Overview
Career awareness and exploration focuses on activities that help all students develop a general awareness of themselves, the world of work, and the application of academic concepts. These activities provide an opportunity for individual examination of career options that match a student’s interests and aptitudes. They also provide an opportunity for students to observe and interact with individuals in the workplace to learn more about the demands of a career they are interested in. Activities may include:
· Career fairs
· Career focused field trips
· Classroom guest speakers
· Career interviews
· Career guidance
· Career counseling services
· Career research papers/projects
· Career focused senior projects
· Use of career information delivery systems
· Job shadowing
· Workplace readiness courses
· School-based enterprises
· Service learning/community service
· New Visions programs
· Career Exploration Internship Program (CEIP) - not including hazardous occupations
· General Education Work Experience Program (GEWEP)
· Work Experience and Career Exploration Program (WECEP)
· Community-Based Work Experiences for students with disabilities
Career awareness/exploration programs give the student the opportunity to relate classroom instruction to worksite experiences for the purpose of making future career decisions.
Students may NOT be placed in any of the prohibitive hazardous occupations as defined by NYS and US Departments of Labor: http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/hazardousjobs.htm
Online resources:
Career Zone www.nycareerzone.gov: Career information delivery system developed and maintained by the New York State Department of Labor in partnership with the State Education Department to support career exploration and planning activities.
· Career fairs
· Career focused field trips
· Classroom guest speakers
· Career interviews
· Career guidance
· Career counseling services
· Career research papers/projects
· Career focused senior projects
· Use of career information delivery systems
· Job shadowing
· Workplace readiness courses
· School-based enterprises
· Service learning/community service
· New Visions programs
· Career Exploration Internship Program (CEIP) - not including hazardous occupations
· General Education Work Experience Program (GEWEP)
· Work Experience and Career Exploration Program (WECEP)
· Community-Based Work Experiences for students with disabilities
Career awareness/exploration programs give the student the opportunity to relate classroom instruction to worksite experiences for the purpose of making future career decisions.
Students may NOT be placed in any of the prohibitive hazardous occupations as defined by NYS and US Departments of Labor: http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/hazardousjobs.htm
Online resources:
Career Zone www.nycareerzone.gov: Career information delivery system developed and maintained by the New York State Department of Labor in partnership with the State Education Department to support career exploration and planning activities.