CAREER & LIFE READINESS

CAREER & LIFE READINES INTIATIVE (CLRI)

CAREER READY is a foundation from which to demonstrate requisite core competencies that broadly prepare the college, military, business and/or trades educated for success in the workplace and lifelong career management. Being LIFE READY means students leave high school with the grit and perseverance to tackle and achieve their goals by demonstrating personal actualization skills of self-awareness, self-management, social-awareness, responsible decision making, and relationship skills. Students who are LIFE READY possess the growth mindset that empowers them to approach their future with confidence, to dream big and to achieve big.

EXPLORING

Exploring is a unique career exploration program for young men and women ages 12 – 20. The program provides students with an opportunity to learn about a wide variety of career fields and network with professionals already working in those fields. You get hands-on experience to determine whether or not a particular career field is right for you. You develop valuable networking contacts with professionals working in your selected career fields, and you get to know other youth with your same interests and aspirations. Exploring is the first step in identifying career possibilities while having fun in an exciting and informal environment.

STUDENT BENEFITS:

  • Strong personal values and character development

  • Build self-worth and self-confidence

  • Leadership skills training and development

  • Social development

  • Unique career experiences, networking & internships

  • Personal growth

  • Volunteer opportunities

  • Group collaboration and teamwork

  • Scholarships available only to Explorers

  • Add Exploring to your college, job and scholarship applications!

  • THE MOST POPULAR ARTS & HUMANITIES CAREERS INCLUDE

    • Photographer

    • Editor

    • Graphic designer

    • Animal welfare professional

    • Fashion Designer

    • Archivists, curators, and museum technicians

    • Dancer, choreographer

    • Professional athlete

    • Jeweler, watchmaker

    • Musician, singer, music composer

    • Writer

    • Actors, producers, and directors

    • Artist, art directors and multimedia artists

    You get to experience firsthand what it’s like to audition, to design and create the next animation hit, research history on fine art, write a screenplay and so much more.

  • THE MOST POPULAR AVIATION CAREERS INCLUDE

    • Pilots

    • Aircraft mechanics

    • Aerospace engineers

    • Airport management and operations

    • Unmanned aerial vehicle operators

    • Avionics technicians

    • Air traffic controllers

    • Flight attendants

    Aviation Career Exploring combines exciting hands-on activities with interactions with aviation professionals representing a wide range of careers. You will experience firsthand what it’s like to be a pilot, aircraft mechanic, flight engineer or air traffic controller.

  • THE MOST POPULAR BUSINESS EXPLORING CAREERS INCLUDE:

    • Accountant / CPA

    • Banking

    • Customer Service

    • Finance

    • Human Resource Managers / Specialists

    • Marketing

    • Operations

    • Production

    • Sales

    You get to experience firsthand what it’s like… develop a business budget, create and implement a marketing plan, write a business plan, apply for a small business loan, lead people and manage processes, and much more….

  • CAREERS INCLUDE:

    • Journalist

    • Television / radio broadcaster

    • Graphic artist

    • Editor – newspaper or magazine

    • Producer, radio and television

    • Public relations manager

    • Satellite communications technician

    • Marketing & advertising specialist

    • Photojournalist

    • Sports announcer

    • News analysts, reporters, and correspondent

    • Writer, editor

    • Broadcast & sound engineering technician

    • Satellite communications specialist

    • Graphic designer

    • Web designer

    You get to experience firsthand what it’s like to develop and edit a story for a news broadcast, plan a media event, produce a radio or TV broadcast, develop and edit pictures and so much more!

  • THE MOST POPULAR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY CAREERS INCLUDE

    • Aerospace engineers

    • Agricultural engineers

    • Architect

    • Biomedical engineers

    • Chemical engineers

    • Civil engineers

    • Environmental engineers

    • Industrial engineers

    • Materials engineers

    • Geological engineers

    • Petroleum engineers

    • Software engineers

    • Robotics

    • Surveyor

    You get to experience firsthand what it’s like to be on the cutting edge of engineering and technology discoveries and so much more!Item description

  • THE MOST POPULAR FIRE & EMS CAREERS INCLUDE:

    • Fire fighter

    • EMT

    • Paramedic

    • Emergency services coordinator

    • Shelter manager

    • Lifeguard

    • Ski patrol

    • Search and rescue

    • Fire inspector, investigator

    Fire & EMS Career Exploring combines some classroom training with hands-on lessons. You get to experience firsthand what it’s like to be a fire fighter, emergency services coordinator, shelter manager, paramedic and so much more!

