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Career Exploration

To maintain a thriving economy, students need to be prepared for high-demand, well-paying jobs, yet there are currently more jobs than skilled workers to fill them. This series looks at how schools are preparing students for the future workforce.

Women in skilled trades hone skills, explore careers, network with industry experts

Career Exploration Erin Albanese
Project Accelerate is a seven-week, once-weekly course offered through The Build Initiative, a Pontiac-based program that works to build knowledge for women interested in construction and related fields...

Hopes, Dreams and Here We Go

Career Exploration Charles Honey
To help seniors prepare for “life’s next step,” Northview’s English 12 classes teach students employability skills such as résumés, job interviews and public speaking...

Grant Gives Students Welding Skills, Virtual-style

Kent ISD Janice Holst
Whether you are in high school attempting to settle on a career, an adult back to school to upgrade skills or a young child...

From Construction Class to Happy Homeowners

Career Exploration Erin Albanese
Talk about being invested in your students' work. After students spent last school year building a house through the East Kentwood High School residential construction...

Students Get the Lowdown on High-Tech Jobs

Career Exploration Charles Honey
Remington Switzer has been “messing with computers” for most of his life, loves gaming and is interested in a career in programming. But visiting...

Interviewing 101 Helps Students Hone Skills

Career Exploration Charles Honey
Had it been a real job interview, Katlyn Siddall might well have been hired. In a practice interview in the high school library, Katlyn told...

Pounding, Assembling, Constructing a Possible Future

Career Exploration Erin Albanese
When it comes to starting early in career exploration, Kentwood elementary students are hitting the nail on the head – literally. During a science, technology,...

Girls ‘Inspired to do More’ at Tech Camp

Career Exploration Erin Albanese
Eighth-grader Hien-Tran Bui entered coding commands for her website focused on tips for putting on makeup. She had just learned the basics of site-building...

Wanted: More Than a Few Work-ready Graduates

Career Exploration Erin Albanese
Let's talk about a glaring example of the disconnect between the workforce and the pipeline of students who will soon enter it. Last spring, Kent...
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