How can we give our children opportunities to learn about many different careers? How can they see the connection between what they learn in school and the world of work? How will they find a career they will love?
 
The following are recommended steps that can be taken by parents as well as educators to help our children get an early start on career planning. There are steps that employers can take to invest in their future workforce. Working together, we can build the framework essential to our children’s success in careers of their choice.

What can parents do?

• Talk with your children about their interests, abilities, and talents.

• Make sure your children go to school every day, on time, with a good attitude… as they will need to do on a job.

• Give your children responsibility for jobs around the house.

• Find out what your children are learning in school.

• Encourage your children to participate in service-oriented activities in the community.

• Talk about how your children’s interests can be applied to careers that they might enjoy.

• Explore with your children as many of these careers as possible.

• Look at post-secondary education and training options with your children.

• Talk about your own job and career in a positive manner.

• Encourage your children’s school district to offer Career Pathways.

What is the role of Educators?

• Help students see the connection between the skills and knowledge they are developing in school and future careers by using real-world examples in instruction.

• Implement Career Pathways.

• Help students discover their talents, strengths, and career interests.

• Collaborate with local businesses to provide work-based experiences, such as tours, mentoring, and job shadowing.

• Develop class projects where students research and learn about different careers.

• Help students understand the need for advanced skills and education for future work.

• Involve business people in curriculum design to make courses more relevant to the world of work.

• Implement the Michigan Comprehensive Guidance & Counseling Program.

• Have students develop an Education Development Plan, beginning in middle school. 

• Offer instruction in workplace readiness, such as teamwork and problem solving.

How Can Employer's Help?

• Collaborate with educators to develop an integrated curriculum based on academic standards and real-work experiences.

• Offer schools and students as many work-based learning opportunities as possible, such as tours, mentoring, job shadowing, and non-paid work experiences. 

• Serve on a school improvement team.

• When interviewing young people, as to see their school portfolio, attendance record, and transcript.

• Visit a school as a speaker or mock interviewer.

• Be a partner with a school by donating equipment and sharing training.

• Serve on a committee to evaluate curricula.

• Offer School-to-Registered Apprenticeships. 

• Offer teacher/counselor internships.

• Recruit other businesses to work closely with schools.

School Closing Procedure

​If the Technical Center must be closed or the start of school delayed because of inclement weather or other conditions, the Center will notify the following radio stations: WJNR, WIKB, as well as WLUC TV6 (Marquette). An announcement will also be sent via PowerSchool.

Parents and students are responsible for knowing about emergency closing and delays.