COURSE CODE: 9096

Leadership Development

SCED Code: 22101
Virginia Extended Description: 18
Suggested Grade Level: 11, 12
Duration: 18 Weeks
Hours: 70
Credits: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No

Students develop competencies in identifying individual aptitudes in relation to effective leadership skills, understanding organizational behavior, using effective communication in the workplace, handling human resources and organizational problems, supervising and training employees, resolving conflict, and planning for the future. Continuing education in leadership is emphasized as well as practical leadership experiences in cooperation with school and community leaders. 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.

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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 Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Agribusiness Systems
Animal Systems
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Environmental Service Systems
Food Products & Processing Systems
  • Biochemists and Biophysicists
  • Food Scientists and Technologists
Natural Resources Systems
  • Fish and Game Wardens
Plant Systems
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Power, Structural, & Technical Systems
  • Agricultural Engineers
  • Agricultural Equipment Operators
  • Machinists
  • Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Pathway Occupation
Construction
  • Construction Managers
  • Construction and Building Inspectors
Design/Pre-Construction
  • Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Maintenance/Operations
  • Construction Managers
  • Construction and Building Inspectors

Pathway Occupation
A/V Technology & Film
  • Audio and Video Technicians
  • Editors
  • Graphic Designers
  • Sound Engineering Technicians
Journalism & Broadcasting
  • Art Directors
  • Broadcast Technicians
  • Editors
Performing Arts
  • Lighting Technicians
Printing Technology
  • Desktop Publishers
  • Prepress Technicians and Workers
  • Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
  • Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Telecommunications
  • Computer Programmers
  • Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Visual Arts
  • Fashion Designers
  • Graphic Designers
  • Interior Designers
  • Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
  • Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Pathway Occupation
Administrative Support
  • Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
  • Management Analysts
  • Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
  • Project Management Specialists
Business Information Management
  • Chief Executives
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
  • Management Analysts
  • Marketing Managers
  • Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
  • Paralegals and Legal Assistants
  • Project Management Specialists
General Management
  • Administrative Services Managers
  • Chief Executives
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Facilities Managers
  • Financial Managers
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Human Resources Managers
  • Management Analysts
  • Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
  • Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
  • Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
  • Project Management Specialists
  • Purchasing Managers
Human Resources Management
  • Compensation and Benefits Managers
  • Compliance Officers
  • Human Resources Managers
  • Management Analysts
  • Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
  • Project Management Specialists
  • Public Relations Managers
  • Training and Development Managers
Operations Management
  • Administrative Services Managers
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Facilities Managers
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Management Analysts
  • Marketing Managers
  • Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
  • Procurement Clerks
  • Purchasing Managers
  • Sales Managers

Pathway Occupation
Administration & Administrative Support
  • Training and Development Managers
Professional Support Services
  • Audiologists
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
  • Speech-Language Pathologists
Teaching/Training
  • Childcare Workers
  • Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
  • Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
  • Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
  • Special Education Teachers, All Other
  • Teaching Assistants, All Other

Pathway Occupation
Accounting
  • Accountants and Auditors
  • Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Banking Services
  • Accountants and Auditors
  • Bill and Account Collectors
  • Compliance Officers
  • Credit Analysts
  • Financial Managers
  • Loan Officers
  • Tellers
  • Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Business Finance
  • Accountants and Auditors
  • Economists
  • Financial and Investment Analysts
  • Project Management Specialists
  • Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
  • Tax Preparers
Insurance
  • Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
  • Compliance Officers
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
  • Insurance Sales Agents
  • Insurance Underwriters
  • Actuaries
Securities & Investments
  • Financial and Investment Analysts
  • Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
  • Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
  • Tax Preparers

Pathway Occupation
Foreign Service
  • Interpreters and Translators
Governance
  • Legislators
National Security
  • Military Enlisted Tactical Operations and Air/Weapons Specialists and Crew Members, All Other
  • Military Officer Special and Tactical Operations Leaders, All Other
  • Special Forces
Planning
  • Actuaries
  • Economists
  • Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
  • Urban and Regional Planners
Public Management & Administration
  • Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
  • Postal Service Clerks
  • Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Regulation
  • Avionics Technicians
  • Compliance Officers
  • Financial and Investment Analysts
  • Financial Managers
  • Private Detectives and Investigators
  • Transportation Inspectors
Revenue & Taxation
  • Compliance Officers
  • Financial and Investment Analysts
  • Financial Managers
  • Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

