Career/Academic Planning

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Under North Carolina law (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-158.10), middle and high school students must build a personalized Career Development Plan (CDP). Legally, the plan must be initialized for 8th-grade promotion and formally updated/revised for 10th-grade promotion.

NCcareers.org features a built-in Career Plan Builder (CPB) that ties into NCEdCloud, allowing schools to track progress and align coursework for students to meet graduation goals.

The most effective activities on the site are structured by grade level to satisfy legal standards and keep students on track for on-time graduation:

What is NCcareers ?

NCcareers.org is North Carolina’s one-stop online resource for career planning and exploration. Designed for students, families, educators, job seekers, and other partners, the platform helps users discover their interests and strengths, explore careers, learn about local job opportunities, and find education and training pathways.

NCcareers.org provides easy-to-understand information about in-demand jobs, career pathways, and the education and training needed to achieve your goals. The site helps users make informed decisions about their future with up-to-date information on North Carolina’s workforce and employment trends and allows students to make connections to academic coursework.

8th Grade

Initiating the CDP

Complete the initial self-assessment of aptitudes, skills, values, and career interests to generate a primary course map.

REQUIRED: Interest Finder & Career Cluster Match: Students take a 40-question personality survey that generates matching Career Clusters.

REQUIRED: Building the Initial CDP: Using the Career Plan Builder, students select a preliminary Career Cluster and start a 4-year high school graduation course layout using the proposed schedule for 9th grade ensuring foundational graduation requirements are met.

Wake Tech’s Career & College Promise (CCP) program offers eligible high school students the opportunity to earn credits toward a college degree or a credential for employment – tuition-free. In many cases, students earn dual credit, meeting high school graduation requirements with college courses.

CCP offers students the opportunity to explore more than 40 academic programs, saving them and their families money on college tuition while also lightening their future course load in college. Students get a feel of the "college experience," and they can boost their admissions profile by demonstrating they are ready for the rigors of college-level classes.

-Click here to look up eligibility requirements.

-Click here for a video explanation (14 min.)

CCP classes are college-level classes taught by college faculty. As long as a student maintains a "C" or better in these classes, they will receive college credit.

AP and IB classes are taught by the high school staff at the high school. Students must pass exams for these classes to earn college credit. All three types of classes give students high school credit.