Energy and Natural Resources 

Powering Progress and Preserving Our Planet: The Energy and Natural Resources Career Cluster spans careers in traditional and renewable fuel production, power generation and energy conversion, utilities, environmental preservation, ecological research, and resource extraction. These industries focus on efficient and responsible resource management, including conservation, transmission, distribution and storage, to minimize environmental impacts and meet global energy needs. Careers in this Cluster are dedicated to creating a sustainable future, innovating cleaner energy solutions, and preserving our planet’s natural resources for generations to come.

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.

• Energy 25-27 (PDF)
• Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability 25-27 (PDF)

Teacher Resources

Kansas FFA: Future Farmers of America makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. For more information please visit the Kansas FFA website.

Kansas SkillsUSA: SkillsUSA improves the quality of America's workforce through a structured program of citizenship, leadership, employability, technical and professional skills training. SkillsUSA helps each student excel. For more information please visit the SkillsUSA Kansas website.

Kansas TSA: Technology Student Association (TSA) is the only student organization devoted exclusively to the needs of students interested in technology. For more information please visit the Kansas TSA website.