Career/Vocation/Job

 

Apprenticeships USA

A source of information regarding Apprenticeship Opportunities in The Building Trades. Join the thousands of young men and women who are earning excellent wages and benefits as they learn a skilled trade.

 

Job Web

Job Web helps students seek employment in different geographical settings listing different employment opportunities.  This site helps give a visual picture of where different opportunities are located.

 

California Careers.info

The California Careers.info is a career-development curriculum that offers hands-on role simulations in the classroom where students learn self-management, decision making, and the relevance between their education and real jobs.

 

Helpful Career Links

 

Resources for Career Education and Career Inventory Tests

Connexions Direct
This site is for high school students and parents.  It has free books/worksheets for high school students to help determine their interests and career planning.  These are excellent books. 
http://www.connexions-direct.com/_library/publications/Which_way_now/WWN%20Final%20pdf%20-%20August%2007.pdf

Information and advice for young people on careers. (middle school and elementary)
http://www.connexions-direct.com/index.cfm?pid=50

 

CareerPerfect:
http://www.careerperfect.com/content/career-planning-career-assessment-tests/
Career inventory and interest test.

Live Career
http://livecareer.com
Fill out short profile with personal information.
100 questionnaire test
Gives a report on the student’s interest, work style, personality, workplace fit, and what they are good at.
You can buy an upgrade version of report.

Vocational Information Career Center
www.khake.com/index.html

This is an excellent source for vocational Information.  Gives a list of  many different career areas.  Clicking on an area such as Animal Care will give information on the careers in that are, skills that are necessary for this are, job market, colleges and schools, career planning and many other resources. 
You will also find many types of career quizzes, test and inventories.