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Trade and Industrial Education is one of the four instructional service areas of the Industrial Education Section. The other three areas are listed below:
Public career educational Trade and Industrial Education programs in Missouri are designed to prepare secondary and post-secondary students for rewarding careers in high-demand, high-paying occupations. Additionally, instruction is also offered through short-term adult education programs to meet the needs of local labor markets.
Competency-based instruction is delivered that has been developed, reviewed, modified, and authenticated by referencing to national and state standards, as well as with local level advisory committee input. A record of the achievement of specific learner objectives is kept for each student enrolled in a full-time Trade and Industrial Education program.
Trade and Industrial instructional areas include education in the following career clusters:
Construction. The Construction career cluster includes instructional programs that prepare students for careers in areas such as: Carpentry, Cabinet Maker and Mill Worker, Electrician, Building Maintenance, Plumber, Painter, Brickmason, and Pipefitter.
Graphics. The Graphics career cluster includes instructional programs that prepare students for careers in areas such as: Drafting, CAD, Printing, Graphic Design, Commercial Photography, and Television/Radio programming.
Service. The Service career cluster includes instructional programs that prepare students for careers in areas such as: Computer Maintenance and Repair, Heating, Air-Conditioning, Ventilation, and Refrigeration, Culinary Arts, Cosmetology, Nail Care, Law Enforcement, Fire Science, and Electrical / Electronics Equipment Repairer.
Transportation. The Transportation career cluster includes instructional programs that prepare students for careers in transportation-related positions, such as: Automobile Mechanic, Auto Collision Repairer, Diesel Equipment Mechanic, Heavy-duty Equipment Mechanic, Aviation Mechanic, Small Engine and Marine Mechanic.
Manufacturing. The Manufacturing career cluster includes instructional programs that prepare students for careers in areas such as: Instrumentation Technician, Robotics Technology, Sheet Metal Worker, Tool and Die Maker, Welder, Metal Fabrication.
T & I Happenings
The Missouri SkillsUSA State Conference will be hosted
by Linn State Technical College, April 2-4, 2009.
MADA Dateline
(PDF file)
Page updated: September 16, 2008
Trade and Industrial Education
Gavin Allan, Director
Robert Hess, Supervisor
Phone: (573) 522-5805
Fax: (573) 526-4261
Robert.Hess@dese.mo.gov