Education and Training Cluster
CIMC supports instructors and programs in the Education and Training career cluster by providing a variety of instructional materials, ranging from career exploration to occupational preparation. Some of our related resources are featured below. Many others are available. See the Career Clusters Resource Matrix for a more comprehensive list of products available in your cluster. To learn more, or to order any of these materials, contact our customer service department at 800.654.4502 or by e-mail, or use our online catalog.
Career Clusters Resource Matrix
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The Career Clusters Resource Matrix identifies the skill standards, curriculum, and assessments produced by our divisions (CIMC, MAVCC, and Testing) that can assist you, whether you are looking for occupational duty and task statements, in-depth curriculum content for students and teachers, competency assessments of occupational competencies—or a combination of these. Simply identify the specific pathways within the Education cluster to locate the resources that meet your needs. Matrices for different Career Clusters can be found on our Instructional Choices page. For more information about Career Clusters, visit CareerTech's Career Clusters website.
Education and Training matrix (PDF file)
Teachers as Advisors for Secondary and Postsecondary Students
Teachers as Advisors is a useful resource for teachers who take on the role of an advisor. Topics include parent conferences, interpreting PLAN results, computing GPA, career clusters, financial aid, developing plans of study, work-based learning, and more.
Teachers as Advisors covers the following Education and Training pathways:
- Professional Support Services
- Teaching/Training
We are offering sections 1 and 2, "Getting Started" and "Advisor Training," as a free sample to download.
Teachers as Advisors, Sections 1 and 2 (PDF file, 561 KB)
Substitute Teacher Toolbox
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CIMC's Substitute Teacher Toolbox is designed to provide administrators, resource centers, and substitute teachers with activities that can be used if a permanent teacher must be away from the classroom.
Substitute Teacher Toolbox is a collection of activities on a wide range of topics that would be appropriate for use in almost any classroom setting. These activities may help a substitute teacher who would not be able to carry out the original lesson plans because of a lack of technical expertise or because they are unfamiliar with the subject matter. Permanent classroom teachers may also use these exercises as a break from, or as a supplement to, regular lesson plans.
To learn more, and to download free samples, visit our Substitute Teacher Toolbox page.
Substitute Teacher Toolbox covers the following Education and Training pathways:
- Teaching/Training
Keys to Employability Poster
Our popular Keys to Employability poster displays eight areas of employability skills. It is a convenient and eye-catching way to remind students that employers not only expect them to be technically competent, but they also expect skills such as communication, initiative, customer service attitude, and more.
The Keys to Employability poster covers the following Education and Training pathways:
- Teaching/Training
Online Competency Testing
Our Testing division offers online competency tests for several different careers in the Education and Training cluster.
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Updated 07.25.07

