Georgia schools have a new Career Readiness component this year.  During Guidance Specials, students will learn about career options.  Additionally, 5th graders have a Career Portfolio consisting of a research paper and presentation. 

The following websites may be helpful as you and your student begin discussing career options.  Feel free to contact me should I be of help during this exciting time!

Learning That Works for America, CTE http://www.careertech.org/careerclusters/

glance/at-a-glance.html This website provides information regarding the national

cluster model

 Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/ooh This website contains career

profiles of occupations and describe “What They Do”, Work Environment, How to

Become One, Pay, and more.

 Bureau of Labor Statistics, “What Do You Like?” http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm

This website provides information on a variety of possible occupations based on what

one likes to do. The primary site also provides high-level labor market information.

 Georgia Department of Labor www.dol.state.ga.us This website provides multiple

resources specific to Georgia. Go to “get Labor Market Information.”

 GAcollege411.org www.GAcollege411.org This website provides comprehensive career

information for students in grades 6-12.

 “JA student center” on the Junior Achievement

http://studentcenter.ja.org/Careers/Pages/default.aspx This website provides careerrelated

assessments and exploration opportunities as well as video games.

 Kids Work! This website allows students to explore through videos and games and learn

about occupations in a community. The information can be found at

http://www.knowitall.org/kidswork/theater/workzone/index.html In addition, the site can

take kids to the “Know It All.org” which allows students to continue to explore multiple

websites containing related information such as “Know It All Healthy.” The “Know It

All.org” site is focused on topics native to South Carolina.

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 Kids.gov a safe place to learn and play www.kids.gov This website provides age

appropriate information,