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Launch Your Future! How Kansas is Transforming Career Development for the Next Generation

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:10:57 GMT

National Career Development Month is an annual observance that emphasizes the importance of career development and planning. National Career Development Month has been observed every November since 1967, when the National Career Development Association first began promoting it. The National Career Development Association (NCDA) is a leader in advancing career development initiatives across the U.S. The NCDA has stated that one of their primary focuses is building early career awareness in young students, starting as early as elementary school.

For professionals, this is a moment to reflect on training and advancement within their careers, but for students, this is a critical time for them to start mapping their future based on the real world and the current labor market.

This year, to celebrate National Career Development Month, we’re spotlighting an innovative initiative from the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL). They are successfully tackling a long-standing challenge in workforce development, which is making complex Labor Market Information (LMI) engaging and accessible for young individuals.

The Challenge: Turning Spreadsheets into Career Intelligence

National Career Development Month is all about taking proactive steps toward your goals. This involves self-reflection, research, and setting up a clear action plan. The T.O.T.O platform is designed to facilitate all three, transforming raw Labor Market Information (LMI) data into what KDOL calls "career intelligence" for learners of all ages. Labor Market Information includes data on wages, job demand, and required education. Understanding LMI data is the foundation of making smart career decisions.

However, as KDOL’s Deputy Director for LMI, Laura Crosswhite, noted during our recent Pathways to Employment webinar, “This data is often not presented in a way that resonates with its most crucial audience, which is students. Middle school kids and high school kids may not be able to utilize a lot of Excel spreadsheets or things like that to really make smart decisions about their future."

Kansas’s solution was a dedicated, creative platform called T.O.T.O., which stands for “Today’s Occupations and Tomorrow’s Opportunities.” The goal of T.O.T.O. was to create a Kansas-themed platform that makes career exploration interactive, creative, and accessible, transforming LMI data into career intelligence for learners of all ages, built on Geographic Solutions’ Virtual Career Center Portal.

From Spark to System: The TOTO Story

The idea for a site called Todays Occupation and Tomorrows Opportunities (T.O.T.O.) with a Wizard of Oz theme was initially intended for Kansas’s Labor Market Information Platform. The LMI platform was called KLIC, or “click” instead. The team still wanted to use the name T.O.T.O. and decided to use it for a single page on the LMI site, which contained career exploration and planning materials. But it truly took off after Laura and the KDOL LMI team saw a similar system in New Mexico and realized the potential for a dedicated Virtual Career Center.
For the Kansas LMI team, the platform’s creation was a proud, in-house effort. According to Laura, her team, including Gideon Hockenberger, Data Analyst, and Rosy Marquez, LMI Publications and Outreach Specialist, who joined Laura on the Pathways to Employment webinar was key in the creation and made the build of the system almost effortless, She described the alignment of skills as being "so cliche, it was just kind of magical, and everything just kind of fell into place." This internal capacity meant, as Gideon Hockenbarger put it, "The Kansas LMI shop finally had the resources available to actually do a project that they've been wanting to do for a long time."

Putting Data to Work: TOTO’s Key Features

The TOTO platform integrates all essential career resources and LMI data in a meaningful, simplified way, directly supporting the key aspects of Career Development Month.

1. Fostering Self-Awareness and Exploration
A core activity during Career Development Month is helping individuals, especially students, understand where their talents and interests align within the workforce.
TOTO’s built-in assessments turn this step into an efficient process.

Assessment Linkage: T.O.T.O. offers interests and values assessments, which Laura called one of her favorite features, detailing "How it links all that information together for kids after they take those assessments, and it links them up with the careers that really match their interests". This powerful linkage is key to "simplifying that process of career exploration and cutting out some of that extra work."

Path Planning: The system integrates directly with state educational goals, supporting the requirement that “Every student in Kansas has to have what they call an individual plan of study before they can graduate, and that’s something that T.O.T.O. can help with," according to Laura.

2. Realistic Financial Literacy: The Wizard of Jobs

Career planning requires an understanding of the financial realities of various professions. Rosie emphasized the tool's value, saying, “LMI data tells you what occupations pay, and that's important to know, so that way you can live the life that you want.”

