COURSE CODE: 8471

Technology Education-Development

SCED Code: 13099
Virginia Extended Description: I
Suggested Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 140
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: TSA

This course is designed for Technology and Engineering Education students with significant disabilities who require alternative ways to demonstrate their knowledge through hands-on activities. Students will apply math and science concepts and the engineering design process to solve real-world problems individually and as a group. 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.

Note: The career cluster will be determined by other courses taken in conjunction with this course to develop a concentration sequence.

Notes

This course is designed specifically for students with disabilities and shall be limited to an average of 10 students per instructor per class period with no class being more than 12 or up to an average of 12 students per class period with no class being more than 15 where an instructional aide is provided.

Class Size Regulation

The Virginia Administrative Code regulates the class size for this course. For additional information, see 8VAC20-120-150, "Maximum class size," or contact the Virginia Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education at cte@doe.virginia.gov.

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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
435061 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Yes
519161 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Yes
173023 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Yes
172141 Mechanical Engineers Yes
172112 Industrial Engineers Yes

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Production
  • Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
  • Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Pathway Occupation
Engineering & Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  • Mechanical Engineers
  • Industrial Engineers

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