Career Planning
Reality Check
A planning program developed by the Texas Workforce Commission to help students plan their future based on life style, location, and financial expectations.
Excellent website for students and parents.
http://www.cdr.state.tx.us/realitycheck/
http://www.cdr.state.tx.us/realitycheck/start.htm
Get a Life
It's never too early to start planning for success in life. This site was developed by the Texas Comptroller's office and is designed for Texas middle school students with input from real middle school students across Texas. It's about sharing good ideas and smart plans for the future.
Excellent website for students and parents.
Every Chance Every Texas
This site is a companion to the Texas Comptroller's Get a Life site and provides economic, jobs, and financial planning information for students and adults. All Texans have the opportunity to get the education they need to seek the best possible job. It’s important for your personal growth and success — and helps our great state’s economy continue to thrive.
Good website to identify economic trends and financial planning for college.
http://www.everychanceeverytexan.org/texasjobs/
http://www.college.gov/wps/portal
Career Voyages
This web site is the result of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education. It is designed to provide information on in-demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs.
Good career planning website for students, parents, career changers, and career advisors.
http://www.careervoyages.gov/index.cfm
TBEC Achieve Texas Education and Career Planning System (Kuder Navigator) (Middle & High School)
In Texas the Kuder Navigator system is branded as the TBEC Achieve Texas Education and Career Planning System. This research based system helps students learn about themselves with research-based assessments, builds an education plan, and explores and prepares for various options after high school. TBEC strongly recommends that school districts purchase the Kuder Navigator system as the primary education and career planning tool for the Texas Scholars program.
Excellent comprehensive education and career planning system.
http://www.tbecachievetexas.com/
http://www.kudernavigator.com/
Texas Cares
The Texas Cares website was developed by the Texas Workforce Commission to improve the way Texans make career and educational decisions by providing useful and reliable information about careers, educational training options and jobs. The website has two major sections: 1) World of Work and 2) World of Learning.
Comprehensive site with good links and video.
http://www.texascaresonline.com/
Achieve Texas
AchieveTexas website is designed to help students (and their parents) make wise education choices. It is based on the belief that the curricula of the 21st century should combine rigorous academics with relevant career education. When schools integrate academic and technical education, students can see the "usefulness" of what they are learning.
Excellent Texas site for providing information on Texas education programs and careers.