The TOTO platform’s Wizard of Jobs application is a powerful lifestyle budgeting tool that makes these realities tangible. Recounting the proud experience of testing with students, Laura explained the tool's impact.
“The Wizard of Jobs tool has been a fun one to test with kids. It tells them how much you need to earn to afford the lifestyle that you've chosen. We ask them, ‘What do you think about that? Do you think it's high or low?’”
The tool prompts a necessary conversation about wages, cost of living, and expectations, a critical component of career development.

3. Addressing Skill Gaps and Future Outlook

National Career Development Month is also about setting actionable goals for education and training. T.O.T.O. uses LMI data to give users the facts about their job's outlook. Laura detailed how the system makes the links for users.

Projections: Users can find out the “employment projections data, so they can understand whether their occupation might be growing or declining." This helps determine if they will "be able to get a job in this career field when I graduate from school."

Training and Education: Once a career is chosen, the platform shows them "Where in Kansas, specifically, they can get that education or training that they need."

Non-Traditional Paths: KDOL creates guides on the T.O.T.O. site, including one on “high demand, high wage jobs that require less than a bachelor’s degree” to help students who may not see a four-year degree as the right path. They also support students who are interested in hands-on learning, for example, the site can help by "linking up students with the Kansas registered apprenticeship program", supporting all forms of professional development and growth.

Success Through User Feedback

The ultimate measure of a Career Development resource is its adoption by the end-user. The T.O.T.O. team recognized that a digital tool must be continually shaped by its users.

The team conducted extensive end-user testing with schools and students. As Rosie noted, this included visiting schools and observing reactions in real-time, because "it's interesting to see what kids pick up on and what they don't pick up on."

They worked hard to walk the line between being engaging and being "too kiddy". Gideon explained that they couldn't use "overly cartoon graphics" or “overly simplified language” to ensure they were not treating teenagers like children.

The ultimate reward was positive feedback from the end-users. Laura recalled her "proud mom moments" when kids told them, "Oh, this is way better than Zella or way better than Naviance.” She summarized this celebration by saying, "I feel like I did it. I won"

Take Charge of Your Future This November

National Career Development Month is a great time to launch or refine your own career plan. Whether you’re a parent, educator, job seeker, or professional, explore the resources available to you.

This November, use TOTO’s example as inspiration. The Kansas T.O.T.O. platform is an excellent example of what happens when state agencies and technology align to deliver career development resources, helping every student find their “Pathways to Employment.”

Ultimate Guide to Finding Scholarships Using Geographic Solutions Software

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:54:52 GMT

National Scholarship Month is the perfect time to explore scholarship opportunities available to fund education goals. Established in 1998 by Scholarship America, National Scholarship Month provides recognition to communities, organizations, and businesses in the scholarship industry and serves to encourage others to improve educational opportunities and educational achievement. With the right tools, finding scholarships can be easy and efficient. Geographic Solutions’ Virtual OneStop, also known as VOS Sapphire, and Virtual Career Center (VCC) help students and individuals find scholarships that match their academic qualifications, interests, and personal characteristics. These platforms simplify the search process, making it easier to secure the financial support an individual needs.

Here is a step-by-step guide for finding scholarships using Geographic Solutions’ software:

1. Creating a Profile

When using a Geographic Solutions-powered workforce website at the state, local, or college level, individuals can use our scholarship tool as a guest to quickly browse opportunities. For a truly personalized experience and to track your progress, create an account. By creating an account and building a profile, you can tailor your search for education and training, save favorites, and focus in on career planning criteria that might be relevant for scholarships such as field of study, demographic information, and extracurricular activities.

2. Using the Scholarship Search Tool

The scholarship search tool is available to all individuals using a VOS or VCC powered site. The tool allows individuals to filter scholarships based on various criteria such as:

•   Keyword: Use specific keywords to find scholarships that match your unique interests
•   Area of Study: Find scholarships specific to major or area of interest.
•   Demographics: Search for scholarships aimed at specific groups.
•   Location: Look for scholarships available in a state or region.
•   Academic Achievement: Filter by GPA requirements or other academic criteria.

The database of scholarships is comprehensive, using both Peterson’s database and other client-secured opportunities. Peterson’s scholarship database is a resource designed to help students find financial aid for their education. It includes over 1.9 million scholarships, grants, and fellowships, from more than 4,000 providers.

3. Review Matched Opportunities

Based on individuals' manual search, the tool will generate a list of scholarships that match the individuals' filters. The list will include details on the scholarship requirements, award amount, donor name, area of study, and more! As individuals click on scholarships, they can find more details on the application process and deadline. Saving favorites helps you stay organized with deadlines and focused on the scholarships that matter most to you.

