Tuesday in the Know
Tuesday, October 17th , 2017
Greetings!
The purpose of Tuesday In the Know is to share information with our students about Jobs, Careers, Educational Opportunities, Financial and Health literacy initiatives, and other information. Click here to watch a brief summary video for this week!
Please contact me at schnapsc@collierschools.com if you:
- Would like to be included in the weekly email with a different email address!
- Have suggestions about information to be shared!
- Want to speak with me about your career and your future!
This week's spotlight item!
PARTICIPATE IN VIRTUAL COLLEGE WEEK
October 24-26, 2017
Florida Virtual College Week: Live Webinars, Funded by the State of Florida, Expert Advice
The three-day event will provide high school counselors, students, and parents with a wide variety of live webinars, featuring experts in the areas of college and university admissions, scholarships, financial aid and career planning. The event speakers also represent a wide variety of institutions from the Florida College System, the State University System and the Florida Department of Education.
This week's Career Cluster Video
Government and Public Administration
(remember a career cluster is a group or family of related careers,
there are 17 different career clusters.)
Career Clusters contain occupations in the same field of work that require similar skills. Students, parents, and educators can use Career Clusters to help focus education plans towards obtaining the necessary knowledge, competencies, and training for success in a particular career pathway.
Explore all the careers listed in the O*NET
Government and Public Administration career cluster.
To investigate all the LWTC programs visit LWTC.EDU.
To investigate all the Immokalee Technial College programs visit iTECH.EDU.
Hurricane Irma Recovery Information!
Hurricane Irma Dislocated Worker Program
Disaster Unemployment Assistance
CareerSource Helps People Find Jobs
The job search can be intimidating. Let us help!
16 to 24 year old students, please remember that Destination Career can pay your 30 dollar tuition for you and much more! They can pay for your GED test and you can even earn 150 dollars for passing your GED! Click here for more information.
View our list of high demand jobs by occupation and find which schools on our approved training provider list offer occupational skills training for them by clicking on the “View Programs” button under the “Training” column below.
HELP WANTED! EMPLOYFLORIDA.COM
Click on this link to bring you to a great job search tool!
Part Time Store Support The Home Depot Naples, FL
Upscale Security Officer G4S Secure Solutions Naples, FL
Irrigation Technician Green Hunters Naples, FL $15.00 to $18.00 per hour
Quality Inspector Azimuth Technology Naples, FL
Pipe Fitters Archer Western Construction Naples, FL
Packaging Engineer - 37087 Arthrex Naples, FL
College Central Network
College Central Podcasts: Mentoring: Follow the Leader
Few can advance your job search or career success like a mentor. A mentor can show you the ropes, build your self-confidence, help you think strategically, and enable you to better transition into a company. Here's how to be inspired to aspire.
You are invited to use Lorenzo Walker Technical College's new online Job Board! You'll need your 6 digit CCPS student number as your login ID. Here's a current listing of jobs!
Email schnapsc@collierschools.com for help!
Financial Literacy
The fundamental concept of Spend is: make a budget or a plan for using your money wisely. It’s helpful to set short and long-term financial goals and manage your money to meet them.
Health Literacy
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point.
CCPS Virtual Financial Aid Information Night
VIRTUAL FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION NIGHT RESOURCES AVAILABLE HERE
Did you miss our first-ever Virtual Financial Aid Information Night? Don't worry!