  • THE MOST POPULAR HEALTH CARE CAREERS INCLUDE:

    • Personal trainer

    • Nurse

    • Physician, physician assistant

    • Pharmacist

    • Hospital administrator

    • Optometrist

    • X-ray technologist

    • Speech therapist

    • Chiropractor

    • Anesthetist

    • Veterinarian

    • Physical therapist

    • Psychologists / psychiatrists

    • Sports medicine

    • Dentist & dental hygienist

    • Home health care aide

    • Surgeon

    You get to experience firsthand what it’s like to conduct surgery on a dog or cat, take vital signs, evaluate an X-ray for broken bones or other ailments, properly put on surgical masks, gloves, and gowns, practice the latest techniques in physical therapy, build a crown for a tooth and so much more!

  • THE MOST POPULAR LAW & GOVERNMENT CAREERS INCLUDE:

    • Attorney / lawyer

    • Military careers

    • Judge

    • Paralegal

    • Politician

    • Urban planner

    • Court reporter

    • City manager

    • Parks & recreation manager, specialist

    You get to experience firsthand what it’s like to serve as a prosecuting and defense attorney, conduct legal research vital to the success of a case, meet with sitting judges, visit inmates in a jail, participate in a mock trial competition, run a military obstacle course, make decisions for a city or state government, practice some of the several hundred military skills, and so much more!

  • THE MOST POPULAR CAREERS OF INTEREST TO LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPLORERS

    City Law Enforcement Officers

    County Law Enforcement Officers

    State Law Enforcement Officers

    Federal Law Enforcement Officers & Special Agents

    Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts, Forensic Laboratory, Specialists & other vital support specialists

    Law Enforcement Exploring combines some classroom training with ride-alongs in police vehicles, pistol shooting, community policing, and much more. You get to experience firsthand what it’s like to be an officer of the law.

  • THE MOST POPULAR SCIENCE CAREERS INCLUDE:

    • Agricultural & food science

    • Astronomer

    • Biologist

    • Anthropologist

    • Biochemist

    • Environmental scientist

    • Forensic scientist

    • Archaeologist

    • Astronaut

    • Forester & conservation

    • Microbiologist

    • Wildlife & fish manager

    • Nuclear scientist

    • Botanist

    • Geologist

    • Physics

    • Zoo keeper, zoologist

    You get to experience firsthand what it’s like to be on the cutting edge of scientific discoveries and so much more!

  • THE MOST POPULAR SKILLED TRADES CAREERS INCLUDE:

    • Skin care specialist

    • Barber and hairstylist

    • Automotive service and body repair technician

    • Carpenter

    • Construction

    • Heavy equipment operator

    • Pipe layers, plumbers and pipe fitters

    • Cook, baker, chef

    • Building contractor

    • Appliance repair

    • Landscape architect

    • Electrician

    • Mass transit operator

    • Painter

    You get to experience firsthand what it’s like to develop a production schedule for a new car release, plan and cook a full menu, style hair, pick the right construction material based on climate and age of the building, wire a circuit board, paint a house, install a sink and so much more!

  • THE MOST POPULAR SOCIAL SERVICES CAREERS INCLUDE:

    • Social worker

    • Adult or child care attendant

    • Dietician

    • Drug / alcohol counselor

    • Librarian

    • Teacher, teacher aide

    • Volunteer worker

    • Youth organization professional

    • Funeral director

    • School counselor

    • College professor

Make it stand out.

  • Dream it.

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

    Make It

  • Build it.

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

    Make It

  • Grow it.

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

    Make It