A Conceptual

Curriculum for
Industrial Arts and
Occupational
Education

Prepared by:
Joy Ann Cabanayan
Arianne Joys Esquivel
Melkka Belle Valdez
Revelyn Ignacio
Abi Mae Dela Rosa
Riche Valdez
Jessabell Valdez
Camille Bernadette Bernardo
Andrea Camille Batan
Joan Corsino
 Industrial Arts
Is that phase of education which
offers individuals an insight into our
industrial society through laboratory-
classroom experiences.
It provides experiences that develop
basic skills and knowledge common
to many occupations and
professions.
 Industrial Arts is a study of the
changes made by man in the form of
materials to increase their value, and
of the problems of life related to
these changes.

-Mossmon and Bonser (1923)

 Subject Areas Included
Automotive
Ceramics
Design
Drawing (previously called
mechanical drawing),
Power Mechanics
Electricity/Electronics
Graphic Arts
Leather
Lapidary
Metalworking
Plastics
Textiles
Woodworking
 Junior High School (IA)
Industrial Arts in junior high school
level should be able to perform a
worth while service to all students.

Industrial Arts program at the junior

high school level should help prepare
students for secondary vocational-
technical programs.
 Various arrangements and scheduling for
junior high school programs exist and the
most suitable to the local situation should
be used.

The most valuable place for strong

industrial arts programs is in the junior
high school. It is at this level that industrial
arts in many states is a required course.
 A CONCEPTUAL CURRICULUM IN OCCUPATIONAL
EDUCATION

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INDUSTRIAL ARTS PROGRAM

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL INDUSTRIAL ARTS PROGRAM

CLUSTER TYPE PROGRAM (7) ACADEMIC & GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL

PROGRAM PREPARATION PROGRAMS

1. Building Trades 1. Art Education 1. Technical

Education

2. Business & Distribution 2. Business Education 2. Trade and

Industrial Education

3. Manufacturing 3. College Preparatory 3.

Service Occupations
(Specialized)
4. Service Occupations 4. General Education
(Exploratory)
5. Home Economics

5. Technical Level 6. Industrial Arts

 Senior High School (IA)
The major concern of this article is at
the senior high school level. If
available, an elementary industrial
arts program is valuable to all
students. Industrial arts programs
are required in many junior high
schools and served worthwhile
purpose.
Three Programs be made available
for the students:
1. Academic and General Programs
2. Cluster Programs
3. Occupational Preparation Program