CAREER PATHWAYS AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

DUAL CREDIT RESOURCES

• Dual Credit Programs Lincoln Land Community College

• Dual Credit Programs John Wood Community College

CAREER EXPLORATION RESOURCES

• Xello

• Illinois Career Resource Network

• My Next Move: What do you want to do for a living?

• College Scorecard

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

• Industry Certifications through ICEV

• Employability Skills 2000+ Canada

• Nestle Pre-employment Test

• Workplace Readiness for High School Students

• NCPN 2020: Career Pathways Advisory Committee Toolkit

APPRENTICESHIP/INTERN OPPORTUNITIES

• IBEW Local 193

• IBEW Local 196

IBEW Local Unions

• L. U. 134 Chicago

• L. U. 309 Collinsville

• L. U. 34 Peoria

• L. U. 364 Rockford

• L. U. 117 Crystal Lake

• L. U. 461 Aurora

• L. U. 145 Moline

• L. U. 538 Danville

• L. U. 146 Decatur

• L. U. 601 Champaign

• L. U. 150 Libertyville

• L. U. 649 Alton

• L. U. 176 Joliet

• L. U. 701 Warrenville

• L. U. 193 Springfield

• L. U. 702 West Frankfort

• L. U. 197 Bloomington

LABOR MARKET INFORMATION

• Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2014-2020

• IBEW Local 461 Union Apprenticeship Application Process (2016 PDF)

• Bureau of Labor Statistics Chart Education for Employment 2010-2020

• Job Growth Top 30 2019-2029

• Labor Market: Cruel Game of Musical Chairs (2015)

• Independent Workforce: MBO Five Year Study of Changing Workforce

• Twenty Trends That Will Shape the Next Decade (2020) by Intuit

• Independent Work and the Gig Economy (2016)

• State of American Jobs Pew Report (2016)

• Career Pathways Tips for Parents

• Should High School Graduates Go To College Right Away?

• Parent’s Guide Decades After High School

• Professional’s Guide Decades After High School

• Social Entrepreneurship NIU Presentation (PPT)

• FCS Powerpoint Careers (Powerpoint format)