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Health Sciences - Career Learning Area

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Wednesday - April 18, 2012
Virtual Career Network in Health Care

What is the Health Sciences Career Cluster? The Health Sciences Career Cluster orients students to careers that promote health, wellness, and diagnosis as well as treat injuries and diseases. Some of the careers involve working directly with people, while others involve research into diseases or collecting and formatting data and information. Work locations are varied and may be in hospitals, medical or dental offices or laboratories, cruise ships, medivac units, sports areas, space centers or within the community.

Cluster Skill Sets

Health Sciences

How to Pursue Education and Training in Health Sciences.
There are thousands of challenging education and training opportunities within the high-skilled world of Health Sciences. Learners need a solid background in math, science, communications, and technical skills. Education and training can be obtained in high schools, technical colleges, two-year community colleges, four-year colleges, apprenticeship programs, and career technical schools/institutes. Along the way, career guidance professionals assist learners in assessing their educational goals, interests, abilities and skills to facilitate a good match to the cluster’s many pathway options. Learners participate in relevant education opportunities framed in the context of the cluster. They gain knowledge and skills through coordinated workplace learning experiences such as site visits, job shadowing and internships. If they choose, they may achieve valuable skill certifications that lead to employment. Colleges and universities offer advanced degrees and industry certifications that prepare learners for professional and technical careers.

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Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling - Comprehensive guidance and counseling programs promote successful student development and transitions by providing opportunities for each student to acquire and master critical academic, career, personal/social, and community involvement skills. These skills enable each student to learn, to work, to interact with others, and to contribute.

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