OK Career Guide serves as your accessible online platform, empowering all Oklahomans to investigate and shape their professional futures. This user-friendly resource allows you to engage in self-assessments, pinpoint suitable occupations, develop structured educational pathways, and ultimately establish connections with potential employers across Oklahoma. Whether you’re a student navigating career and college choices or an adult contemplating a career transition, the OK Career Guide is a robust tool designed to furnish you with essential career and educational resources, enabling you to effectively chart your course toward future success within Oklahoma’s job market.
Students: Charting Your Course in Oklahoma
OK Career Guide is designed to assist students at every stage of their educational journey in Oklahoma. It helps you uncover a spectrum of career possibilities, make informed decisions about your future, and prepare for each critical step in your education and career development process within the state.
Elementary Students: Ignite your career exploration with Kuder Galaxy®, an engaging career awareness system tailored for Oklahoma elementary students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Galaxy transforms career exploration into an adventure, featuring interactive games, stimulating activities, and informative videos. These resources are designed to help young learners discover their interests and build enthusiasm for their future career paths right here in Oklahoma. Connect with your school or teacher to begin your Galaxy journey and start exploring career possibilities early.
Middle School & High School Students: Navigate your Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP) experience with OK Career Guide, your central resource for career planning in Oklahoma. This guide is structured to help you understand yourself better, construct a solid education plan, define achievable goals, and explore the diverse options available after high school in Oklahoma. You can delve into detailed occupation research and begin assembling a professional portfolio to showcase to prospective employers or educational institutions in Oklahoma. Utilizing Connect 2 Business within the guide will significantly aid you in discovering valuable work-based learning opportunities within Oklahoma, providing real-world experience to complement your academic studies.
Postsecondary Students: OK Career Guide offers a flexible, step-by-step process perfectly suited for postsecondary students in Oklahoma aiming to select the ideal education program and prepare for their initial career launch. Learn effective strategies for accessing training opportunities and successfully approaching Oklahoma employers. Furthermore, discover local employers and pertinent job openings through the integrated Connect 2 Business platform, streamlining your transition from education to employment in Oklahoma.
Adults & Veterans: Your Path to Career Transition in Oklahoma
Are you an adult in Oklahoma seeking a career change or navigating a professional transition? Or perhaps you’re a veteran looking to re-enter the civilian workforce in Oklahoma? OK Career Guide provides the perfect starting point for building a strategic career plan. This resource is invaluable for identifying suitable occupations, establishing effective educational strategies, and crucially, connecting with employers actively hiring in Oklahoma. Veterans will find specific tools to translate their military occupational specialties into comparable civilian roles and gain insights into leveraging the GI Bill to further their education and career goals within Oklahoma.
Oklahoma is dedicated to fostering the success of both its students and adult workforce. Beyond the OK Career Guide, numerous additional resources are available throughout the state to assist you in planning for college and your career.
Parents: Guiding Your Child’s Oklahoma Career Journey
Parents are the most significant influence in their children’s education and career choices. OK Career Guide empowers you to actively participate in your child’s educational and career planning journey right here in Oklahoma.
Your child will utilize OK Career Guide to explore their interests, investigate various career and educational pathways, set meaningful goals, and develop a comprehensive plan for their future in Oklahoma.
For parents of elementary students using Kuder Galaxy®, enhance your involvement by accessing the Kuder Galaxy parent portal. For a deeper understanding of the program, you can also watch this video about Kuder Galaxy, which will provide insights into how this tool supports early career awareness in Oklahoma’s educational system.
For parents of middle and high school students using OK Career Guide, you can create a complimentary parent account to gain insight into the resources your child is using, monitor their progress, and discover effective ways to provide support. Watch this brief tour of Kuder Navigator to understand the ICAP process and explore some of the career planning tools accessible to your student. Your student will provide you with a Parent Access Code and the necessary information to set up your account. Create your account today to begin. For a step-by-step guide on creating and using the parent portal, watch this helpful tutorial.
