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What Is College & Career Awareness?

College and Career Awareness is a core requirement for seventh grade students.

Through College and Career Awareness, you will participate in activity-centered lessons to utilize technology, develop foundational skills, and explore careers by expanding awareness.

College and Career Awareness provides information regarding future classes and training related to your career field of interest.

College & Career Awareness helps you explore your interests in relationship to your future lives and work roles.

What Is College & Career Awareness?

Technological advances and global competition have changed the nature of work.

Jobs today require increased levels of knowledge and advanced technical skills.

Learning is a lifelong process, and you need to be prepared with 21st Century Skills for the future.

College and Career Awareness will enhances your appreciation for the knowledge and skills you will need for ongoing success in college, careers, and life.

What Is College & Career Awareness?

Technology is expected to continue to have an effect on items we use every day. Therefore, it is critical to be able to adjust to the evolving technical world. Can you imagine not being able to record your favorite

television show because you don’t know how to program a DVR?

Can you imagine not being able to call or text a friend because you don’t know how to use a cell phone?

Can you imagine not being able to listen to your favorite music because you don’t know how to download music to your iPod?

Can you imagine not being able to use the Internet to research a subject because you don’t know how to use a computer?

What Is College & Career Awareness?

Technology continues to advance at an incredible speed. Whether you’re in school or not, you will be affected by the changing world and you will want to

know how to learn, adapt, and change with it!

College & Career Awareness Content Areas

→Agriculture→Business & Marketing→Family & Consumer Sciences→Health Science →Information Technology→Skilled and Technical Sciences→Technology & Engineering→Project-Based Learning

• WHAT do I want to be doing in 5 years?

Ask yourself?

Asking, “Do you want fries with that?”

OR

Developing a new medication?

• WHAT do I want to be doing in 10 years?

• WHAT classes should I take to get ready for college?

Ask yourself?

• WHAT does it cost to go to college?

• WHY should I plan?

Ask yourself?

• WHY should I graduate from high school?

• WHY should I study?

• WHAT career are you most interested in at this time?

Ask yourself?

• HOW do I find a career?

• HOW can College & Career Awareness help me?

Earning Power

Education Level Average weeklyincome for

full-time work

Unemployment Rate

High School Dropout $ 522 7.1 percent

High School Diploma $ 704 4.4 percent

Associate Degree $ 846 3.5 percent

Education Pays!

Earning Power

Bachelor’s Degreeor Higher

$ 1,393 2.1 percent

Did you know?

90 percent of jobs require additional training beyond high school.

Goal One:

SELF KNOWLEDGE

InterestsValues

Behaviors and AttitudesAbilities, Talents, Skills

Personality and Learning Styles

Goal Two:

WORLD OF WORK/EDUCATIONEXPLORATION

Educational AchievementAcademic Abilities and Skills

Nature of WorkCareer Information

Goal Three:

CAREER/LIFE PLANNING

Career Planning Life Roles

Work-Based Learning

How Do I make Educational and Career Choices?

→Get to know yourself.→Get to know about the alternatives.→Think and ponder.→Make your choice and develop your direction.

Check out College & Career Awareness

For more information about

http://schools.utah.gov/CTE/awareness/default.aspx

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Credits

USOE - CTE College and Career Awareness - About College and Career Awareness. (n.d.). Retrieved August 4, 2015.

Elaine L. Chao: Education key to future jobs. (2007, September 2). Retrieved August 4, 2015.