Technology Foundations
In this hands-on technology education course, students use tools to build and control objects and systems using engineering design. Students will learn about materials, energy, and engineering processes. Students design, create, and assess innovations, systems, and products to learn about how and why technology works. This introductory course is a prerequisite for Technology Transfer and Technology Assessment.
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.
- Aerospace Technology I (36 Weeks)
- Communication Systems (36 Weeks)
- Communication Systems (18 Weeks)
- Electronics Systems I (36 Weeks)
- Electronics Systems I (18 Weeks)
- Engineering Explorations I (36 Weeks)
- Entertainment Design and Technology (36 Weeks)
- Forensic Technology (36 Weeks)
- Manufacturing Systems I (36 Weeks)
- Manufacturing Systems I (18 Weeks)
- Materials and Processes Technology (36 Weeks)
- Materials and Processes Technology (18 Weeks)
- Power & Transportation (18 Weeks)
- Power & Transportation (36 Weeks)
- Production Systems (18 Weeks)
- Production Systems (36 Weeks)
- Sustainability and Renewable Technologies (36 Weeks)
- Technical Drawing and Design (18 Weeks)
- Technical Drawing and Design (36 Weeks)
- Technology Assessment (18 Weeks)
- Technology Assessment (36 Weeks)
- Technology of Robotic Design (18 Weeks)
- Technology of Robotic Design (36 Weeks)
- Technology Transfer (18 Weeks)
- Technology Transfer (36 Weeks)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 172011 | Aerospace Engineers | No |
| 171011 | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | No |
| 172051 | Civil Engineers | No |
| 173022 | Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | No |
| 172061 | Computer Hardware Engineers | No |
| 172071 | Electrical Engineers | No |
| 173024 | Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | Yes |
| 172112 | Industrial Engineers | Yes |
| 435061 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | Yes |
| 131082 | Project Management Specialists | No |
| 273042 | Technical Writers | No |
| 192041 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | No |
| 195011 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | Yes |
| 173026 | Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians | Yes |
| 519199 | Production Workers, All Other | Yes |
| 514021 | Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | No |
| 514111 | Tool and Die Makers | Yes |
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Health, Safety, & Environmental Assurance |
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| Logistics & Inventory Control |
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| Manufacturing Production Process Development |
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| Production |
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| Quality Assurance |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Engineering & Technology |
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| Science & Mathematics |
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