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District 219 Resources
D219 Career Pathways
D219 Career Pathways
Career_Pathways_D219.pdfThe CAREER PATHWAYS sequence is a tool to help guide students toward appropriate course selection and related extra-curricular options:
Business Management, Finance, and Marketing
Arts, Audio Visual Technology, and Communication
Government, Human Services, and Law
Architecture and Construction
Engineering & Manufacturing
STEM Research & Development
Computer Science / Information Technology
Health Science
Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Education & Training
Hospitality, Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Career Planning Resources
Career Planning Resources
District 219 has membership to this comprehensive self-exploration & planning program; including career information, college searches, and resume building tools.
Create a portfolio to use throughout high school:
Step 1: Username: nnhs Password: vikings
Step 1: Username: nnhs Password: vikings
Step 2: Log into My Plan
Step 2: Log into My Plan
Step 3: Create my plan
Step 3: Create my plan
Road Trip Nation provides a database of video-interviews with professionals from a wide-range of jobs.
WHAT IS AN APPRENTICESHIP?
WHAT IS AN APPRENTICESHIP?
An apprentice is a paid worker enrolled in a special training program administered by an employer & a labor organization or trade association.
Illinois Pathways
Illinois Pathways
The employment landscape is shifting. Education needs to be more relevant to the real world, and resources and investments need to be coordinated in a way that makes sense to industry partners. In order to achieve this, we need complimentary community and state-level approaches for this work. Illinois Pathways was launched in 2012 to respond to the changing education to employment dynamics.
Key Strategies of Illinois Pathways are:
Support local career pathway systems development that empower students to explore their academic and career interests in STEM fields through new and existing community and state networks.
Creation and support of new state-wide, public-private partnerships known as STEM Learning Exchanges that work to create partnerships between schools, industry, state-government, and non-profits which better coordinate investments, resources, and planning in a particular industry cluster.
Education and Career Pathways
Education and Career Pathways
Education and career pathways are an integrated collection of programs and services intended to develop students’ core academic, technical and employability skills; provide them with continuous education, training; and place them in high-demand, high-opportunity jobs. Illinois Pathways builds off of the National Career Clusters® Framework and supports career pathway systems in STEM application areas. The pathways are a basis for clusters of specific occupations or careers grouped together because they share similar interests, strengths, and skills.
Credentials and Assessments
Credentials and Assessments
A credential attests to the qualifications, competence, or authority of an individual to perform at levels of proficiency established by a third party with the relevant or de facto authority and competence to do so. It is the ultimate demonstration of the Knowledge and Skills outlined in the Programs of Study. It can be the culmination of an individual Plan of Study—and the beginning of a lifelong career of achievement a chosen field.
Credentials and assessments include:
Soft skills such as teamwork and leadership, work ethic, problem solving, lead, communications, positive attitude, attendance and self-presentation, independence and initiative, and positive attitude.
Academic skills such as mathematics, reading, writing, science and technology.
Technical skills such as computer literacy, job-specific, and industry-wide technical skills. Industry-wide technical skills are used in more than one industry sector (segment of an industry). These skills make it possible for employees to move easily across industry sub-sectors. By having industry-wide technical skills, you will have more opportunity for a variety of jobs, rather than being locked into a single career path.
An apprentice is a paid worker enrolled in a special training program administered by an employer & a labor organization or trade association.
Directory for programs that can begin earning money in two years or less.
Directory for programs that can begin earning money in two years or less.
Explore community college certificate programs, paid training, or a combination of work and classes — earn industry-recognized credentials or college credit. Many pathways can also be a step toward an eventual four-year degree.
Research the 320 Chicago-area unions
Research the 320 Chicago-area unions
National listing of accredited trade and technical schools.
National listing of accredited trade and technical schools.
Search by fastest-growing, emerging industries, salary, benefits, and training information.
Search by fastest-growing, emerging industries, salary, benefits, and training information.
Information on 6 different general career fields with tie-ins for students who take the Holland Test.
Information on 6 different general career fields with tie-ins for students who take the Holland Test.
Online library to specific career areas.
Online library to specific career areas.
The Career Browser offers exercises for high school students to make career decisions.
Discover how your interests relate to the world of work and what careers to explore.
