Career Pathways

What is a career pathway?

At THS a "career pathway" is:

1) a planning guide which allows a student to graduate with a high school diploma and other certifications useful to the student's career area...

2) a plan which helps students to choose elective classes useful in reaching their career goals...

Agriculture and Natural Resources Industrial Technology
Agriculture I Agricultural Carpentry I, II
Advanced Agriculture Aviation Technology
Agricultural Metals Automobile Collision Repair Livestock Project Tech
Horticulture Automotive Technology
Environmental Biology Traffic Safety Education
Firefighting Training

Engineering and Science Arts and Communications
Construction Technology Band
Electronics Choir
Chemistry Pottery
Physics Art
Calculus Advanced Art
TV News
TV/Video Production
Radio Broadcasting
Computer Graphics and Design
Drama

Business and Marketing Health and Human
Keyboarding Health Services Biology
Recordkeeping Medical Sciences Nursing
Intro to Marketing Dental Assisting
Computer Applications Bilingual Education Parapro.
Legal/Medical Support Cosmetology Sports Medicine

Why is a career pathway important?

1) education is most successful when it is tied to a purpose...

2) education becomes the means by which students can reach "their" goals...

How do we help students find the right career pathway for them?

1) Career inventories... (i.e., ASVAB, Self-Directed Search, Classroom Presentations, Career Fairs, )

2) Career exploration class

3) Job shadows, Follow-up Mentorships, Part-Time
jobs

4) Allow means for changing career pathways

Summary

Career Pathways are a means of presenting the curriculum to students in a rational way. The choice of a pathway is primarily based upon two factors. The first is the student's unique combination of interests which can be correlated with career areas. The second is the student's willingness and ability to pursue increasing levels of training and education. Three levels of education are described and defined in the Career Pathway. The first is the entry level (high school completion). The second is the skilled level (up to two years of training beyond high school), and the third is the professional level (three or more years of additional schooling beyond high school through a baccalaureate institution). While these three levels of education are quite general, they are sufficient as a beginning description of the educational levels correlated to the current work force training descriptions.

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