Energy Source Life Cycle
Exploring concepts, trends, challenges, and careers, students will build an understanding of energy, from source to end-user. Students participate in hands-on activities, such as illustrating and modeling electrical grids, gas systems, and other renewable- and nonrenewable-energy systems. Students explore markets, grid modernization, efficiency, innovation, and careers in energy. 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.
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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.
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)
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 |
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| 172071 | Electrical Engineers | No |
| 472111 | Electricians | Yes |
| 172081 | Environmental Engineers | No |
| 173029 | Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | Yes |
| 194042 | Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | No |
| 192041 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | No |
| 192031 | Chemists | No |
| 499012 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | No |
| 173023 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Yes |
| 172141 | Mechanical Engineers | Yes |
| 499051 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | Yes |
| 492095 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | Yes |
| 173024 | Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | Yes |
| 472152 | Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | Yes |
| 172199 | Engineers, All Other | No |
| 173027 | Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Yes |
| 151244 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | No |
| 195011 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | Yes |
| 113071 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | No |
| 172051 | Civil Engineers | No |
| 173022 | Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | No |
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Energy Sustainability and Efficiency |
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| Fuels Production |
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| Power Generation |
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| Transmission and Distribution |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Engineering & Technology |
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| Science & Mathematics |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Facility & Mobile Equipment Maintenance |
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| Health, Safety, & Environmental Management |
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| Logistics Planning & Management Services |
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| Transportation Operations |
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| Transportation Systems/Infrastructure Planning, Management & Regulation |
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