CAREER AWARENESS & EXPLORATION
Career Exploration through OhioMeansJobs.com!
Have you started thinking about careers and/or college majors that may interest you? Are you REALLY interested in one career and want to learn more? Or possibly don't have any clue what you might be interested in? Then OhioMeansJobs.com is for you! Create a 'Backpack' through the steps below and begin taking career interest inventories today! OhioMeansJobs is full of information about local colleges, popular careers, salary and educational expectations, etc. Check it out today!
Additional Career Assessments:
Additional Career Information:
OHVA Created Resources:
Career Focused Micro-PBL Activities--customized to fit all grade levels
Middle School CTE Awareness--10–15-minute classroom career exploration activities
Overview of CTE at OHVA--Images to share with students and families on CTE Programming in elementary, middle, and high school
CTE Pathways Flyers--One-page images to share with students and families on the CTE Pathway Program
CTE Pathway Video--an overview of CTE Pathway Programming at OHVA
External Resources/Sites:
Junior Achievement Programming--filter by grade level and content area
Pathful Connect--Career Awareness and Exploration informational videos from industry professional around the U.S. Videos are sorted by grade level and by content. Contact Mark White at mwhite@ohva.org if an account is needed.
Career Webinars--Various videos on different career fields from Engineering to Plumbing
Ohio Career Connections Resources for Teachers--Searchable Lessons and Activities, Videos, Toolkit
Exploring the Military Branches and Careers--Interactive website that allows users to learn more about each branch of the military and careers within the individual branches. Appropriate for upper middle school and high school grades
Ohio College, Universities and Technical Centers--Ohio Department of Education’s flyer that shows Ohio’s post-secondary and technical center locations
OhioMeansJobs--Interactive website for students, teachers, and families to explore and connect with career possibilities and planning in Ohio
CareerOneStop--explore career videos that are within 16 career clusters. Videos include career details such as work responsibilities and tasks, settings, education needs, and much more!