Even the parents are getting involved in helping their children plan for their futures. Resume and interview knowledge are two things students must also master. High school sophomores and juniors are learning how to write great resumes. They are establishing student career portfolios featuring their student work experiences to their future employers. STW has helped schools purchase technology and resource materials such as Choices, Career Explorer, the Real Game series.
Students now have access to resources to research any occupation and any postsecondary institution.
They are the career counselors and their staffs. These people aren t necessarily a full-fledged career counselor, but they do have skills to help students make career decisions, he said. With STW, North Dakota S.O.I.C.C. was able to access funds for a Train the Trainers Session in North Dakota last June, Marrs continued. Now, we have fourteen trainers putting on classes across the state using the interactive video network to reach people desiring to become nationally certified as career development facilitators, he said. Prior to STW, businesses and industries seldom made the connection between their future workforce employees and the local schools.