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Career Exploration: K-8
Career Exploration: K-8
Career Exploration in K-8th focuses on building awareness, curiosity, and early connections between interests, school, and future jobs. These tools are designed to be fun, visual, and beginner-friendly.
SHAPA's K-8th students should explore careers, learn what different jobs do, and start noticing what they enjoy!
Career Exploration Resources
Career Exploration Resources
My Next Move (U.S. Department of Labor)
CareerOneStop (U.S. Department of Labor)
Bitsize: Careers (BBC)
STEM Careers Coalition (Discovery Education)
Careers in Science (American Museum of Natural History)
Career Exploration: HS
Career Exploration: HS
High School Career Exploration focuses on identifying interests, exploring career pathways, understanding training/education requirements, and planning next steps after graduation.
SHAPA's HS students should use these tools to research careers, compare pathways, and connect interests to real-world opportunities!
Career Exploration Resources
Career Exploration Resources
O*NET (U.S. Department of Labor)
Occupational Outlook Handbook (U.S. Department of Labor)
My Next Move (U.S. Department of Labor)
CareerOneStop (U.S. Department of Labor)
MyFuture (U.S. Department of Defense)
BigFuture (CollegeBoard)
Mapping Your Future (Mapping Your Future)
STEM Careers Coalition (Discovery Education)
Quality Info (Oregon Employment Department)
Career Exploration Surveys
Career Exploration Surveys
Career Exploration Surveys are tools that help students better understand what they like to do, what environments they work best in, and what matters most to them in a career.
SHAPA students are encouraged to try out the surveys below to learn more about their interests, strengths, and work values as they begin exploring future career pathways.
O*NET Interest Profiler (U.S. Department of Labor)
CareerOneStop Interest Assessment (U.S. Department of Labor)
CareerOneStop Skills Matcher (U.S. Department of Labor)
CareerOneStop Work Values Matcher (U.S. Department of Labor)
BigFuture Career Quiz (CollegeBoard)
Why Do SHAPA Students Choose College?
Why Do SHAPA Students Choose College?
It Pays Off!
It Pays Off!
Grow YOUR career Readiness Skills and Experience
Grow YOUR career Readiness Skills and Experience
Build Career Skills
Build Career Skills
Build Your Resume with These New Skills!
Build Your Resume with These New Skills!
First Aid Certification (American Red Cross)
Mental Health First Aid (National Council for Mental Wellbeing)
CPR Certifications (American Red Cross)
Bloodborne Pathogens (American Red Cross)
Stop the Bleed Training (American College of Surgeons)
Lifeguard Certification (American Red Cross)
Babysitting and Childcare Certification (American Red Cross)
Oregon Food Handlers Card (OR Food Handlers)
OSHA-10/30 (OSHA Campus)
Microsoft Skills Certifications (Microsoft)
Adobe Skills Certifications (Adobe)
Google Skills Certifications (Google)
Modern States (CLEP Credit)
CollegeBoard (CLEP Credit)
Gain Career Experience
Gain Career Experience
Looking to Volunteer?
Looking to Volunteer?
Have You Heard of Job Corps?
Have You Heard of Job Corps?
Job Corps is a free, federally funded program that helps young people (ages 16-24) earn job skills, finish high school or a GED, and prepare for careers or further education.
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