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Career Exploration
Students build career readiness through skill development, education planning, and awareness of today's workforce. The course examines communication, teamwork, digital literacy, and the impact of AI while guiding learners through education and training options across major career clusters.
Featured Engagement Activities
Each Nucleus course features engagement-optimized activities, including real-world simulations, real technology tools, and collaborative group activities in a gamified classroom setting. Highlights of some of our engaging activities for the Career Exploration course include:
Interview Simulation
An interactive interview simulator that allows students to practice responding to common interview questions in a low-stakes environment. Students experience realistic interview scenarios, receive prompts tailored to career clusters, and reflect on their responses to build confidence and communication skills.
Career Readiness Lab
An interactive, simulation-based capstone experience where students apply what they have learned across the course to realistic career decisions and scenarios. Instead of reviewing every lesson, students step into a future-facing environment that mirrors real-world choices around careers, education, skills, technology, and personal priorities.
AI Career Insider
AI Career Insider is an interactive AI-powered experience where students explore career clusters and specific roles within those clusters by chatting with a chatbot that simulates an industry insider.
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CAREER EXPLORATION
Course Overview
In this 22-module course, students will develop foundational career skills while learning how digital tools, automation, and AI are reshaping careers, hiring, and the workplace. There are three sections to this course:
SECTION I
Career Readiness Foundations
Build the foundational skills students need to be prepared for any career path. Section one focuses on career readiness essentials including communication, teamwork, digital literacy, and self awareness, helping students understand expectations they will encounter across education, training, and work settings. Key topics include:
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Understand what career readiness means
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Identify personal strengths, interests, and goals
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Communicate effectively and collaborate with others
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Build digital literacy and professionalism
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Make responsible choices when using technology
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Recognize changing expectations in the workforce
SECTION II
Career Planning & Preparation
Help students make informed decisions about life after graduation. This section introduces education and training options, career planning strategies, and job search fundamentals that support successful transitions beyond high school. Key topics include:
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Explore education and training pathways aligned to interests
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Understand labor market trends and workforce needs labor market trends
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Set career goals and create plans
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Navigate job searches and applications
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Understand how technology impacts hiring and recruitment
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Plan for long term career success
SECTION III
Career Exploration & Clusters
Provide students with broad exposure to career options across industries. This section introduces all major career clusters, highlighting required skills, pathways, and future trends to help students build awareness and explore possibilities before making career decisions. Key topics include:
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Explore careers across all major career clusters
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Understand skills and qualifications across industries
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Identify career pathways and advancement options
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Connect learning experiences to a wide range of careers
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Examine industry trends and emerging opportunities