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The Career
Showcase has the goal of presenting career information to students and
their parents to help them make informed decisions about their path to a
career. These benefits go beyond the student discovering information
about a career, but to their parents, the businesses and the
community.
How do these groups benefit from the Career Showcase?
Students benefit by:
·
seeing
the relationship of their courses of study to careers
·
being
challenged by career expectations
·
experiencing the workplace atmosphere
·
discovering how their interests relate to career
opportunities
·
understanding that education is a life-long
process
·
finding
out about educational alternatives (4 year, 2 year degrees,
apprenticeships, on- the-job training, etc.)
·
discovering new and emerging career opportunities
Parents benefit by:
·
understanding educational alternatives
·
helping
their child find a career that fits their individual skills, talents
and
interests
·
making
connections between high school course offerings and career
choices
·
gaining
career guidance information for their child
·
receiving reinforcement for the importance of career
planning
The employer benefits by:
·
assisting in workforce development
·
promoting the importance of their trade or career
·
expressing expectations of the employer / employee
relationship
·
meeting
prospective co-op, work study, or school-to-work
students
The community benefits by:
·
being
an active part of the educational partnership
·
increasing the workforce ready population
·
the
promotion of economic viability, development and
stability
·
workforce retention
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