4. Apply for Scholarships:

After reviewing your favorite scholarship opportunities, it is time to apply! Individuals should apply for scholarships that best fit their profiles. When applying for scholarships, it is important for individuals to follow the application guidelines and submit all required documents before the deadlines. Geographic Solutions’ software also provides additional resources such as resume-building tools, interview preparation tips, and additional career services which can aid individuals throughout the application processes.

5. Stay Updated

Regularly checking the tool for new scholarship opportunities and setting up alerts to stay ahead of deadlines can increase individuals’ chances of receiving scholarships to fund their education. Keeping profiles updated with new achievements or changes in interests helps the system provide more relevant matches. By staying proactive and engaged with the platform, individuals ensure that they do not miss out on any opportunities. Scholarship application processes and deadlines can vary depending on the specific scholarship. It is crucial to monitor these deadlines to avoid missing any key steps. Based on a member survey, Scholarship America developed a graph to map out the various deadlines and application processes throughout the year. The graph below illustrates the various times of the year when deadlines can occur.

6. Follow-Up and Networking

After applying for scholarship opportunities, following up and networking with scholarship donors and other individuals who have received the same or similar scholarships can improve chances for receiving the scholarship award. Additionally, building relationships with these contacts can be beneficial for both educational and career goals.

7. Achieve Educational Goals

Finding scholarships doesn’t have to be overwhelming. By following this guide and using solutions powered by Geographic Solutions, individuals can find and apply for scholarships that align with their qualifications and interests.

National Scholarship Month is the perfect time to take advantage of these resources and secure the financial support needed to achieve educational and career goals. Whether someone is a high school student planning for college, a college student seeking additional support, or an adult looking to further their education, there are scholarships available to help everyone succeed!

The Role of Labor Market Information in Graduates' Career Planning

Tue, 21 May 2024 20:31:49 GMT

May marks the exciting milestone of graduation season. Across the country, college students are taking their first steps into the professional world. However, stepping into the dynamic and evolving job market can be challenging without the right information. For new graduates, the state of the labor market has implications beyond getting your first job. Understanding the state of the labor market and labor market information is crucial for recent graduates to make informed decisions about their career paths.

What is Labor Market Information

The labor market refers to the supply and demand for labor. Employees provide the supply and employers provide the demand. Labor Market Information (LMI) is a set of data and insights that helps describe how jobs are changing, now and into the future. LMI provides essential data about job trends, salaries, industry demands, required skills, and education levels.

Why LMI Matters for Recent Graduates

Graduates can use this valuable information to make informed decisions regarding their career paths. For graduates, LMI serves as a compass, guiding them through the initial stages of their professional journeys. LMI can answer questions such as “how much does a job pay,” “how many jobs are available now,” and “what is the growth rate for this job.” By understanding and leveraging labor market information, graduates can gain a better understanding of the labor market by having the ability to identify job trends and opportunities as well as learn how to align their skills with the demands of various industries.

What Does the Current Job Market Look Like for College Graduates

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of March 2024, the current unemployment rate is 3.8%. However, recent college graduates face a different job market. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in March 2024, about 4.7% of recent college graduates were unemployed in the U.S. Until 2018, the unemployment rate for recent graduates was lower than the overall unemployment rate. Since then, it has hovered under a percentage point above the overall rate. However, this gap has recently widened. Recent graduates are also more likely to be underemployed, meaning they are working in jobs that do not require a college degree. In March 2024, recent graduates had an underemployment rate of 40.8% compared to college graduates with an underemployed rate of 33.1%. Although unemployment and underemployment for recent graduates are higher than historical rates. According to the Harvard Business Review, the strength of the labor market can positively impact recent graduates, and students who graduate into a strong labor market will earn more throughout their careers than those who graduate during a recession. The time of the year can also positively impact recent graduates, Phillip Sprehe Geographic Solutions’ Sr. Economist, explained more on this during the Big Interview YouTube Expert series on Labor Market Trends. He compared seasonally adjusted and unadjusted job postings, and he found that March and April are the best months to find opening and December tends to be the worst.

