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Career Readiness

Our innovative and free programs are designed to provide an understanding of possible career fields, opportunities, and transferrable skills that support career progression for the present and future workforce.
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Career readiness resources

Career Clusters

In this lesson, students will be able to complete a Venn diagram to learn about various occupations and identify skills and interests that align with their career preference. In addition, students will complete a worksheet that includes follow-up questions to assess their career path based on the Venn diagram.

Learning objectives Grade level Time allotment Downloads
  • Identify the 16 Career Clusters and their various pathways
  • Evaluate the education, training, skills and interests for various occupations
  • Analyze the similarities and differences between personal skills and interests and those of a chosen occupation
 6th–8th 45 minutes

Jobs in My Town

In this activity, students will match occupations with their responsibilities to learn about jobs within their community.

Learning objectives Grade level Time allotment Downloads
  • Students will recognize occupations and their responsibilities
  • Students will build community awareness
 K–2nd 35–45 minutes

Occupational Mobility Explorer

This activity allows students to explore opportunity occupations throughout their local community or region by using the Occupational Mobility Explorer (OME) tool to build awareness of career paths that align to their professional aspirations. The OME allows users to visualize how job skills needed for specific occupations can transfer to higher-paying occupations in the same geographical area.

Learning objectives Grade level Time allotment Downloads
  • Explore regional occupations of interest
  • Develop and visualize potential career paths using the OME
  • Identify the top shared and requested skills needed to transfer between roles in a career path
 High school, college 45–60 minutes
Fed Talk
The Missing Piece: Financial Literacy’s Key Role in Effective Career Navigation

View our conversation about how educational, community outreach, workforce development, and other organizations can incorporate the “missing piece” of financial literacy into career conversations with people entering the workforce. We discussed the importance of learning about personal finance concepts, such as budgeting, saving, and investing.


Financial Literacy Curriculum Guide: High School Edition
Financial Literacy Curriculum

Learn more about resources supporting required high school financial literacy courses.

Financial Literacy Resources
Our free resources are designed for users to leverage personal finance concepts and skills.