Career Exploration helps students “connect the dots between school and career in ways that keep them motivated to graduate with the skills they need for the future .”
- Improve academic performance and increase the likelihood of pursuing post-secondary education
- Improve attitudes of young people about career possibilities , motivating them to persevere .
- Give young people broader exposure to the working world they will one day enter .
- Encourage students to plan their high school courses of study to gain the skills they will need .
- Improve knowledge of career options , encouraging students to develop and work toward goals .
- Allow students to more easily envision how they fit successfully into the working world .
