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Student Interest Survey
Student Interest Survey
This survey is designed to help us work together along with other career inventories to find the best classes for you in school and to help you decide on a path for the future! Filling out the survey will be part of our annual individual planning, and it will allow us to see how your interests and abilities may shift over time!
5 Ways to Find Career Ideas in High School
5 Ways to Find Career Ideas in High School
Your future can take many different career paths, and you may discover new talents and passions in the process. The exercises in the article below can help lead you in the right direction. Also in the article is a link to the BigFuture quiz that can help you match careers with your interests!
CTE Career Clusters
CTE Career Clusters
Texas CTE Career Clusters
Texas CTE Career Clusters
This site links you to the Career and Technical Education Career Clusters offered in the state of Texas. At Electra ISD we offer the following programs of study.
Please click on the link to each one to find a detailed course list and associated career links!
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Health Sciences
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Occupational Outlook Handbook
This link will take you to a list of careers that are separated into occupational groups, or you can select based on other characteristics like the fasted growing fields, highest paying, etc. This site will allow you to connect your area of interest with a career that will fit your desired education level, interests, and desired wages.
O*NET
O*NET
O*NET is an online resource for finding many different levels of occupational information for almost 1,000 jobs. It is a tool that helps students as they move into career exploration and make plans for their future occupations. This resource is available at no cost and contains so much useful information including career descriptions, necessary education and skills, and even job market forecasts.
National Career Development Association
National Career Development Association
The National Career Development Association (NCDA), has a compilation of online resources that can be used to help individuals in career planning or development. The resource page includes self-assessment tools, occupational information, industry and occupation-specific information, employment trends, and much more. These tools can be accessed by students or anyone at varying stages of career exploration and planning to create goals and plan!
Student and Parent Career Tools
Student and Parent Career Tools
This online toolkit will give you access to tons of helpful information and assessments to help you work together at home to start your career journey!
Some of the available features include:
Self-Assessment Tools
What are your interests?
What do you enjoy doing?
Texas Reality Check
This is a helpful tool to visualize your life and the money needed for it. It gives students a realistic vision of the cost of living.
Exploring Careers and Education
This will show different jobs and the schooling students will need.
Employability Skills
What skills are needed for success in the job market?
Parents' Toolkit
Resources for parents to help and advocate for their children as they move through high school and plan their futures!
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