beyond | imagine! career week 2011

Career Exploration throughout the Week... and BEYOND

Information on the 2012 Imagine Career Week Coming Soon

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The week may be over, but there are lots of ways to continue to explore careers in the Pittsburgh region throughout the year, whether you are a young person or an educator...

Youth

1) Continue exploring your possible future career at these easy-to-use websites:
Pennsylvania Career Zone - www.pacareerzone.com
Questions about Specific Occupations - http://online.onetcenter.org/find/
Explore Your Future – www.exploreyourfuture.org
Explore the Career Path to Jobs available in the Pittsburgh region - www.trwib.org
Info on Health Careers - www.abouthealthcareers.org
Info on a Nursing Career - www.nursingcareerzone.org

2) Apply for WorkReady Pittsburgh for a great paid summer internship

3) Read, watch or listen to the winning youth in Pittsburgh who talk about their dream career in Pittsburgh!

Educators / Youth Workers

1) Post what your school is doing with career education on their website by filling out a program form at http://www.imaginecareerweek.org/activities.html

2) Get your school’s activity listed and share the exciting things that you are doing. Need some ideas on how to bring Imagine! Career Week into your school? Check out what other schools are doing across the region.

3) Here are some websites that contain fantastic, free resources and activities:
Pennsylvania Career Zone - www.pacareerzone.com
Questions about Specific Occupations - http://online.onetcenter.org/find/
Information about Health Careers - http://www.abouthealthcareers.org/
Explore Your Future – www.exploreyourfuture.org

4) Sign your school up for the Pittsburgh Regional Compact, a unique site to connect schools and local businesses. These connections can lead to classroom speakers, job shadows, internships or workplace tours. We are excited to see what schools are doing in Career Education and Workforce Development and hope that you’ll take a few minutes to fill out the form and get your programs noticed!

2011 Events

Monday April 11th
- Citizens Bank® Sponsored Kick-Off Breakfast

- Youth Works Job Shadows

Tuesday April 12th

- PA Construction Career Day

Wednesday April 13th
- Family Support Imagine Career Day

- 6th Annual Pathfinders Conference
-Youth & Adult Track
- YouthLINK Career Fair

Thursday April 14th
- JA Days (Junior Achievement)
- The Future is Mine Conference

Friday April 15th
- Citizens Bank® Sponsored Trades Exploration Day
-The Future is Mine Conference (Day 2)
- JA Days (Junior Achievement)
- 2011 BotsIQ Final Competition

Saturday April 16th
- 2011 BotsIQ Final Competition

All Week, check out:
-Financial Literacy Workshops at PA CareerLink® sites

-Job Seeker Services at Citizens Bank® Branches
-“Imagine Your Future” Career Competition winning essays, videos & audio entries
-School districts received info on career readiness programming and classroom resources
-Career Ed Activities at regional Boys and Girls Clubs
-Career Prep Activities at Bridge of Pittsburgh
-Discovery Days at Allegheny County CTCs

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This website is funded by TRWIB, Inc. TRWIB is pleased to facilitate this series of events as a week-long celebration of the next workforce.