Engineering Essentials (PLTW)
A new experience in engineering, Engineering Essentials offers a multidisciplinary approach to teaching and learning foundational concepts of engineering practice, providing students opportunities to explore the breadth of engineering career opportunities and experiences and solve engaging and challenging real-world problems. 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.
Notes
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) curriculum guides and course competencies are only available to PLTW-affiliated schools through agreement with PLTW. To obtain additional information, contact: Project Lead The Way, 3939 Priority Way South Drive, Suite 400, Indianapolis IN 46240. Toll-free: 877-335-7589. Online: https://www.pltw.org
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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.
- Aerospace Engineering (PLTW) (36 Weeks)
- Civil Engineering and Architecture (PLTW) (36 Weeks)
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing (PLTW) (36 Weeks)
- Digital Electronics (PLTW) (36 Weeks)
- Engineering Design and Development (PLTW) (36 Weeks)
- Introduction to Engineering Design (PLTW) (36 Weeks)
- Principles of Engineering (PLTW) (36 Weeks)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 173022 | Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | No |
| 173024 | Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | Yes |
| 172199 | Engineers, All Other | No |
| 173026 | Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Yes |
| 172141 | Mechanical Engineers | Yes |
| 252031 | Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | No |
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Engineering & Technology |
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| Science & Mathematics |
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