Discover how your interests relate to the world of work and what careers to explore.
Research your career cluster and/or pathways(s) using the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.
Research your career cluster and/or pathways(s) using the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.
SPECIALIZED RESOURCES
SPECIALIZED RESOURCES
Explore career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computing, and healthcare.
Explore career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computing, and healthcare.
Explore over 185 degree fields and find out about education requirements, salaries, networking, pre-college ideas, and career planning resources. Browse interviews with hundreds of professionals who offer candid insight into their own diverse careers. Most resources are also as PowerPoint presentations and podcasts.
"What careers are there?" "What career is right for me?" Interviews with real professionals who talk about what they do at work, who makes the right fit for their paths, how to break in and how to succeed.
"What careers are there?" "What career is right for me?" Interviews with real professionals who talk about what they do at work, who makes the right fit for their paths, how to break in and how to succeed.
Accredited programs & career information
Accredited programs & career information
Similar to the Myers-Briggs test, correlating career choices with personality.
Similar to the Myers-Briggs test, correlating career choices with personality.
Links to military career sites and requirements are contained here.
Links to military career sites and requirements are contained here.
Check out the Career Guide for Students
Check out the Career Guide for Students
Not everyone needs exactly the same courses to achieve their career goals. Discover the courses to take in high school to be prepared for the career you want.
Not everyone needs exactly the same courses to achieve their career goals. Discover the courses to take in high school to be prepared for the career you want.
Information for students (and parents) who want to see how college majors correlate with future careers.
Information for students (and parents) who want to see how college majors correlate with future careers.
Information for students (and parents) who want to see how college majors correlate with future careers.
Information for students (and parents) who want to see how college majors correlate with future careers.
Interview Tips & Employment Trends
Interview Tips & Employment Trends
Career Exploration & Job Analysis.
Career Exploration & Job Analysis.
Still deciding on options after graduation?
Still deciding on options after graduation?
Postsecondary Career Programs
Postsecondary Career Programs
As you explore possible career pathways, here are some options in vocational training, Associates degrees, and service programs.
As you explore possible career pathways, here are some options in vocational training, Associates degrees, and service programs.
Customer Service
Customer Service
Culinary Arts & Hospitality
Culinary Arts & Hospitality
Kendall College at National Louis University
Kendall College at National Louis University
Service Programs
Service Programs
Some students opt to take a year after high school to complete an internship or work for a service organization and then pursue college. Here are some examples:
Some students opt to take a year after high school to complete an internship or work for a service organization and then pursue college. Here are some examples:
AmeriCorps offers a wide range of programs including NCCC and FEMA Corps which allow students to travel and City Year which offers programs in cities around the country and right here in Chicago. Housing and living stipends are included and your year of service also provides additional money for college. (9 and 12 month volunteer opportunities both state and national)
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps
FEMA Corps
FEMA Corps
Your City Year
Your City Year
Programs and Courses
Programs and Courses
The programs and courses shown with the Illinois Pathways range from:
Orientation - Middle and High School
Secondary – High School
Postsecondary – Bridge Programs, Certificate Programs and Associates, Bachelors, and Graduate Degrees
Programs and courses are subject to change. The intent is to provide general information based on education and career pathways.
Work-Based Learning
Work-Based Learning
In order to improve academic performance and postsecondary outcomes, as well as ensure students are both college and career ready, all students that are participating in STEM Education and Career Pathways should have access to high-quality work-based learning experiences. These experiences build upon their academic and career interests and provide meaningful and relevant opportunities to demonstrate their skills and knowledge.
For Illinois Pathways the progression of work-based learning activities is categorized along a continuum that includes career awareness, career exploration, career preparation, and on-the-job training.
Careers
Careers
Education and career pathways lead to career options that require similar skills and preparation. View Careers with Illinois Pathways to see groupings of careers along with Labor Market Information (LMI). The LMI includes expected job growth and openings, examples of wages, and the anticipated level of education and training needed.
Click on any of the careers to learn more about: job demand and wages, skills and training and related jobs and information.
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships
The Apprenticeship Pathway involves getting paid as you learn practical and theoretical aspects of a highly skilled profession.
