Part Two Exploring Career Options
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People who enjoy working with and help-
ing people will find this career cluster very
rewarding. People with careers in education
and training include teacher’s aides, parent
educators, counselors, and librarians. They
work with individuals on a one-to-one basis
as well as groups of students. Often the job
site is a school. However, other sites include
offices, gyms, health clubs, private homes,
and business settings. Related occupations
include occupational trainers, administrators,
and human resource specialists.
People in this field need a solid back-
ground in academic, technical, and presenta-
tion skills. Teachers and trainers must have
the ability to communicate, inspire trust and
confidence, and motivate learners as well as
understand their educational needs. They
must be able to recognize and respond to
individual differences in diverse learners and
employ different teaching and training meth-
ods that will result in learner achievement.
Most of these occupations require licensing
or certification. Practically all occupations in
this career cluster, even for entry-level posi-
tions, require training beyond high school.
Most occupations require an advanced
college degree.
A growing emphasis on improving
education will increase the demand for
workers in this cluster. Training programs
will be needed in response to the increas-
ing complexity of many jobs and techno-
logical advances across all industries.