Pathway Occupation
Biotechnology Research and Development
  • Biochemists and Biophysicists
Diagnostic Services
  • Nuclear Medicine Technologists
  • Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
  • Radiologists
Health Informatics
  • Computer Programmers
  • Dental Laboratory Technicians
  • Epidemiologists
  • Financial Managers
  • Health Education Specialists
  • Medical Assistants
Support Services
Therapeutic Services
  • Athletic Trainers
  • Audiologists
  • Dental Assistants
  • Dentists, General
  • Emergency Medical Technicians
  • Home Health Aides
  • Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
  • Massage Therapists
  • Medical Assistants
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Aides
  • Opticians, Dispensing
  • Pharmacy Technicians
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapist Assistants
  • Physicians, All Other
  • Recreational Therapists
  • Registered Nurses
  • Surgeons, All Other
  • Surgical Technologists
  • Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Pathway Occupation
Lodging
  • Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
  • Concierges
  • Lodging Managers
  • Marketing Managers
Recreation, Amusements & Attractions
  • Advertising and Promotions Managers
  • Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
  • Recreation Workers
  • Retail Salespersons
Restaurants & Food/Beverage Services
  • Cooks, All Other
  • Facilities Managers
  • Food Service Managers
  • Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
  • Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Travel & Tourism
  • Human Resources Managers
  • Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
  • Tour Guides and Escorts
  • Travel Agents

Pathway Occupation
Consumer Services
Counseling & Mental Health Services
  • Dietitians and Nutritionists
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
  • Rehabilitation Counselors
  • Social and Human Service Assistants
  • Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Early Childhood Development & Services
  • Childcare Workers
  • Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
  • Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
  • Teaching Assistants, All Other
Family & Community Services
  • Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other
  • Rehabilitation Counselors
  • Social and Community Service Managers
  • Social and Human Service Assistants
Personal Care Services
  • Barbers
  • Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other

Pathway Occupation
Information Support & Services
  • Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
  • Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
  • Computer User Support Specialists
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Database Administrators
  • Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
  • Paralegals and Legal Assistants
  • Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Network Systems
  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrators
  • Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Programming & Software Development
  • Project Management Specialists
  • Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
  • Web Developers
Web & Digital Communications
  • Graphic Designers
  • Project Management Specialists
  • Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
  • Web Developers

Pathway Occupation
Correction Services
  • Correctional Officers and Jailers
  • Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Emergency & Fire Management Services
  • Emergency Medical Technicians
  • Fire Inspectors and Investigators
  • Firefighters
Law Enforcement Services
  • Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
  • Private Detectives and Investigators
Legal Services
  • Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
  • Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Security & Protective Services
  • Private Detectives and Investigators
  • Security Guards

Pathway Occupation
Health, Safety, & Environmental Assurance
  • Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Maintenance, Installation, & Repair
  • Millwrights
Manufacturing Production Process Development
  • Industrial Engineers
  • Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  • Production Workers, All Other
Production
  • Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
  • Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  • Tool and Die Makers
  • Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Quality Assurance
  • Calibration Technologists and Technicians
  • Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other

Pathway Occupation
Marketing Communications
  • Advertising and Promotions Managers
  • Marketing Managers
  • Public Relations Managers
  • Public Relations Specialists
  • Sales Managers
Marketing Management
  • Advertising and Promotions Managers
  • Art Directors
  • Chief Executives
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Marketing Managers
  • Public Relations Managers
  • Retail Salespersons
Marketing Research
  • Database Administrators
  • Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Merchandising
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
  • Retail Salespersons
Professional Sales
  • Human Resources Managers
  • Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
  • Real Estate Brokers
  • Real Estate Sales Agents
  • Sales Managers
  • Telemarketers
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Pathway Occupation
Engineering & Technology
  • Aerospace Engineers
  • Agricultural Engineers
  • Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
  • Chemical Engineers
  • Civil Engineers
  • Commercial and Industrial Designers
  • Computer Hardware Engineers
  • Electrical Engineers
  • Engineers, All Other
  • Environmental Engineers
  • Industrial Engineers
  • Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
  • Materials Engineers
  • Mechanical Engineers
  • Nuclear Engineers
  • Petroleum Engineers
  • Power Plant Operators
  • Project Management Specialists
  • Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Science & Mathematics
  • Animal Scientists
  • Atmospheric and Space Scientists
  • Chemists
  • Economists
  • Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
  • Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
  • Hydrologists
  • Materials Scientists
  • Microbiologists
  • Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
  • Technical Writers
  • Veterinarians
  • Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Pathway Occupation
Facility & Mobile Equipment Maintenance
  • Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
  • Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
  • Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
  • Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Logistics Planning & Management Services
Transportation Operations
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Ship Engineers
  • Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Transportation Systems/Infrastructure Planning, Management & Regulation
  • Aerospace Engineers
  • Civil Engineers
  • Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Warehousing & Distribution Center Operations
  • Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

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