Describes the Information Technology Career Cluster Initiative and the tools it has developed to help educators improve information technology programs. Suggests that educators use the model and tools to guide program development, improvement, and expansion. (JOW)

Notes that manpower needs in a technological society change rapidly, and that these changes require that distributive educators continually evaluate their programs and make modifications that reflect current manpower trends. To help distributive educators in determining manpower needs effectively, a model is presented to aid in making the…