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Career Readiness
Plum High School Career Readiness Cluster is designed to help focus student course selections and connect students to a viable career and/or a post-secondary program of study. Each student will identify with one or more concentration areas, based on individual interests and skills, post-secondary goals, and potential career aspirations. Over the next few pages, information regarding the aligned Holland Codes and career clusters will help inform students and parents in course selection. Within each Career Readiness Cluster concentration area, potential career options and recommended courses will help students focus their course selections.
In addition to accessing the Holland Codes assessment via the Program of Studies, students will have access to ​Naviance​, which is a career and college readiness software platform introduced to students during their freshman year. Within ​Naviance​, students will be exposed to different career assessment tools and career standards during their normal school day. Students will learn about career awareness, preparation, acquisition, retention, advancement, and entrepreneurship.
Also found within each Career Readiness Cluster are possible career options for students pursuing the corresponding pathway. Each pathway lists a few possible options based on levels of post-secondary training, identified as workforce, technical / skilled, and professional (defined below).
● Workforce careers: typically require a high school diploma, on-the-job training, or military training. ● Technical/skilled careers: typically require technical training and/or two (2) years of college
(associates degree)
● Professional careers: typically require a minimum of four (4) years of college (bachelor’s degree)
We believe students should exercise choice and flexibility, both within and among the pathways, to navigate a well rounded foundation and experience a plethora of curricular options related to each specified Career Readiness Cluster. It is acceptable for students to explore a variety of content areas and interests. The designation of a particular concentration area is not meant to limit one’s choices. Instead, the clusters provide a way to think about how course work in high school can be a springboard to future opportunities.
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