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Here are the different types of EXPLORING CAREER CURRICULUM WEB SITES.
The Career Voyages web site is a Career Exploration web site for Elementary School students.
The Career Voyages web site has information about the following industries –
Advanced Manufacturing
Automotive
Construction
Energy
Financial Services
Health Care
Hospitality
Information Technology
Retail
Transportation
Aerospace and the "BioGeoNano" Technologies
RESOURCE FOUR: Career Ship
Source: New York State Department of Labor
Career Ship is a free online career exploration tool for middle and high school students.
Career Ship uses HOLLAND CODES and the O*NET Career Exploration Tools.
For each career, Career Ship provides the following information:
Tasks
Wages
Career outlook
Interests
Education
Knowledge
Skills
Similar careers
Career Ship is a product of Mapping Your Future, a public—service web site providing career,
college, financial aid, and financial literacy information and services.
RESOURCE FIVE: Career Zone
Source: New York State Department of Labor
Career Zone is a career exploration and planning system. Career Zone has an assessment
activity that identifies HOLLAND CODES.
Career Zone provides information on 900 careers from the new O*NET Database, the latest
labor market information from the NYS Department of Labor and interactive career portfolios for
middle and high school students that connect to the NYS Education Department Career Plan
initiative. Career Zone has links to college exploration and planning resources, 300 career
videos, resume builder, reference list maker, and cover letter application.
Here is another picture from Career Zone.
RESOURCE SIX: Destination 2020
Source: Canada Career Consortium
Destination 2020 helps youth discover how everyday tasks can help them build skills they will
need to face the many challenges of the workforce.
School Subjects
Other School Activities
Play Activities At Home
Work at Home
What Do You Like is the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Career web site for kids. The web site
provides career information for students in Grades 4 — 8. According to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, ″ Most of the material on the site has been adapted from the Bureau's Occupational
Outlook Handbook—a career guidance publication for adults and upper—level high school
students that describes the job duties, working conditions, training requirements, earnings
levels, and employment prospects of hundreds of occupations″.
Careers are matched to interests and hobbies. In the Teacher's Guide, there are twelve
categories and their corresponding occupations.
Here are other pictures from the What Do You Like web site.