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In Tennessee’s updated CTE framework, “Building & Moving” is a meta-cluster that brings together three core career areas: Construction, Advanced Manufacturing, and Supply Chain & Transportation. At Bradley County Schools, these pathways offer students meaningful opportunities to build, create, move, and maintain the infrastructure, products, and systems that power our communities.

What does Building & Moving look like in Bradley County?

• In Construction, students may explore residential and commercial building, structural systems, and mechanical/electrical/plumbing trades.

• Through Advanced Manufacturing, learners engage in hands-on fields such as welding, machining, robotics, maintenance, and industrial technology.

• In Supply Chain & Transportation, students gain insight into logistics, repair and maintenance, and the movement of goods.

Why choose Building & Moving?

• It connects academic learning with practical, skilled work that’s in demand locally and regionally.

• Students can earn industry certifications and credentials while in high school.

• Pathways lead to both immediate employment and further education (technical training, community college, or university).

• The work is essential — we rely on skilled people to build safe homes, maintain machines, transport goods, and keep systems operating.

What students and parents should know

• Courses are sequenced, beginning with foundational classes and advancing toward capstone projects or practicum experiences.

• Students will develop both technical skills and soft skills (teamwork, communication, problem solving).

• Real-world exposure, internships, and work-based learning may be integrated, allowing students to try out careers before stepping fully into them.

• Graduates from these pathways are well positioned for careers like electrician, machinist, welder, logistics coordinator, heavy equipment technician, or construction supervisor — or for further study in engineering and technical fields.

Bradley County’s Building & Moving cluster is more than just courses — it’s a commitment to preparing young people to contribute, create, and lead in the built world around us. If you’re a student who likes working with your hands, solving mechanical problems, or seeing a tangible result from your efforts, this pathway might be your ideal fit.