Using Geographic Solutions LMI Tools

Geographic Solutions empowers individuals with the information that they need to make informed career decisions. Through innovative software solutions, graduates can gain access to data and insights that they can use to navigate the complex job market with confidence. Geographic Solutions offers user-friendly LMI tools like Virtual LMI (VLMI) and Virtual Career Center (VCC). Virtual Career Center (VCC) provides colleges with an online platform that helps students prepare for entering the workforce after graduation. VCC’s personalized dashboard and algorithms match students with relevant internships and job opportunities based on their data. Virtual LMI (VLMI), is an online platform that provides individuals with the ability to perform detailed analyses, compare job market statistics, and explore various career paths.

Maximizing LMI for Career Success

By having access to real time data on job opportunities, salary ranges, and skills requirements, graduates can make informed decisions about their first steps in their career paths. Understanding what employers are looking for and how to stand out for entry level jobs can be challenging. By using LMI to complement research, graduates can gain a better understanding of what will be expected for a certain role. Graduates can leverage LMI effectively by tailoring their resume with skills and qualifications identified through LMI, use industry-specific insights and trends from LMI to impress potential employers during interviews, and negotiate a competitive salary based on skills, education, training, and knowledge of industry averages.

Go Forth into the Job Market with the Power of LMI

Labor Market Information is a valuable resource that empowers graduates to navigate the job market confidently. By leveraging LMI tools, the class of 2024 can make informed career decisions that align with their goals and the demands of today's job market, contributing to the success of the next generation of the workforce.

Find the Right Path to the Career That’s Right for You

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:45:17 GMT

Career-seekers are spoiled for choice these days. With unlimited iterations of job titles available under the 1,016 O*NET occupation titles, it can be a daunting task to determine exactly how a person will spend the next 50 years of their life. For decades conventional wisdom held that graduating high school seniors should seek a bachelor’s degree at all costs to obtain an upwardly mobile, high-paying career. The modern world, however, is trying to establish more alternative career paths pursuable without the heavy debt often associated with traditional college or university education.

Vocational education and trade schools are all solid options to learning a skill with great earning potential and embarking on a fulfilling career. As early as high school, Career and Technical Education concentrators are exploring career themes of interest while learning a set of technical and employability skills for current and emerging occupations; these programs prepare students for postsecondary degrees or certificates, apprenticeships, or employment. Entrepreneurship is another option which allows an individual to capitalize on their creativity, think outside the box, establish, manage, and grow a business. Careers in the military can also be the right path for the right person. Many of these pathways, and others, may include experience through travel, self-paced and free online courses, working your way up in an organization, and more.

Career exploration platform Virtual Career Center (VCC), designed specifically for students and those reevaluating their career paths, takes a staged approach to guiding students through self-discovery, pathway exploration, and employment preparation. VCC assesses and capitalizes on users’ skills, interests, and goals to thoughtfully point young learners to potential job options and the education and training needed for successful job placement. Ideally, the system will also create a stream of talent supplying the most in-demand occupations.

Know Yourself

By constructing an educational roadmap to complement individualized learning and/or career plans, VCC creates a conduit for young learners to discover and connect to lifelong, interest-driven careers that do not sacrifice a living wage for an individual’s passion. Career assessment results help students better understand their strengths and align viable career paths centered on their interests, goals, values, and skills.
Once assessment results are received, VCC introduces detailed information on best-match occupations. The system’s integrated labor market information allows users to easily identify the quality pathways that prepare learners for high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand jobs.

Know Your Options

As users drill down into the careers and occupations they want to pursue, VCC maps the occupation to postsecondary certificate and degree programs, essentially tracing the path to the starting line for the user. It also maps related occupational codes to military occupational codes to easily transition between military and civilian opportunities. Typically, some kind of postsecondary education or certification will be a critical step in working towards employment or, perhaps, towards an advanced degree.

At this stage, users are able to clearly see the routes open to them through multiple career pathways. As they refine the occupations they would like to pursue, it is posible to sort and filter their results by the amount of training or education necessary to break into a specific field. Users can explore postsecondary programs throughout their state, and locate the right program to upskill, earn credentials, and ready themselves for the occupations with which they most identify. These results will include trade schools, certification courses, or other, non-traditional options for career learning – to explore all viable options to obtain experience and knowledge.

Know the World of Work

With an ability to capture and reflect upon the essential employability skills developed while building a strong, positive work history, VCC provides a way for users to find specific work-based learning opportunities. Users can identify and pursue opportunities in entrepreneurship, apprenticeship, internship, volunteering, and more.

