Career Development Activities
Career Development is a collaborative effort among students, parents, schools and the community. These Career Development activities are designed to ensure that the Wake County Public School System children develop the necessary skills to make meaningful and realistic career decisions.
Middle School Career Development Guidelines from NC DPI
Grade 6
Required activities
- Self-assessment/personality inventory (2nd or 3rd quarter)
- Classroom activities (1st quarter)
- Take your child to work day/classroom activities (4th quarter)
Optional activities
- Career portfolio
- Speakers
- Field trips
- Ropes course
- Service learning
- Career Futures (Bridges)
- The Career Game Explorer (Rick Trow)
- Real Game
- Tom Snyder software
- Conflict resolution/peer mediation
- Truck fair
Grade 7
Required activities
- Interest inventory (1st quarter)
- Writing project (2nd or 3rd quarter)
- Take your child to work day/classroom activities (4th quarter)
Optional activities
- Career portfolio
- Speakers
- Field trips
- Ropes course
- Service learning
- Career Futures (Bridges)
- The Career Game Explorer (Rick Trow)
- Real Game
- Tom Snyder software
- Conflict resolution/peer mediation
Grade 8
Required activities
- Career assessment (1st quarter)
- CareerMatch assessment through F4K (Starting Fall 2007)
- Career portfolio (2nd or 3rd quarter)
- Take your child to work day/classroom activities (4th quarter)
- Graduation plan
- CFNC Graduation Portfolio
Optional activities
- Job shadowing
- Speakers
- Field trips
- Ropes course
- Service learning
- Career Futures (Bridges)
- Real Game
- The Career Game (Rick Trow)
- Tom Snyder software
- Conflict resolution/peer mediation
- Career Choices tabloid
- NC Career Outlook Handbook
Grade 9
Required activities
- Develop an educational and career development plan
- Orientation to career planning (1st quarter)
- Understanding high school (2nd quarter)
- Assessment (career interest inventory): (3rd quarter)
- Self-directed search (or)
- Career Key
- Registration (4th quarter)
Optional activities
- Job shadowing
- Service learning
- Explorer posts
- Career pathway exploration
- Resource speakers
- Career days
- Career fairs
- Career Explorer (Bridges)
- College View
- Learning styles inventory
- Elective courses
- Concurrent Enrollment (Dual enrollment)
- Learn and Earn Online
High School Career Development Guidelines from NC DPI
Grade 10
Required activities
- Continue educational and career development plan
- Orientation to career planning (1st quarter)
- GPA and graduation requirements (2nd quarter)
- Success analysis (3rd quarter)
- Registration and four-year plans
- Career pathway activities:
- Resource speakers
- Career days
- Career fairs
- NC Career Pathways
Optional activities
- Job shadowing
- Service learning
- Internships
- Explorer posts
- College planning workshop
- College view
- Career Explorer (Bridges)
- Career pathway exploration
- Learning styles inventory
- Elective courses
- Concurrent Enrollment (Dual enrollment)
- Learn and Earn Online
- NC Career Outlook Handbook
Grade 11
Required activities
- Continue educational and career development plan
- Orientation to career planning (1st quarter)
- Assessment (ASVAB and PSAT)
- ASVAB results (2nd quarter)
- PSAT results (3rd quarter)
- Employability skills
- Postsecondary planning (3rd quarter)
- Registration (4th quarter)
Optional activities
- Resource speakers
- Career days
- Career fairs
- Career Explorer (Bridges)
- Job shadowing
- Explorer posts
- Service learning
- Internships
- Apprenticeships
- Cooperative education
- Career pathway exploration
- College visits
- Military information
- SAT/ACT
- Community college fair
- College fair
- Concurrent Enrollment (Dual enrollment)
- Learn and Earn Online
- Elective courses
- NC Career Outlook Handbook
Grade 12
Required activities
- Continue educational and career development plan
- Getting Ready for Your Future (1st quarter)
- Skills list (2nd quarter)
- Financial aid workshop
- Postsecondary planning workshop
- Senior conference
Optional activities
- Resource speakers
- Career days
- Career fairs
- Career Explorer (Bridges)
- Job shadowing
- Service learning
- Explorer posts
- Internships
- Apprenticeships
- Cooperative education
- College visits
- Military information
- SAT/ACT
- Community college fair
- College fair
- Concurrent Enrollment (Dual enrollment)
- Learn and Earn Online
- Five-year plan
- Elective courses
- SAT II
- NC Career Outlook Handbook
Wake County Public School System programs are staffed and offered without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, political affiliation, or disability.