Another area of commonality is the underlying IT
technical knowledge and use of technology tools.
All eight career clusters describe some level of
proficiency required in the following core IT
technical areas:
Beyond the basic knowledge and application level,
there is great variation in the depth and extent
of the technical knowledge and tools required in
each of the eight standards.
Core IT Technical Knowledge |
Expert Level
|
Proficient Level
|
Software Applications
|
- Database Admin. Associate
- Interactive Digital Media Specialist
- Technical Support Rep.
- Technical Writer
|
- Information Systems Operator
- Network Specialist
- Programmer/ Analyst
- Software Engineer
|
Programming
|
- Programmer/ Analyst
- Software Engineer Information
- Systems Operator
|
- Database Admin. Associate
- Interactive Digital Media Specialist
- Network Specialist
- Technical Support Rep.
- Technical Writer
|
Hardware
|
- Information Systems Operator
- Network Specialist
- Technical Support Rep
|
- Programmer/ Analyst
- Software Engineer
- Database Admin. Associate
- Interactive Digital Media Specialist
- Technical Writer
|
Networking and Operating Systems
|
- Information Systems Operator
- Network Specialist
- Technical Support Rep
- Programmer/ Analyst
- Software Engineer
|
- Database Admin. Associate
- Interactive Digital Media Specialist
- Technical Writer
|
Internet
|
- Technical Writer
- Interactive Digital Media Specialist
|
- Database Admin. Associate
- Information Systems Operator
- Network Specialist
- Technical Support Rep
- Programmer/ Analyst
- Software Engineer
|