Career Planning

Career Planning

In today's competitive, fast-paced work environment, it is important to start thinking about your career future now! Every Alabama student deserves a chance to participate and excel in the global workplace. These resources can help you discover the career that best fits your interests and talents.


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Affording Higher Education

Affording Higher Education is a book of financial aid programs for Alabama students pursuing a higher education.

Exploring Careers

This site is designed to give a quick introduction to careers for students.

Making the Difference Video

NASDCTEc recently has created a video, CTE: Making the Difference, which underscores CTE's achievements and potential to help our nation in this global economy.

Go Build Alabama

Created by the Alabama Construction Recruitment Institute, the Go Build campaign is designed to educate young people on the value of learning a trade, dispel their misconceptions about the construction industry and inspire them to consider building a career as a skilled construction tradesman. Through this advertising, public relations and social media campaign, ACRI aims to provide better opportunities for construction tradesmen, more highly skilled employees for construction businesses and enhanced economic development for Alabama and the nation.

The Futures Channel

The Futures Channel provides great videos and information that links scientists, engineers, explorers and visionaries with today's students.

State Scholars Initiative

A new pilot program "State Scholars Initiative" will begin this fall. Pilot programs will be conducted in Dothan, Jefferson County, and Winston County. Approximately 6 schools will be targeted in these areas. The program partners business people with 8th grade students and will follow the students until graduation. The purpose of the program is for students to obtain an advanced diploma (academic and career tech) and be college and career ready by graduation. Business partners in the community will mentor these students in hopes that they will be able to give them scholarships and hire them when they graduate from college, especially in areas where industry has shortages such as engineering. They are hoping to expand the program during the next grant round.

Learn about Careers with NASA

INSPIRE is a year-round program for high school students who are interested in careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.

Become a Firefighter in Alabama

Monster.com Firelink contains information about fire academies in the state of Alabama and across the United States.

CareerOneStop Pathways to Career Success

CareerOneStop.org will allow you to explore careers and search for jobs.

Federal Government Student Aid

StudentAid.ed.gov is a Student Aid website sponsored by the Federal Government. It contains information about paying for college, college admission, selecting the right school for you and much more.

First Choice

First Choice strives to enable every high school student to reach his/her full potential.