Fashion Careers I
Students in Fashion Careers I participate in hands-on experiences applying design techniques and skills to create original products. Work-based learning within the fashion industry is encouraged to provide opportunities for students to develop employability skills. 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.
Recommended prerequisite(s): Introduction to Fashion Careers 8247/8248
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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 II (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)
- Introduction to Fashion Careers (18 Weeks)
- Introduction to Fashion Careers (36 Weeks)
- Life Planning (18 Weeks)
- Life Planning (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 |
|---|---|---|
| 271029 | Designers, All Other | No |
| 271011 | Art Directors | No |
| 271024 | Graphic Designers | No |
| 112022 | Sales Managers | No |
| 519071 | Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | Yes |
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Performing Arts |
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| Visual Arts |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Personal Care Services |
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| Consumer Services |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Production |
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| Manufacturing Production Process Development |
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| Maintenance, Installation, & Repair |
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