Youth Toolkit - Links
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http://youth.eeoc.gov
Youth@Work is a web site sponsored by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The site is dedicated to providing youth with information on their rights and responsibilities as employees. The site explains the different types of job discrimination that young workers may encounter and suggests strategies they can use to prevent and, if necessary, respond to such discrimination.

StudentJobs.gov
StudentJobs.gov is a joint project between the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the U.S. Department of Education's Student Financial Assistance office. You can search federal government job postings specific to youth, create and post resumes, and learn about opportunities for scholarships,fellowships, internships, apprenticeships,grants and cooperative education programs. There is no charge and users are not required to pre-register to look for a job on this site.

TheYouthVoice
TheYouthVoice.net is a directory of links to youth-related topics, services and events, such as camps and youth ministries, youth programs, sports, and student loans.

Learn More Resource Center
Learn More Resource Center (formerly Indiana Career & Post Secondary Advancement Center, ICPAC) is under the direction of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education.

TeenSpace
The online TeenSpace is offered on the Internet Public Library section of the University of Michigan web site. In a feature called "Career Paths," TeenSpace offersusers Internet links on career choices, "biographies" describingvarious careers, and advice on career preparation tools such as resumes and interviewing skills. TeenSpace also includes links to web sites you can use for homework, and the site hasa place to ask questions about life, school, and friends.

Indiana Career & Education Network

Economics Pipeline Project
The site is sponsored by the American Economic Association's Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession. The goals of the site include fostering conversations and networking among students of economics, especially minority individuals, and professional economists, many of whomarefaculty members at colleges anduniversities. The site includes a mentoring program, resources for economists and students, and information on conferences.

 

Life and Social Skills Training from V-Street
Having worked with many Job Corps centers nationwide since 1998, the Vstreet web site is designed to offer young people aplace where they can express their ideas and opinions, network with others, personalize their own V-room, and submit their works to an art gallery or poetry book. In an effort to help young people learn essential life and social skills, the site, which costs $24 per year to subscribe, covers topics and issues including employment, health, money management, housing, relationships, cooking, and transportation, among others.

 

The Indiana Youth Institute's Career Exploration Game

Sponsored by the Indiana Youth Institute, Drive of Your Life is a fun online career exploration game aimed principally at middle school students in an effort to help them learnnot only about higher education and careers, but also about themselves. This freeeducational toolencourages kids to answer a series of questions about themselves to discover what careers could interest them; then, they go on a virtual drive to learn more about each of those careers—all in their own customized virtual car.

 

SchoolMatters, a service of Standard & Poor's
SchoolMatters provides employers, policymakers, educators, and parents an easily searchable clearinghouse for information and analysis of public schools across the United States. This web site provides a wide range of data on local public schools and school districts.

 

Education-Portal.com
Sponsored by Education Portal and the American Library Association, this web site is geared toward teens and prospective students, and the site acts as a portal to degree programs, career information, school reviews, and education news. Education-Portal.com also provides information and services including:

• College Admissions and Preparation—College Admissions and Preparation pages that include useful tips and advice for applying to colleges, preparing for college entrance exams, and selecting a University.
• College Prep Page—College Prep Page includes summaries of thousands of degree programs including certifications, Associates and Bachelors Degrees as well as Graduate Degree Programs. Program information also lists typical coursework and degree specializations.
• Career Planning Information—Career Planning Information pages help students find popular career paths within specific majors. Students learn top job fieldsthat relate to each specific major.
• University Information Pages—University Information pages includes a state-by-state breakdown of popular colleges and universities, including enrollment statistics as well as the university's respective city population statistics.

Favorite web sites for K-12 from the American Library Association

Young Investors Network

Career Voyages, cosponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Labor Department
The site is dedicated to providing information on occupations experiencing growth in areas including thenumber of job openings, as well as provide details about the skills andeducatonal requirements for these expandingoccupations. The site contains features for students, individuals changing careers, parents, and career advisors.

The "Industries" section of the site includes dedicated areas for:

• advanced manufacturing;
• automotive;
• construction;
• energy;
• financial services;
• health care;
• hospitality;
• information technology;
• retail; and
• transportation.

The "Emerging Industries" portion of the site delves into:

• biotechnology;
• geospatial technology; and
• nanotechnology.

Moreover, the site includes access to a magazine entitled InDemand, which covers topics about connecting today's students with the careers of tomorrow.

Career Information for Kids, sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The career exploration site includes sections on:

• math;
• reading;
• science;
• social studies;
• music and arts;
• building and fixing things;
• helping people;
• computers;
• law;
• managing money;
• sports;
• nature;
• Bureau of Labor Statistics career information;
• a teacher's guide; and
• A through Z list of careers.