Career Counseling

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This paper explains that, just as students benefit from rigorous academic study, they also gain from more knowledge about career options and the skills and training required for different jobs. The author points out that the initiative, "The School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994" (STWOA), provides state funding to create local partnerships with the goal of meeting students' transition-to-career needs. The paper relates that the new economy necessitates a career development method whereby students must first identify broad industry sector goals and prepare themselves for multiple roles within these sectors.

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"In recent years, educator E.L. Herr has emphasized that the schools in the United States have developed "inconsistent educational and workforce development policies." He argues that the failure of career development services to become an integral piece of each school's educational mission results in large part from federal policies and initiatives that, in reality, are not interrelated to current national educational reform movements. He feels that it is not surprising that, given this scenario, many school counselors and administrators have demonstrated a lack of familiarity with and commitment to national workforce preparation policies."

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