Healthcare & Human Services Career Cluster

Courses in the Healthcare & Human Services career cluster from Savvas help students explore rewarding careers that promote health and wellness, including nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, and dentistry. As clinical technology continues to transform patient care, students can also prepare to become certified professionals in this in-demand field.
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Savvas CTE Healthcare & Human Services Courses

Career Exploration in Dentistry

Career Exploration in Healthcare

Dental Aide

Health Science Foundations

Healthcare Management & Information Systems

Introduction to Nursing

Medical Terminology

College and Career Exploration

Career Exploration

Healthcare and Human Services Career Cluster FAQs

  • What is the Healthcare and Human Services Cluster?
    The Healthcare and Human Services Career Cluster is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathway in the Modern National Career Clusters® Framework from Advance CTE that prepares students for careers in healthcare, behavioral health, human services, and public health. Through hands-on learning, students develop technical and employability skills while exploring career pathways in areas such as nursing, medical assisting, health science, emergency medical services, mental and behavioral health, and community and human services. The framework helps students build transferable skills and prepare for college, industry certifications, and high-demand careers.
  • Why should students study Healthcare and Human Services?
    Healthcare and Human Services courses help students explore careers, build career-ready skills, and prepare for opportunities in one of today's fastest-growing and most essential industries. Through Healthcare and Human Services Career and Technical Education (CTE), students develop technical and employability skills while learning about health science, nursing, medical assisting, emergency medical services, behavioral health, and human services. With strong demand for healthcare and human services professionals, these courses prepare students for college, industry-recognized certifications, and a wide range of rewarding careers.
  • What skills do students learn in Savvas CTE Healthcare and Human Services courses?
    Savvas CTE Healthcare and Human Services courses help students develop the technical knowledge and career-ready skills needed for success in healthcare, human services, and related industries. Students build skills in areas such as health science, patient care, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, infection control, dental assisting, and healthcare ethics while strengthening critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, teamwork, and other employability skills. Through hands-on, real-world learning, students gain the knowledge and experience needed to explore healthcare and human services career pathways and prepare for college, careers, and lifelong success.
  • What careers can students prepare for in the Healthcare and Human Services Career Cluster with Savvas CTE?
    Savvas CTE Healthcare and Human Services courses prepare students to explore a wide range of careers across the Healthcare and Human Services Career Cluster. Students build foundational knowledge and career-ready skills while exploring pathways such as Nursing, Health Science, Dentistry, Emergency Medical Services, Behavioral Health, and Human Services. These pathways introduce students to in-demand careers in nursing, dental assisting, medical assisting, emergency medical services, behavioral health, public health, and other healthcare and human services professions while preparing them for college, industry-recognized certifications, and future career opportunities.
  • How do Savvas CTE Healthcare and Human Services courses help students become career-ready?
    Savvas CTE Healthcare and Human Services courses prepare students for college and career success through a comprehensive Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum. Students develop career-ready technical and employability skills, explore in-demand healthcare and human services career pathways, prepare for industry-recognized certifications, and apply their learning through real-world, hands-on experiences that reflect today's healthcare and human services professions.
  • Do Savvas CTE Healthcare and Human Services courses support Perkins V goals?
    Yes. Savvas CTE Healthcare and Human Services courses help districts advance Perkins V priorities by providing high-quality CTE curriculum that supports career readiness, equitable access to career pathways, industry-recognized certification preparation, and workforce-aligned learning. Flexible digital courses make it easier for schools to expand CTE opportunities and improve student outcomes.
  • What teacher resources are available for Savvas CTE Healthcare and Human Services courses?
    Savvas CTE Healthcare and Human Services courses include comprehensive teacher resources designed to simplify planning and support effective CTE instruction. Educators receive course syllabi, pacing guides, answer keys, blended learning guides, digital courseware access, and PowerPoint presentations for select courses. An on-demand, self-paced professional development course also helps teachers confidently implement the curriculum and maximize student success.
  • Is Savvas CTE available in print or digitally?
    Savvas CTE is a digital-only CTE curriculum designed for flexible implementation in classrooms, virtual programs, and blended learning environments. The online courseware gives students anytime, anywhere access to engaging content while providing teachers with powerful digital tools to manage instruction, monitor progress, and personalize learning.
  • What Learning Management System (LMS) is Savvas CTE available on?
    Savvas CTE is delivered through the award-winning Savvas Realize® learning management platform and integrates with many popular LMS.. Schools can seamlessly connect the digital CTE curriculum with Canvas®, Google Classroom™, Schoology®, AGILIX Buzz®, Blackboard®, and D2L® Brightspace®, making it easy to fit into existing teaching and learning workflows.
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FAA Part 107 Commercial Drone Pilot
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Digital Marketing Meta® Social Media *
Adobe InDesign®
Professional Communication *
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* Outlier by Savvas Dual Enrollment