Advanced Manufacturing

Engineering and Producing Tomorrow's Solutions: The Advanced Manufacturing Career Cluster blends innovative technologies and practices to enhance design and production. It covers areas such as engineering, research and development, automation and artificial intelligence, equipment maintenance, safety protocols, and quality control. This Cluster aims to increase efficiency, reduce waste, ensure safety, and produce high-quality goods, driving the industry’s growth and adapting to modern demands.

Pathway Design Sheets

Pathway Design Sheets are Kansas CTE guides that act like blueprints, showing the required and optional courses, the skills students must learn, and the order in which classes should be taken to meet state pathway standards. They also include industry‑aligned competencies, CIP codes, and program requirements that help schools design and maintain approved pathways, ensure curriculum matches Kansas expectations, and support compliance with Perkins funding and improvement planning.

• Automation Engineering 25-27 (PDF)
• Aviation Production 25-27 (PDF)
• Engineering and Applied Mathematics 25-27 (PDF)
• Manufacturing 25-27 (PDF)

Teacher Resources

Facility Guidelines: Trade and Industry classrooms and labs must be safe, clean, and large enough for hands‑on work. Kansas requires at least 15 square feet of usable space per student, and class sizes should stay small—usually no more than 18 students—to keep activities safe. These spaces also need proper utilities, storage, and access for all learners.