In addition to the experiential learning opportunities, VCC connects users to the working world by providing real-world labor market information. Users can adjust expectations based on current salary ranges and projected growth for intriguing careers and occupations. Users are given the necessary information to align their possible career with their income needs.

Know Your Starting Point

Whatever career path is pursued by the user, the goal is to find the way to a fulfilling and sustaining career. VCC provides users with intelligent tools to conduct manual or automated job searches, compose cover letters to employers, build résumés, practice interview skills, research employer/company information, and review job market trends based on real-time labor market information.

According to recent research, the average American will have 12 jobs across the course of their career. It would appear to be more important than ever to choose a career that not only satisfies individual passions, but also develops transferable skills. Any individuals curious about non-traditional career pathways should explore the resources and tools available in VCC and discover for themselves the best path to their future.

Europe of the Future Starts with the Youth of Today

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:00:00 GMT

In her 2021 State of the European Union address, EU President von der Leyen stated that 2022 should be a year dedicated to those who have dedicated so much to others. In a December press release that same year, the European Union (EU) announced an agreement to designate the next year as the European Year of Youth (EYY).

Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission, said: “With the 2022 European Year of Youth, we are supporting young Europeans to defend and promote freedom, values, opportunities, and solidarity. We owe it to the generations who suffered most in the pandemic and now need to take back their lives.”

The EYY is supported financially by both Erasmus+, a program to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe, and the European Solidarity Corps, a program which creates opportunities for young people to engage in solidarity activities abroad or within their own country that benefit communities. In total, nine different youth organization initiatives are plugged into the EYY, including the two mentioned previously. There is also EU Youth Dialogue, Discover EU, EU Aid Volunteers, Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange, Eures, and SHEU Leads.

The multi-faceted EYY campaign casts its gaze far into the future and provides funded opportunities for young people to take part in youth exchanges, volunteer, study, work, travel, or participate in or learn about democratic processes within the EU. Through conferences, events, and various campaigns, the EYY is engaging European youth across the continent to create a long-lasting impact and legacy.

Coordination, Participation, and Strategy Across Europe

EU Member States were invited to appoint a national coordinator to organize their respective participation strategies. To ensure its success, young people and youth organizations were welcomed in shaping the initiative. An online survey garnered over 5,000 responses from all Member States and more than half stated their desire to actively participate in the EYY.

Another aim of the EYY is cross-sector partnerships and experiences as it builds on many EU policies. Four main objectives are outlined which reveal the underlying effort to honor, support, and engage with young people at all levels:

•   Highlighting how the green and digital transitions offer opportunities for young people
•   Helping young people to become active and engaged citizens
•   Promoting opportunities available to young people
•   Bringing a youth perspective to the Union’s policies

The initiative seeks to further inspire and refresh the outlooks of young people, with a principal goal to combat the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, the EU thinks that highlighting the green agenda and digital transitions for better societies, offer opportunities for young people to positively engage this part of the population with hope for their futures.

In other words, by supporting young people — whether through youth work or other means at national, regional, or local levels— the EYY will create active and engaged citizens, including those with fewer opportunities; from disadvantaged and diverse backgrounds; or those belonging to marginalized and vulnerable groups.

Therefore, many levels of EU policymaking are being promoted by mainstreaming youth policy across most relevant EU policy fields in line with the EU Youth Strategy 2019 – 2027.

Find Information, Explore Opportunities, Uncover Your Voice

To ensure success, the European Commission, the European Parliament, EU Member States, regional and local authorities, youth organizations, and young people themselves have started to come together to coordinate a range of activities for the EYY with multiple European Youth Policy Initiatives.

Young Europeans have benefitted greatly, and will continue to gain knowledge, skills, and experience for their professional and personal development to strengthen civic engagement in the EU.

How Geographic Solutions Supports Youth

Geographic Solutions supports the development of young people the world over. In the U.S., we developed the WIOA case management module to manage all U.S. federal- and state-level workforce programs. Some of our clients use this module to manage their comprehensive youth employment program which serves the young individuals who face barriers to education, training, and employment.

Geographic Solutions has thus a wealth of data and experience serving youth demographics. For a more in-depth look at how the youth are engaged by workforce development organizations, visit our Pathways to Employment page and watch the latest installment: “Preparing the Youth with Future Job Skills”.

