Connecting K-12 To Business
By developing a relationship between K-12 and community business partners, students are better prepared to make informed career
decisions. This affilliation provides increased awareness and understanding of individual qualities that
contribute to success on the job, the ability to use resources
to support decision making, and an awareness of the training and post-secondary
options available for their success. This link provides the context in which
students explore a variety of educational and occupational opportunities, learn
the realities of the workplace, and identify both the technical skills and
individual qualities that they will need to succeed. Career
development begins in the earliest grades with awareness, exploration, and
practice. Career development is a continuum of instruction and learning that
helps students take advantage of the changing academic and skill requirements
of the emerging workplace, make sound decisions about the career development
process, and become lifelong learners who seek and use information.