through real-world teaching and learning activities. They also strengthen communication, collaboration, leadership, critical thinking, and other employability skills through authentic learning experiences.
  • What careers can students prepare for in the Education Career Cluster with Savvas CTE?
    Savvas CTE Education courses prepare students to explore a wide range of careers across the Education Career Cluster. Students build foundational knowledge and career-ready skills while exploring pathways such as Early Childhood Education, K–12 Teaching, Educational Leadership, Training and Development, and Instructional Support. These pathways introduce students to in-demand careers in teaching, child care, instructional coaching, school administration, and other education professions while preparing them for college, industry-recognized certifications, and future career opportunities.
  • How do Savvas CTE Education courses help students become career-ready?
    Savvas CTE Education courses prepare students for college and career success through a comprehensive Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum. Students develop career-ready technical and employability skills, explore in-demand education career pathways, prepare for industry-recognized certifications, and apply their learning through real-world, hands-on experiences that reflect today's education profession.
  • Do Savvas CTE Education courses support Perkins V goals?
    Yes. Savvas CTE Education courses help districts advance Perkins V priorities by providing high-quality CTE curriculum that supports career readiness, equitable access to career pathways, industry-recognized certification preparation, and workforce-aligned learning. Flexible digital courses make it easier for schools to expand CTE opportunities and improve student outcomes.
  • What teacher resources are available for Savvas CTE Education courses?
    Savvas CTE Education courses include comprehensive teacher resources designed to simplify planning and support effective CTE instruction. Educators receive course syllabi, pacing guides, answer keys, blended learning guides, digital courseware access, and PowerPoint presentations for select courses. An on-demand, self-paced professional development course also helps teachers confidently implement the curriculum and maximize student success.
  • Is Savvas CTE available in print or digitally?
    Savvas CTE is a digital-only CTE curriculum designed for flexible implementation in classrooms, virtual programs, and blended learning environments. The online courseware gives students anytime, anywhere access to engaging content while providing teachers with powerful digital tools to manage instruction, monitor progress, and personalize learning.
  • What Learning Management System (LMS) is Savvas CTE available on?
    Savvas CTE is delivered through the award-winning Savvas Realize® learning management platform and integrates with many popular LMS.. Schools can seamlessly connect the digital CTE curriculum with Canvas®, Google Classroom™, Schoology®, AGILIX Buzz®, Blackboard®, and D2L® Brightspace®, making it easy to fit into existing teaching and learning workflows.
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