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1. ABCs of Life skills - Articles to help students in the work world.
2. Build your own house! - Design your own house plan and take a 3-D look at your results!
3. Business Education Resources - posted by the Division of Career Education, Missouri DOE
4. Careers

   1. Careers - Interest Surveys, Internships, Career Information and more
   2. Careers - index site for searching for career resources
   3. Career Assessment Test - This test may be used as an aid in determining your "career personality."
   4. Career and College Planning Resources - links for students and guidance counselors including resources to self assessments, career planning, career development and college planning
   5. Career and Tech Resources - Links to sites in most career and tech subject areas.
   6. Career Exploration Tools and Materials - to Assist Educators, Counselors, and Students
   7. Career Games - [this link opens on a new page] "Self-Assessment: (the past) your skills, interests, and personality traits; Targeting: (your future) the field and title you want to occupy; Techniques: (the present) the methods you use to get and exploit job opportunities"
   8. Career Guide to Industries - The Career Guide to Industries provides information on available careers by industry, including the nature of the industry,
      working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook, and lists of
      organizations that can provide additional information.
   9. Career Resource Page - Numerous links to various types of jobs.
   10. Career Resources - Many links to many resources
   11. Career Zone - a product of the New York State Department of Labor
   12. Career- Skill Search - Match your skills with jobs.The Skills Search function is designed to help you use your skill set to identify occupations for exploration
   13. College Search Pathfinder - "resources to help you with your most important research project yet--your college decision"
   14. Job Skills Checklist - large skills inventory list that you can use to help build your resume and cover letter
   15. School to Career - A window into the professional world
   16. Start Something - Free program from Target and Tiger Woods; helps kids from 8 to 17 find and achieve their dreams
   17. Transferable Work Skills Inventory - Many skills from coursework, extracurricular activities and your total life experiences can be turned into work skills.
   18. What Do You Like? - Find a job that plays up your likes. Do you like math? reading? Find jobs that go along with your strengths.
   19. Working Simulation-The Office - Simulates a day in an office ; You have been hired in an office. You must stay on top of the tasks given to you.
   20. Work Preference Inventory - Take this quick inventory; the column in which you scored highest represents your preferred work style
   21. VARK - a guide to learning styles; "a questionnaire that provides users with a profile of their learning preferences. These preferences are about the ways that they want to take-in and give-out information"
5. Career Counselor Resources

   1. Career Development and Guidance - Worksheets, Handouts and Workbooks
   2. Career Preparation Curriculum - "students will explore a variety of career options, identify their interests and abilities, and ultimately make informed decisions regarding postsecondary training and/or educational programs that are necessary to fulfill their career goals"
   3. Class activities about the work place - ideas for classes and workshops about work and family issues. You will find suggestions for class exercises, case studies, talking points, PowerPoint slides, and publications recommended for further reading.
   4. Counseling and Guidance Lesson Plans - lessons K-12
   5. Dictionary Of Occupational Titles - complete Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) as supplied electronically by the US Dept. of Labor
   6. Entrepreneurs in the Classroom: M.Y.O.B. Spells Success - article and curriculum
   7. How to Choose a Major for College - "The more information you have about yourself, majors and careers, the easier it is to choose a major"
   8. My First Resume - Practice filling out this kid-friendly resume
   9. Online Career Assessment Tools - Select the ones that are free from a big list of assessment tools.
   10. Test of Workplace Skills -practice three Essential Skills needed in all types of occupations:
   11. Vocational Education Lesson Plans - from Education World
   12. What Do I Want To Be When I'm Older? - Lesson plan
   13. What Will You DO With Your Life? - Webquest - explore career possibilities and prepare for a 20 year class reunion
6. Driver's Education

   1. California Drivers Handbook - 96 page .pdf document
   2. California Dept of Motor Vehicles Driving Tutorial - on line test.
   3. Driver's Ed - Be prepared - what to do to avoid accidents, to survive accidents and more
   4. Driver's Ed - Drowsy Driving -
   5. Driver's Ed - New Mexico's Driving Manual
   6. Driver's Ed - Traffic Signs
   7. Driver's Ed - How Parents can help their teens become safe drivers
   8. How to Drive a Stick-Shift Car - thirteen video lessons
   9. Learn to Drive a Car with a Manual Transmission - answers to frequently asked questions
   10. Massachusetts Manual - driving manual - chapters are in .pdf format
   11. Oregon Manuals - index to several drivers manuals; bicycle, motorcycle and automobile - manuals are in .pdf format
   12. Online Study Guide for Student Drivers - studying for your drivers license test or researching traffic law and rules of the road
   13. Rhode Island Manuals - including CDL manuals - manuals are in .pdf format
7. Economics - Located on our Business Education page
8. Factory Tours - Factory tours on the web.If you are curious as to how things are made, visit here!
9. Free online Industrial Training Skills Assessment Tool - Users of this Industrial Online Assessment Tool can create their own tests, or take
   tests created by others. Category examples are risk, quality, safety, mechanical, electrical, maintenance, engineering assessments and more.
10. How things are made - If you've ever wondered how things are made - products like candy, cars, airplanes, or bottles - or if you've been interested in manufacturing processes, like forging, casting, or injection molding, then you've come to the right place.
11. Industrial Tool Safety - promote safety training
12. Index to Vocational Index Center - Links to numerous career choices in every area.
13. O'NET Online - Occupational Online Network - Find jobs related to your personal skills.
14. Time Management Planning - learn tools to manage your time more effectively
15. Tool Safety - Safety plays a big part when working with power tools
16. Vocational Educational Resources - find almost anything you need in this valuable resource
17. Vocational Resource links from Kathy Schrock - A comprehensive resource for the vocational education field.
18. Vocational Technical Educational Resources - Curriculum resources, teacher resources, student resources and more.
19. Vocational Information Center - Explore vocational and technical careers, check out the skills employers really want, find a trade school, research technical
    topics and take a look at the current job market within the Vocational Information Center.
20. Web sites for Vocational/Technical Education - all areas
21. The Work Ethic Site - Lesson plans and activities to help students understand work ethics.
22. Work Interest Quiz and Personality Quiz - Find out which jobs are suited just for you.