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Business, Management and Administration Cluster

CIMC supports instructors and programs in the Business, Management, and Administration career cluster by providing a variety of instructional materials, ranging from career exploration to occupational preparation. Some of our related resources are featured below. To learn more, or to order any of these materials, contact our customer service department at 800.654.4502 or by e-mail, or use our online catalog.

 

 

Career Clusters Resource Matrix

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The Career Clusters Resource Matrix identifies the skill standards, curriculum, and assessments produced by our divisions (CIMC, MAVCC, and Testing) that can assist you, whether you are looking for occupational duty and task statements, in-depth curriculum content for students and teachers, competency assessments of occupational competencies—or a combination of these. Simply identify the specific pathways within the Business, Management and Administration cluster to locate the resources that meet your needs. Matrices for different Career Clusters can be found on our Instructional Choices page. For more information about Career Clusters, visit CareerTech's Career Clusters website.

Business, Management, and Administration matrix (PDF file)

 

Defying the Odds:
A Crash Course in Entrepreneurship

Free Download

Approximately 80% of all new businesses fail within the first five years. Of the 20% that do survive the first five years, 80% will fail within their second five years. Why does this happen, and how can you avoid it?

Defying the Odds is not a step-by-step primer on how to build a business. Instead, it focuses on the big picture - the skills, perspectives, and fundamentals that will improve your odds for success. Whether you are already managing your own business, or thinking about starting one, this course will help you to understand many of the very real, very tough issues in building a business.

Defying the Odds covers the following Business, Management and Administration pathways:

  • Management
  • Marketing

For more information, and to download a free sample, visit our Defying the Odds page.

 

 

BPA: Learn, Grow, Become

Free Download

The Learn, Grow, Become series introduces students to leadership and communication skills in the context of a Career and Technology Student Organization. Besides learning about the organization, students develop the skills needed to participate actively in the CTSO as well as in the community and in the workplace. The teacher and student components facilitate competency-based instruction. Multiple-choice unit tests and vocabulary quizzes are included. A CD-ROM of supplemental resources accompanies the teacher edition.

Units include:

  • Introduction to BPA
  • BPA Activities
  • Parliamentary Procedure
  • Becoming a Leader
  • Giving Presentations
  • Getting to Know You

BPA: Learn, Grow, Become covers the following Business, Management and Administration pathways:

  • Management
  • Business Financial Management and Accounting
  • Human Resources
  • Business Analysis
  • Marketing
  • Administrative and Information Support

We are providing Unit 1, "Introduction to BPA," as a sample for you to download.

Introduction to BPA, Student Workbook (PDF file, 89 KB)

 

 

Online Competency Testing

Our Testing division offers online competency tests for several different careers in the Business, Management and Administration cluster.

 

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Updated 03.06.07