Career Pathways assists students to see the relationship between
academic classes such as math, science and its significance in
career preparation. To learn about the relevance of taking
Math, Science, English and Social Studies classes and how it relates
to various careers in each one of the Michigan Career Pathways,
click on the links below:
Michigan Career Pathways
These six pathways are
clustered around careers with common areas of interests, skills and
abilities, but are diverse in their training and education
requirements. The Career Pathways program offers students
flexibility in making their career choices. If for example,
the student discovers after some exploration and experiencing that
the pathway they have chosen is not right for them, they may begin
exploring in another pathway. All courses including required
course, will be aligned with Career Pathways, allowing students to
work toward their graduation requirements while offering the
opportunity to take electives related to their chosen pathway.
Career Pathways is designed to simplify and enhance the process of
choosing a career.
For additional information regarding "Career, Education & Workplace
Programs" visit:
http://www.michigan.gov/mdcd/0,1607,7-122-1680_2629_2722---,00.html
Why do I need an Education
Development Plan (EDP)?
In order to accomplish
this, each student will initiate and complete an Education
Development Plan (EDP). The Waterford School District utilizes
Career Cruising in order to facilitate this process. The
creation of an EDP documents an ongoing process starting in the
middle school until completion of high school.
Using an EDP promotes
learning a decision making process and provides a connection between
education and how it is applied in the world of work.
For additional
information regarding this website visit:
http://www.careercruising.com/default.asp
Arts & Communications
Careers related to the
humanities and to the performing, visual, literary and media arts.
These may include creative or technical writing, illustrating,
graphic designing, publishing, theatre arts, journalism, languages,
radio and television broadcasting, photography, advertising and
public relations. Specific examples include artists,
journalists, interior designers, musicians, photographers, and
theater technicians.
This pathway includes
architecture; graphic, interior and fashion design; writing; film;
fine arts; journalism; languages; media; advertising; public
relations; and music.
Questions to think about:
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Are you a
creative thinker?
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Are you
imaginative, innovative, and original?
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Do you like to
communicate ideas, work with audio, visual, graphic, or
written media arts?
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Do you actively
seek opportunities for self-expression?
This may be the career
path for you!
Business Management, Marketing and
Technology
Careers related to all
aspects of business including accounting, business administration,
finance, information processing, and marketing. These may
include entrepreneurship, sales, marketing, hospitality and tourism,
computer/information systems, finance, accounting, office
administration, personnel, economics, and management. Specific
examples include accountants, business managers, salespersons,
buyers, computer network administrators, secretaries and stock
analysts.
This pathway includes
entrepreneurship, sales, marketing, computer/information systems,
finance, accounting, personnel, economics and management.
Questions to think about:
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Do you like to
work with numbers or ideas?
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Are you able to
write and speak well to communicate ideas to others?
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Do you enjoy
being a leader, organizing people, planning events, or
working with numbers or ideas?
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Do you enjoy
carrying through with an idea and seeing the end product?
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Do you like
thinks neat and orderly?
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Do you like
operating computers or other business machines?
This may be the career
for you!
Engineering Manufacturing and
Technology
Careers related to the
promotion of health as well as the treatment of injuries,
conditions, and disease. These may include medicine,
dentistry, nursing, therapy and rehabilitation, nutrition, fitness
and hygiene, public health, and veterinary science. Specific
examples include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, health facility
administrators, dental assistants, veterinarians, physical
therapists, and medical technicians.
This career pathway
includes engineering, manufacturing, construction, and related
technologies.
Questions to think about:
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Are you able to
analyze and to understand and pay close attention to
standards?
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Are you
mechanically inclined and practical?
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Do you like
reading diagrams and blueprints, and drawing building
structures?
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Are you curious
about how things work?
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Do you like to
create, build, install, and maintain physical systems?
This may be the career
path for you!
Health Sciences
Careers related to the
promotion of health as well as the treatment of injuries,
conditions, and disease. These may include medicine,
dentistry, nursing, therapy and rehabilitation, nutrition, fitness
and hygiene, public health, and veterinary science. Specific
examples include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, health facility
administrators, dental assistants, veterinarians, physical
therapists, and medical technicians.
This pathway includes
education, government, law and law enforcement, leisure and
recreation, military, religion, childcare, social services and
personal (beauty) services.
Questions to think about:
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Do you like to
care for people or animals who are sick or help them stay
well?
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Are you
interested in disease and in how the body works?
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Do you enjoy
reading about science and medicine?
This may be the career
path for you!
Human Services
Careers in child care,
civil service, education, hospitality, and the social services.
These may include law and legal studies, law enforcement, public
administration, child and family services, and social services.
Specific examples include postal workers, police officers, lawyers,
teachers, counselors, school administrators, fire fighters, clergy,
and social workers.
This pathway includes
education, government, law and law enforcement, leisure and
recreation, military, religion, childcare, social services and
personal (beauty) services.
Questions to think about:
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Are you friendly,
open, understanding and cooperative?
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Do you like
working with people, to solve problems?
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Is it important
to you to do something that makes things better for other
people?
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Do you like to
help friends with family problems?
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Do you like
reading, story telling, traveling or tutoring young
children?
This may be the career
path for you!
Natural Resources and Agriscience
Careers related to
natural resources, agriculture and the environment. These may
include agriculture, earth sciences, environmental sciences,
fisheries management, forestry, horticulture, wildlife management,
and many agri-business/agri-industry occupations. Specific
examples include environmentalists, turf grass managers, farmers,
landscape architects, plant scientists, marine biologists, and
agricultural equipment mechanics.
This pathway includes
agricultural sciences, earth sciences, environmental sciences,
fisheries, forestry, horticulture and wildlife.
Questions to think about:
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Are you a nature
lover?
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Are you
practical, curious about the physical world, and interested
in plants and animals?
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Do you like being
physically active?
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Do you like to
observe, learn, investigate, or solve problems?
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Are you
interested in protecting the environment?
This may be the career
path for you!
