1. What is your future career?
Career Cruising
What is your future career?
Today we’re going to introduce an on-line program called Career Cruising.

2. What is Career Cruising?
It is an internet-based career exploration and planning tool.
It is used by students to explore career and college options.
It helps students develop a career plan.
It can be accessed from school or home!
Students use Career Cruising on the internet to explore career and college options. It will help you develop a career plan. We will be using Career Cruising on the computers in the lab but you can also use it at home.

3. What are the features of the program?
Interest and Skills Assessment
Career Profiles
Multimedia Interviews
College and Financial Aid Information
Individual Learning Plan
Resume Builder
Interest and Skills Assessment – this is a world-renowned career assessment tool to help people identify suitable career options based on their interests and skills
Career Profiles – this provides a thorough and up-to-date information about hundreds of different occupations, including direct links between careers and college programs.
Multimedia Interviews – this includes interviews with real people in each occupation, which add depth and realism to career profiles.
College and Financial Aid Information – this provides comprehensive college and financial aid information, with a number of useful search tools to help students find the right college and the right scholarships
Individual Learning Plan – this is available online, so students can develop their education and career plans from wherever they access Career Cruising.
Resume Builder – this is integrated with the portfolio to help students format and print professional-looking resumes quickly and easily

4. Why use Career Cruising?
The ILP is completed by using Career Cruising
It begins in 6th grade and continues through high school
You can even use it throughout college!
Students across Kentucky are now required to complete an Individual Learning Plan (ILP).
ILP

5. Begin Career Cruising by...
Going to:
Type your ten-digit user name and six-digit password provided by your teacher
Click Log In

6. Click your profile username

7. 8th Grade ILP Homepage Click here to start a New Matchmaker Session!
Click My Progress to see how to get to 100%.

8. What are the ILP requirements for 8th graders in Career Cruising?
Career Matchmaker (Complete a New Matchmaker Session)
My Skills
Learning Styles
Careers that Interest Me (SAVE at least 4 to your ILP!!)
Schools that Interest Me (SAVE at least 2 schools to your ILP!!)
Career & Life Goals
Career Cluster Interests
Post-Secondary Goals
Career Planning Activities
Organizations & Activities
Community Service
Course of Study: 9th Grade
Annual ILP Review (teacher completes with you then YOU complete after you are at 83%)
Annual Student Survey (complete last to reach 100%)

10. Click to answer ALL 116 questions.

11. Click to complete ALL 45 My Skills questions.

12. What are your top career matches?
Prioritize your top four careers from the 40 listed
Review each of the careers finding out what the job description is, earnings, education required, etc….
Complete the Word graphic organizer that is explained by the teacher

13. Click each button to see if the job is suitable for you.

14. Continue to click My Progress to reach 83%!

15. 100% On Your ILP! Complete all items listed under My Progress.
Raise your hand when at 83%.
Log out of your ILP to complete the Annual ILP Review with the teacher.
You will then be at 92%.
Log back into your ILP and complete your Annual Student Survey to reach 100%.

16. Reference
Career Cruising information, retrieved on August 15, 2014