Career Development at YouthPlay.org

Career Exploration and Development

Explore your future using the best resources the

web has to offer. Take an online virtual tour

of your favorite college, access hundreds

of job descriptions, labor market data, and so much more.

Find wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor market conditions, millions of employer contacts nationwide, and the most extensive career resource library online.

Campus Tours: Virtual College Tours

CampusTours.com provides virtual college tours of over 850 colleges and universities. Although not a substitute for an actual campus visit, CampusTours presents an online alternative to the college view book, and is one of the most popular online college guides with students.

College is Possible

A resource guide for parents, students, and education professionals. Information on preparing for college, choosing the right college and paying for college.

CollegeNET

This site features a college and scholarship search. It has a keyword search engine that helps you zoom in on specific types of scholarships, for instance, academic or specific sports scholarships. It also features keyword and custom searches that help students identify colleges that are best suited for their interests and personalities.

Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid Page

Designed to offer college-bound students, parents and counselors information on colleges and universities across the country; free college scholarships and financial aid searches; ACT and SAT preparation tips; and more.

Georgia Career Information Center

The Georgia Career Information Center (GCIC) at Georgia State University provides Georgians with a central and usable source of career information based on comprehensive research and development. The primary mission of the center is to provide current and accurate career information to schools and agencies throughout Georgia in order to help young people and adults make informed occupational and educational choices. The computer-based system contains self-assessment, exploration, and search strategies as well as a vast amount of occupational and educational information. A User ID and password is required to access this resource. The password can be obtained from schools or youth organizations.

General Educational Development Diploma (GED)

The GED test provides adults at least 16 years of age who are beyond the age of compulsory high school attendance under state law with an opportunity to earn a high school equivalency diploma. It could make a world of difference in your life; a promotion, a better job, more money, and a higher standard of living to name a few. Even a $500 HOPE voucher to continue your education.

Job Corps

Serving nearly 70,000 youth a year at 118 centers around the country, Job Corps is the nation's largest and most comprehensive residential, education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16 through 24.

Mapping Your Future

One-stop site for students and parents with information on financial strategies, career options and college planning. Features step-by-step guides for middle and high school, undergraduate, graduate, and adult students and prospective students.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

A nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.

YouthPlay, Inc. College Exploration Exercise

This exercise is designed to give you the opportunity to explore colleges of your choice. Using the tools found right here in the Career Development section of YouthPlay, you can take online tours of colleges, access admission requirements and get an idea of the costs involved. Please give us your feedback on the exercise using the Contact Us form or on the discussion board.

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