The VHS Construction Management Academy prepares students for employment or advanced training in the building construction industry. This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Architecture & Construction career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Architecture & Construction career cluster. Students in this academy will learn on campus, as well as off campus as VHS partners with Habitat for Humanity to build a home in the local community. Drafting 1 is also offered in connection with the VHS Construction Management Academy. The drafting course prepares students for employment or advanced training in the drafting industry. After completing courses in this program, students may elect to continue their studies through courses offered in the Architectural Drafting, Mechanical Drafting or Structural Drafting programs.