Introduction to Fashion Careers
Introduction to Fashion Careers students learn what it takes to be successful in fashion by exploring careers within the industry. Instruction focuses on applied experiences, with students exploring the design process and demonstrating basic fashion design techniques. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.
Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
- Career, Community and Family Connections (18 Weeks)
- Career, Community and Family Connections (36 Weeks)
- Fashion Careers I (36 Weeks)
- Fashion Marketing (36 Weeks)
- GRADS – Family Focus (18 Weeks)
- GRADS – Family Focus (36 Weeks)
- GRADS – Work Focus (36 Weeks)
- Independent Living (18 Weeks)
- Independent Living (36 Weeks)
- Individual Development (18 Weeks)
- Individual Development (36 Weeks)
- Life Planning (18 Weeks)
- Life Planning (36 Weeks)
- Marketing (36 Weeks)
- Marketing Exploration (18 Weeks)
- Marketing Exploration (36 Weeks)
- Opportunities in Global Trade (36 Weeks)
- Principles of Business and Marketing (18 Weeks)
- Principles of Business and Marketing (36 Weeks)
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)
Virginia’s High Demand Occupations and Apprenticeable Occupations
Section § 2.2-2472 of the Code of Virginia requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (VBWD) to publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which a high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected. The Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) collaborated with the VBWD and related stakeholders to develop the high demand occupations list. VOEE’s mission is to leverage data to inform educational programming, policy, and workforce partnerships across the Commonwealth. See also the Virginia 2024 High Demand Occupations Dashboard.
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code, Occupation Description, and Active Apprenticeable Occupation status (Yes/No per the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry).
| SOC Code | Occupation Description | Apprenticeable Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| 271011 | Art Directors | No |
| 112021 | Marketing Managers | No |
| 273031 | Public Relations Specialists | No |
| 112022 | Sales Managers | No |
| 151242 | Database Administrators | No |
| 131161 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | No |
| 271026 | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | No |
| 414011 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | No |
| 271024 | Graphic Designers | No |
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Performing Arts |
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| Visual Arts |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Marketing Communications |
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| Marketing Management |
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| Marketing Research |
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| Merchandising |
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| Professional Sales |
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