Apprenticeship programs combine on-the-job training and related classroom instruction under the supervision of a journey-level craft person or trade professional. Different industries offer apprenticeship programs, but according the the US Department of Labor, they all tend to have these characteristics:
Employers are in charge of the program
On-the-job training
Job-related instruction
Wages and raises as skills increase
National industry-recognized credentials
Types of Apprenticeship Opportunities
Types of Apprenticeship Opportunities
Industries that typically offer apprenticeship programs include:
Construction
Manufacturing
Health care
Information technology
Transportation
Energy
Other
How to Pursue This Pathway
How to Pursue This Pathway
Every apprenticeship program has a “sponsor.” Sponsors are responsible for the overall administration and operation of the apprenticeship program. Apprentice program sponsors can be a person, association, committee, or organization. Examples include:
Employers—a single business or a consortium of businesses
Union and non-union workplaces
Workforce intermediaries (i.e., labor organizations)
Community colleges
Community-based organizations
Qualifications
Qualifications
Application requirements differ by program. Applicants must be at least 16 years old, but most apprenticeship programs require applicants to be at least 18 years old. For more information, please review the Apprenticeship Toolkit.
Duration
Duration
The length of an apprenticeship varies by occupation and program, typically ranging from one to six years. For more information, please review the Apprenticeship Toolkit.
Credentials
Credentials
Upon completion of the program, the U.S. Department of Labor awards apprentices with national, industry-recognized credentials. For more information, please review the Apprenticeship Toolkit.
Next Steps
Next Steps
If an apprenticeship is a postsecondary option that interests you, consider taking the next steps:
Explore apprenticeships
Meet with your counselor, teachers, family members and other advisors to decide if an apprenticeship is right for you.Find an apprenticeship
Search for opportunities using Apprenticeship Finder or the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) website. Contact the employer or the program sponsor for more information.Submit an application
Apply for an apprenticeship directly with the employer or program sponsor. Ask your school counselor and use other CPS career planning resources for help filling out applications, writing a resume and cover letter, and preparing for interviews.
Related Links
Related Links
Explore resources to help students pursue the Apprenticeship Programs Pathway.
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (IDES)
Overview of how to become an apprentice and list of Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) Apprenticeship Information Centers where you can apply for programs.ILLINOIS APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS
Information about apprenticeship training programs offered by community colleges throughout the state, published by the Illinois Department of Employment Security.APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH ILLINOIS SKILLED TRADE LABOR UNIONS
Explore apprenticeship opportunities by trade and labor union.ILLINOIS APPRENTICESHIP JOBS
Search for apprenticeship opportunities that are available in Illinois.APPRENTICESHIP.GOV
Search and apply for apprenticeships nationwide.YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS
Search nationwide for apprenticeships for youth ages 16-24.CHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES
Explore apprenticeships and opportunities for women to enter the construction trades in Chicago.CHICAGO BUILDING TRADES
Learn more about building and construction trades in Chicago.CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SERVICE CORPORATION (CISCO)
Comprehensive guides to Illinois apprenticeship opportunities in the construction industry.CHICAGOLAND CAREER PATHWAYS
Explore free or low-cost training and certification programs that can lead to rewarding employment.
IL POSTSECONDARY PROFILES
A reference source produced by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) to provide general admission and financial aid information about Illinois postsecondary institutions. Please check with each institution for exact costs.ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION (ISAC)
The state’s college access and financial aid agency.FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA)
Use this form to apply for federal financial aid for college, career schools, or grad school.FSA ID
Create a username and password to gain access to Federal Student Aid’s online systems. This can serve as your legal signature.FSA PUBLICATIONS
The office of Federal Student Aid provides publications, fact sheets, online tools, and other resources to help you prepare and pay for college or career school. Resources are grouped by topics.
RETENTION OF ILLINOIS STUDENTS & EQUITY (RISE) ACT
This Act permits state aid to be awarded to persons who are not otherwise eligible for federal financial aid, including, but not limited to transgender students and noncitizen students who have not obtained lawful US permanent residence.
ALTERNATIVE APPLICATION FOR ILLINOIS FINANCIAL AID
This application allows qualifying undocumented students and transgender students who are not otherwise eligible for federal financial aid to apply for Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants to attend eligible Illinois colleges, universities, and career education programs.
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