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Student Links
Career Resources
Occupational Outlook Handbook
This handbook from the U.S. Department of Labor describes
what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training
and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects
in a wide range of occupations. It is updated every two years.
Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online
This Web site provides updated information to the Occupational
Outlook Handbook four times per year.
O*NET Online
This database from the U.S. Department of Labor provides information
for defining and describing occupations. It includes information
on skills, abilities, knowledge, work activities, and interests
associated with occupations.
Career InfoNet
This Web site features wage and employment trends, occupational
requirements, labor market conditions, career resource library,
and useful career tools.
JobWeb
This site offers information about resumes, cover letters,
and job interviews.
Family, Career and Community Leaders of
America (FCCLA)
FCCLA is a vocational student organization for young men and
women in family and consumer sciences education in public
and private school through grade 12.
SkillsUSA
This is a national organization that helps train students
for technical, skilled, or service occupations through activities
and contests.
Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service
CSREES is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
that advances knowledge for agriculture, the environment,
human health and well-being, and communities. The site also
provides an area for job opportunities.
www.4-H.org
4-H is the youth education branch of the Cooperative Extension
Service, a program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Job Shadowing
This page includes guidelines for job shadowing and a link
to virtual job shadowing.
Council for Professional Recognition
The Council works to improve the professional status of early
childhood workers and helps to meet the growing need for qualified
child care staff. The Council sponsors the Child Development
Associate (CDA) credential.
National Association for the Education
of Young Children
NAEYC is primarily devoted to assuring the provision of high
quality early childhood programs for young children. NAEYC
also focuses on the improvement of professional preparation
and training for individuals who care for and educate children,
birth through age eight.
National Association for Family Child
Care
NAFCC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting high-quality
childcare by strengthening the profession of family childcare.
National Child Care Association
NCCA is a professional trade association that focuses on the
needs of licensed, private childcare and education programs.
One of its goals is high-quality affordable childcare.
The Center for Early Childhood Leadership
The Center for Early Childhood Leadership is dedicated to
enhancing the management skills, professional orientation,
and leadership capacity of early childhood administrators.
The activities of the Center include four areas: training,
technical assistance, research, and public awareness.
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