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Making Career Connections

Career Planning
Successful career planning involves incorporating each student’s unique qualities, abilities and goals. A college, trade
school, or career “fit” is one that embraces all aspects of an individual’s educational strengths and personality. The
school counseling office helps students explore post-secondary opportunities by providing meetings with colleges, as
well as, career and technical institutions. Additional material can be obtained through internet research, reference books
and meetings with the school counselor or the college and career counselor.

The Career Education and Work Standards (CEW) are part of Pennsylvania Department of Education’s regulations of
required education for all students in Pennsylvania. Beginning in the fall of 2017, Pine-Richland School District, along
with all other school district across the state of Pennsylvania, began refining and archiving student college and career
learning experiences. The activities provide students with personalized information related to college and career
options, getting a job, keeping a job, and entrepreneurship. Through Naviance, Google Applications, and each students
cumulative folder, a portfolio of college and career experiences is available to help each student make post-secondary
decisions that align with his/her talents, interests, and aspirations.

Naviance Student
The Career Planning component of Naviance Student allows students to realize their goals, skills, knowledge, values,
constraints, and interests to help them make better academic decisions. During this process, students gain a clear
understanding of the academic preparation required to pursue careers that are likely to be fulfilling for them. The
following assessment tools are available to all students throughout high school.
• Career Cluster (completed in middle school)
• Learning Style Inventory 2.0 (completed freshman year)
• Do What You Are 2.0 (completed sophomore year)
• Career Interest Profiler (completed junior year)
• Career Search and Career Pages (completed junior year)
• Roadtrip Nation Interview Archive (may be completed independently)
• StrengthsExplorer® (may be completed independently)
• MI Advantage (may be completed independently)

16 Career Clusters
Exploring the 16 Career Clusters allows students to find a group of careers that they may enjoy based on their interests,
skills, and personality traits. Each individual career cluster share common features and skills. Careers in the same
cluster typically require similar education and training paths. Exploring career groups can help students find a good
career match, especially if they have several areas of interest but are not sure what specific careers best fit with those
interests. Career clusters also help students better understand how their courses can prepare them for certain types of
future careers.

PRHS students use Naviance Student to complete a comprehensive series of career exploration assessments to help
them align their chosen interests with high school courses. Exploring interests in high school can set you up for success
and help you discover potential careers. Students and families can find potential courses throughout the PRHS
Program of Study that align interests, strengths, personality traits and careers with specific career clusters. Click
here for additional resources and information about career exploration. Visit the National Association of State
Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium for more detail about the Career Clusters framework.
Additionally, you may visit PA Career Zone as another resource for information about the Career Clusters.

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