Achievement in Career Engagement: A Guide to Career Counseling
This guide assists Kentucky school districts with many facets of the career pathways model as a technical assistance initiative.
This guide introduces career counseling through the lens of career pathways. It covers career pathways, making employer contacts, job shadowing and internships (including a rural view of internships), and how to manage large caseloads, among other topics. Worksheets, administrative documents, and other action-based tools accompany written instruction and description of these topics.
Secondary Education providers
The experience of ten high schools participating in KEDC’s Project ACHIEVE, funded by the DOL Youth CareerConnect (YCC) Grant to improve high schools in preparation for transition to work and life. The project included input from the Kentucky Education & Workforce Development Cabinet, the Kentucky Department of Education, Project Lead The Way, and the Kentucky Center for Education & Workforce Statistics.