Educators: Empowering Oklahoma Students with Career Insights
OK Career Guide equips Oklahoma educators with the resources needed to effectively monitor student progress, engage with their students on career development, and make informed, data-driven decisions to enhance career guidance programs. Explore the Training & Resources tab for on-demand training materials, scheduled monthly webinars, and access to comprehensive support materials designed for Oklahoma educators.
Elementary Educators: You’ll find Kuder Galaxy® an invaluable asset, offering flexible administrative tools, ready-to-use lesson plans, practical worksheets, and customizable “I” statements to keep students focused and progressing. For account information, please contact Nathan Brubaker at 405-743-5113 or via email at [email protected]. To learn how to implement Galaxy in your school or classroom, register for one of our monthly webinars here.
Secondary Educators: OK Career Guide supports your efforts in providing individualized career guidance, tracking and evaluating student progress, generating necessary reports for ICAP compliance, and meeting accountability standards within Oklahoma’s educational framework. Customize student education plans to align with your school’s course offerings and gain access to ready-made career development curricula, supportive activities, and ICAP checklists, all tailored for Oklahoma’s educational requirements.
Postsecondary Educators: Leverage OK Career Guide to enhance career preparation and placement programs, fulfill accountability mandates, and effectively recruit students into suitable majors and training opportunities within Oklahoma’s postsecondary institutions. Adult curriculum and resources can be located on our resource hub at ctYOU.org, providing extensive support for career development initiatives in Oklahoma.
Accessing the Administrative Database Management System
To begin using the administrative features, simply click “Log In” to access your Administrator account or “Create an Account” to register as a new administrator. Setting up an administrative account requires an access code and password. If you need this information or require assistance, please contact your organization’s designated OK Career Guide expert. If you are unsure who this is, please reach out to Kuder Client Engagement at 877.999.6227 or via email at [email protected].
If your organization has not yet registered for OK Career Guide, please complete the Site Information Form. Upon submission of this form, we will contact you with detailed implementation instructions to establish your account and gain access to your database, enabling you to fully utilize OK Career Guide within your Oklahoma institution.
Connect 2 Business: Bridging Education and Industry in Oklahoma
Kuder Connect 2 Business® (C2B) acts as a vital link between individuals in Oklahoma and relevant work-based learning opportunities. C2B is specifically designed to align with individual career interests, developed skills, and core work values, fostering meaningful connections within the Oklahoma job market.
Local Oklahoma school districts, workforce agencies, and businesses collaborate through C2B to provide individuals with invaluable practical experiences, simultaneously enhancing the local workforce and strengthening crucial community relationships throughout Oklahoma.
How C2B Helps Build Oklahoma’s Workforce
Explore how Connect 2 Business is effectively used by Oklahoma schools to align student interests with real-world business opportunities, creating a stronger and more connected workforce pipeline within the state.
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Training & Resources: Your Support System for Oklahoma Career Planning
Whether you are new to OK Career Guide or seeking a refresher, our video resources offer clear guidance on navigating the key components of the platform. To register for our live monthly webinars or to schedule a customized in-person or virtual training session for your school or organization in Oklahoma, please visit our training page.
This featured video provides a comprehensive overview of the OK Career Guide system. It highlights the data and usage driving the system, outlines ICAP graduation requirements in Oklahoma, presents best practices for implementation, and details the main features of the student section. The video also points out several free resources available to support instruction and effective implementation within Oklahoma’s educational settings.
The OK Career Guide Team is dedicated to supporting meaningful career conversations with you and your students. Whether you require a quick refresher or an extended customized training for your colleagues, we are readily available to assist. We encourage you to explore our YouTube channel and the extensive array of resources available on ctYou.org, including:
- ICAP guides and resources tailored for Oklahoma
- Work-Based Learning toolkits relevant to Oklahoma industries
- Complete career development curriculum designed for Oklahoma students
- Elementary Awareness resources for early career exploration in Oklahoma
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