The CareerForward course is a self-contained online learning course that may be used in companion with a variety of online career planning tools to provide students with the opportunity to assess their career interests, explore career options and create an educational development plan.
CareerForward was created by MVU® through substantial partnership support from both Microsoft Corporation and the Michigan Department of Education. It is designed to help students understand how to plan their work lives and career opportunities amid the implications of the global economy. This award-winning online course is a powerful way to help students wrestle with some of the burning questions about their future. CareerForward introduces students to globalization and career planning, and highlights how students can be more entrepreneurial as they look to the future.
CareerForward was created by MVU® through substantial partnership support from both Microsoft Corporation and the Michigan Department of Education. It is designed to help students understand how to plan their work lives and career opportunities amid the implications of the global economy. This award-winning online course is a powerful way to help students wrestle with some of the burning questions about their future. CareerForward introduces students to globalization and career planning, and highlights how students can be more entrepreneurial as they look to the future.
As a result of major investments by Microsoft’s Partners in Learning program and MVU, this innovative course is now available to all secondary students at no fee. Professional development and training plans related to CareerForward are made available for a small fee.
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The CareerForward course uses personal reflection and activities to provide each student with an independent exploration of the possibilities of their future and the creation of an Educational Development Plan (EDP).
Grade Level:
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Middle and high school
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Prerequisites:
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None
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Course Style:
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Blended, teacher facilitated; 4 to 6 weeks in length; 20 hour-long online sessions
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Price:
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No cost
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Availability:
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Now
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Technology Requirements:
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The CareerForward course was designed to deliver high-quality multimedia content efficiently to students using Adobe Flash®, which is now installed on over 95% of personal computers with access to the Internet. Due to imbedded audio files, students and teachers need a multimedia computer with headphones, and access to MVU servers, or your school's local installation of CareerForward. The most recent version of Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari is recommended. Flash must be installed to access the multimedia components and Adobe Reader® is needed to access imbedded documents.
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