Partner with JCPS

Johnston County Public Schools relies on strong partnerships with local employers, post-secondary education institutions, and community leaders to facilitate students’ career development progression and career preparedness. These partnerships can help us make learning more relevant by connecting students to today’s workplaces and the skills needed to thrive in them. 

You can help JCPS educators provide opportunities for students by completing our WBL Employer Registration at: https://jcps.cte-360.com/Employer/Register 

How Can You Support JCPS Efforts?

• Sharing your expertise with students as a guest speaker or guest teacher

• Opening your doors for tours and job shadowing 

• Accepting student interns for paid or unpaid work experiences

• Participating in mock interviews, mentorships, job fairs, and career fairs

• Welcoming teachers for tours and externships to enhance their content knowledge

• Developing a pre-Apprenticeship or Apprenticeship program 

• Providing program guidance on a CTE advisory council 

• Advocating for CTE programs and funding for the benefit of the overall economy

Learn More About:

• Work-Based Learning

• JCPS CTE Programs

• District Events

• JCPS CTE Advisory Council

Useful Labor Market Information

• NC Department of Commerce Labor & Economic Analysis Division

• Star Jobs — Explore and identify prospective careers through the one- to five-star ranking system based on projected job openings, growth rate and wages.

• NCCareers — Get detailed Research career information on hundreds of occupations, including education/training, job duties, wages, and employment outlook. 

• NC TOWER — Uncover outcome data about programs of study, degrees attained, enrollment and employment for students who have pursued public higher education in NC. 

• MyFutureNC - The 2022 County Attainment Profiles highlight each of North Carolina’s 100 counties’ educational attainment levels and performance on key myFutureNC metrics in order to assist in the decision-making process regarding local priorities to increase educational attainment at the local level. There is also an overall 2022 attainment profile for the state. Other items of interest include:

  • North Carolina’s State of Educational Attainment Report approved by myFutureNC’s Board of Directors on August 9, 2022 reports data for 18 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in four key transition areas: academic readiness, college and career access, postsecondary completion, and labor-market alignment.