Career Clusters: Achieving Excellence is the theme of this exciting event, which brings together educators from middle school, secondary, and postsecondary levels, school counseling, state education leadership, along with workforce development, business and industry experts, and economic development representatives to gain insight, hear strategies, and plan efforts for coordinating the implementation of aligned educational delivery in communities and states.

Highlights for the 2013 National Career Clusters Institute include the latest release of the validated Career Clusters knowledge and skills statements, green/sustainability knowledge and skills, updated Career Clusters crosswalks, and insight into the Common Career Technical Core.