Further Links  
  Additional Sites for Further Work-Based Learning Resources  
 
  • Check out these links for resources that can help students, parents and educators explore careers. This list is not meant to be all inclusive, but serve as a reference guide.
  • For more information and assistance, plan a visit with your school’s Student Service or Guidance Office.
 
     
 
www.aafpe.org   Check out this website if you'd like more information on becoming a paralegal.
www.aitp.org   The Association of Information Technology Professionals provides career information and activities via its network of college and university chapters located throughout the USA and Canada.
www.career.fsu.edu/
techcenter/
  The Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development at Florida State University offers a variety of assistance to students and instructors and more.
www.careercruising.com   Career Cruising is an interactive career resource designed for people of all ages. If you want to find the right career, explore different career options, or plan future education and training, this is the right place! Contact your guidance counselor for a sign-on.
www.cooljobs.com   This site offers links to dozens of interesting careers – some you probably didn’t even know existed.
www.cswe.org   The Council on Social Work Education website provides information on accredited schools of social work.
www.intermediarynetwork.org   National association of leading education and workforce development organizations working to ensure student success through connecting business with education
www.jff.org   Jobs for the Future mission is to create educational and economic opportunity for those who need it most.  A good resource for educators.
www.kentisd.org   Learn what's new at the Kent Intermediate School District including information on career development
www.mi.gov/mdcd   Website for the Career, Education & Workplace Program at the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic growth.
www.mich.gov/career   Search for jobs, start a business, find financial aid for school and job training resources. Learn about careers and new occupations. Connect to resources for employers, teachers, students, & parents
www.michigan.gov   General website for the State of Michigan which contains a wealth of information including great links to career planning and preparation.
www.nala.org   The National Association of Legal Assistants website includes information on paralegal careers.
www.saaapa.aapa.org   This is the website of the Society for Technical Communication. It is a professional organization that advances the arts and sciences of technical communication. Its members include technical writers, graphic designers, videographers, multimedia artists, and web page designers to name a few careers. It has an academic program database to look up such programs as well as a section on student competitions for high school students.
www.thefunworks.org   This website is about careers. Not just the interesting ones other people have but the ones you can have.
www.youthrules.dol.gov   The resources on this web site will help you understand what hours and jobs teens can work, and help you talk to them about preventing workplace injuries.
www.yourchildscareer.org   A website for parents to help guide their student’s decision in career planning.
 
     

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