Career Assessment

• Learning for Life Career Interest Assessment- this form generates some of the Career Speaker and Field Trips
• WOIS Electronic Portfolio - www.wois.org
  • Career Interest Activity
  • Interest Profiler

Career Research

• WOIS Online research tool
• Bridges Online Program
• Seattle Public Library
• Career Speaker Series
• Career Field Trips

Career Exploration

• Career Job Shadows
• Exploration Programs - ACAP, DigiGirlz, Gene Juarez Career Explore, John Robert Powers, Digipen, etc
• Career Internships:

  Unpaid Internship placement through preparation and motivation - refer to Readiness Checklist

• Paid Career Internships:

  For the seriously prepared students there are some paid internshops that are designed to prepare selected students for employment and a career path.

  • Accounting - through ACAP - teenjobs.org
  • Microsoft
  • WAMU
  • SYEP

Career Preparation Phase I

• Skills For Success
• Applicaytion for Employment
• Resume Completion - WOIS, Microsoft Tools
• Cover Letter Completion - WOIS
• Thank You Letter
• Interviewing Skills
• Attend Employment / Career / Job Fairs

Career Preparation Phase II

Linkages to Trades and Vocational Apprenticeships and Community College

• Participation in Pre-Apprenticeship Programs
  • C'West - Construction Trades pre-Apprenticeship
  • City Campus / Tech Prep Courses - Health Occupations, Auto Technology, Auto Collision
  • XIP Program (IEP students) - Culinary Arts - NSCC, Mt St Vincent, SSD Print Shop, Landscape Program
    

Community Integration

5th Year Plan for Post High School

• Vocational Technical Education research and exploration
• College / University exploration through online research and field trips
• Financial Aid support - Local and Online financial aide - visit NELA Foundation
• Military Service exploration - Recruitiment upon request, field trips
• Internship to employment