Colorado Success UNlimited Resources
College and Career Readiness
The Colorado SUN (Success Unlimited) Initiative is a college prep program that moves GED graduates andadult learners forward, reduces remedial training, and
builds confident, successful students.
- Career Assessment
- Career Exploration
- Goal Setting
- Success Course
Career Assessment
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| College in Colorado |
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| A free career assessment - helps inventory levels of interest in different career clusters Assessment results connect to information and videos on career and academic programs that may fit level of interest |
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| O*Net Resource Center |
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| A self-assessment career exploration tool - helps clients discover work activities and occupations that they would like and find exciting and identify, learn about and explore broad but relevant interest and work areas |
Career Exploration
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| Career Goal Exploration Project |
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| Career Goal Exploration Project: Interview Protocol |
download PDF |
| Developed by Stephanie Moran, The Durango Adult Education Center |
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| Career Clusters and Plans of Study |
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| Bureau of Labor Statistics – Occupational Outlook Handbook |
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| Provides accurate and current information about hundreds of specific jobs, included educational level, skills, work environments, salary, and labor market trends - a MUST for career exploration! |
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| O*net Online |
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| Helps connect interests, skills, and abilities to careers that have the same attributes; includes salary and labor market information, which can be narrowed down by state and metropolitan area. Another MUST! |
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| Bureau of Labor Statistics – Career Guide to Industries |
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| Guides to inform about general industries (EX: healthcare, manufacturing, education), specific jobs within the industry, training and educational levels, job prospects, and working conditions - a great place to learn about other jobs that might be related to a current career choice. |
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| Career One Stop |
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| Great information on job search strategies and career tools for specific industries, neat videos on different careers, and postings for jobs working for the Federal Government. |
Goal Setting
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| Goal Setting - An important aspect of student success | web site |
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| Creating SMART Goals | download doc |
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| "Life Dream and Stepping Stones" – Incorporating DAPPS Qualities of Motivating Goals | download doc |
College and Career Success Course
