Alaska Career Pathway Development Project

To: Industry Partners

From: Career Pathways Development Team
Attn: Cheryl Bobo

Re: CAREER PROFILE SURVEY

The time has come to prepare our children for the future. We would appreciate your participation in creating a state-of-the-art career development program for all of Alaska's youth. Please provide your career profile information on the attached career profile survey.

Background:
The Career Pathway Development Project is a jointly funded program through the Department of Labor and the Department of Education. We are creating lessons on career awareness and exploration to be posted on a statewide web-site hosted by the Alaska Business Education Compact. The program will be available for use this fall. The result of this project will be a standard for all schools districts for career education.

The information you provide will be used to create a web based course for all Alaskan students related to career awareness. The web page will be used as a resource for elementary school students as they research various careers and career pathways.

Instructions:
Fill out the attached survey. If possible, please provide a photo(s) of yourself or someone in your profession at work. It will be scanned onto the web page next to your responses.

Your comments may be revised for younger readers. A draft of the web page can be sent to you for approval before it is posted on the internet. Please provide an address (US Mail or e-mail) if you would like a draft sent.

If you know others who would be willing to participate by answering this career profile, please share a copy of this or have them contact me for a copy.

US Mail: E-mail:
Cheryl Bobo cbobo@ccsd.k12.ak.us
Craig City School District
PO Box 800
Craig, AK 99921

Thank you for your time. Community involvement with this project is what will make it great!

Your name: ______________________________

Career: ______________________________

Company: ______________________________

1. Describe what you do in a typical day.

2. What led you to your present career?

3. What school subjects were most important to you in your present career?

4. When did you see relevance of those school subjects to your future?

5. What skills are needed on your job?

6. What are some pros and cons of your job that you think kids should know when considering your career.

7. What could young people do to prepare themselves for this career?

Please provide any additional information you feel would be important to tell students about yourself or your career.