LEARN! EDUCATOR EXTERNSHIP
70+ Educators 16
Independent
School Districts
Over 70 educators representing 16 Independent
School Districts participated in two week-long (July
10-14 and July 17-21) YOU Learn! Educator
Externship Programs that immersed them in Coastal
Bend careers.
The YOU Learn! Initiative provided funding to
Citizens for Educational Excellence (CEE) to create
partnerships among workforce, industry and
educators to develop an effective workforce system by
15+ Employers
allowing this select group to make the connection
between academic skills and the workplace.
With over 15 employers participating, i.e. elementary,
middle and high school teachers, and counselors
engaged in activities through the externship in which
they learned about skill sets exhibited in the daily rigors
of occupations in Business, Health Care, Professional
Skills & Trades and Public Service and how classroom
content can be applied in the real world.
TOP 3 CAREER SEARCHES
1 MEDICAL
15,821
2 WELDING
Visits Since
May 2016
3 NURSING
CAREER COACH
2,699
Assessment
Tests Completed
Career Coach is an interactive labor market and career information tool available
to the public through the WFSCB website. This tool provides current employment
trends, wages, and job postings by occupation for the Coastal Bend region. It also
assists undecided students and job seekers with career assessments and a helpful
resume writer, complete with marketable skills descriptions.
CRAYONS TO CAREER PATHWAY
Discover Your Direction
High School
YOU CHOOSE!
Career Expo
Careers In Texas
Industries Week
Career Coach
Middle School
Pre-Kindergarten
Post Secondary
Employment
Training
CURRICULUM
Kindergarten
Coastal
Compass
Elementary
iDiscovery Safari
YOU!
YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED
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