COURSE CODE: 8444

Power & Transportation

SCED Code: 20102
Virginia Extended Description: 18
Suggested Grade Level: 9, 10, 11
Duration: 18 Weeks
Hours: 70
Credits: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: Yes
CTSO: TSA
Non-Traditional?: F

This course explores transportation's role in society and the economy and the interaction of transportation systems and their components. Students learn the ways that energy is converted to power, and the ways power is transmitted, controlled, and used through mechanical, fluid, and electrical devices. Students will explore emerging technologies, research career opportunities in power and transportation fields, conduct experiments, and design and build models.

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.

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, Technical, and Adult Education at cte@doe.virginia.gov.

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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
Engineering & Technology
  • Aerospace Engineers
  • Electrical Engineers
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  • Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
  • Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
  • Mechanical Engineers
  • Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  • Power Plant Operators

Pathway Occupation
Facility & Mobile Equipment Maintenance
  • Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
  • Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Health, Safety, & Environmental Management

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