We also recognize the pressing need to connect the young people of today with career pathways that provide a sustainable salary, minimize student debt, and align with their passions, skills, and values. To this end, we created the Virtual Career Center, a platform shared between students, educators, and workforce development professionals that bridges the gap between educational institutions and the workforce through career pathway planning.

Geographic Solutions salutes the efforts of the EU and their Member States to uplift the young people in their countries by engaging in these dynamic campaigns of the European Year of Youth. Our software solutions and wealth of data are available in many overseas markets. After all, tomorrow’s workforce is today’s youth, no matter where you live.

For more information about the availability of our products in your country, please request more information here.

Paint By Cluster: How Career Clusters Became More Visually Appealing, And Their Role In Education’s Future

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:52:00 GMT

Did you know that there are 16 career clusters and 79 career pathways that help students of all ages navigate their way to success in their college and career journeys?

Following the unified concepts of the National Career Clusters Framework, an organizing tool that began as part of an initiative to create a curricular framework and prepare students for educational transitions, each grouping contains occupations in the same field of work that require similar skills. Students, parents, and educators can use the clusters to focus on the knowledge, competencies, and training necessary for success in a particular pathway.

Source: air.org

Finding a comprehensive list of clusters and pathways online is as simple as visiting the Occupational Information Network’s website, which is perhaps better known by its acronym, O*NET. The online application provides the general public with broad access to the national database of occupational information.

But, text-based information can only go so far, especially with the next generation of learners more inclined to watch a video, or similar graphic interpretation. Visually seeing what a job’s day-to-day responsibilities entail is much more invigorating than simply reading about it.

Over the last few years, CareerOneStop.com, overhauled their entire library of career pathways videos. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, the site is a trusted source of employment information and inspiration, and offers tools for job seekers, students, businesses, and career professionals.

The Spark That Started It All

The movement around career clusters began in 1996 as the Building Linkages Initiative, a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Education, the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), the National School-to-Work Office (NSTWO), and the National Skill Standards Board (NSSB).

The purpose of the initiative was to establish linkages among state educational agencies, secondary and post-secondary educational institutions, employers, industry groups, other stakeholders, and federal agencies. The goal was to create curricular frameworks in broad career clusters, designed to prepare students to transition successfully from high school to post-secondary education and employment within a career pathway.

Source: blogs.uis.edu

What’s in Store for the Future of Education?

Education’s future will continue to retain its BUILD Initiative and career cluster structure, while taking notes from digital transformation.

Based on the results from a recent survey conducted by Ellucian, the future of education will embrace new student values perhaps not considered in the traditional education model, such as personalized pathways, technology-driven advisor relationships, and a friction-free approach to career path selection.

Through 2020, technology will influence several industries, and the education industry is on the cusp of these changes. Although often considered cliché, advancing trends in technology such as voice assistance, predictive analytics, and chatbots will assist in further opening the door to equitable access.

Forbes.com recently wrote that new apps and software will ease learning barriers for students of all learning types. Most notably, video conferencing will play a significant role in accessibility, giving specialized support to even the most remote students.

Enter Virtual Career Center

Geographic Solutions is committed to playing an evolutionary role in education’s advancing future. Virtual Career Center (VCC), our web-based career services portal, is making strides in giving students a personalized career development experience.

CareerOneStop.com’s recent move to visually enhance career pathways has been reflected in VCC. Now, students who are using VCC to map out their school-to-work journey can view all occupational videos within the Occupation Finder.

Source: Virtual Career Center

Meant to give students the opportunity to discover professions that fit their needs, VCC’s Occupation Finder presents results filtering by career path, outlook and demand, wage, education and experience. The occupational profile provides valuable exploration information like top skills, tools and technology, and other competencies required to be successful on the job.

To lessen any doubt about a given profession’s monetary outlook, VCC offers regional labor market information to gauge occupational supply and demand. Students can further explore colleges, programs and current employment opportunities to begin planning their prosperity pathway.

With self-assessments and exploration tools that help learners make key educational decisions, relationship-first technology that drives one-to-one advisor communications, and employer-centric collaboration tools designed to assist in finding reliable, local talent, Virtual Career Center stands at the forefront of the next educational revolution.

Find out if Virtual Career Center is right for your region, state, school, or business by contacting Business Development Executive, Chuck Johnson.