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CareerLocker
Description
Costs
System Requirements
Description
In a world of high-tech, wouldn’t it be great to capture and track valuable career development insight? With CareerLocker.com,
students and adults alike can research and explore career options, post-secondary education information, budget planning, and other resources to help determine the most rewarding career
opportunities for themselves.
CareerLocker.com is a comprehensive, on-line career planning
system from Career Development Systems (CDS). CDS has an extensive background in career education and computer-based programs. CareerLocker.com was researched and created by
the nationally acclaimed Center on Education and Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Channel through the exciting worlds of occupations and
education to learn more about the opportunities waiting. And, unlike most other Internet resource sites, CareerLocker.com
allows students to click-and-save useful references to their own personal locker in cyberspace. Their assessments, budgets,
goal statements and favorites will be securely stored in their lockers so they can review them any time, from any computer location. That’s CareerLocker.com!
CareerLocker.com is secure for valuable information.
Individual CareerLockers are the best place to store and refer back to your valuable information and plans.
Self-assessments are key.
CareerLocker gives users the opportunity to assess themselves in four different areas:
· Career interests
· Occupational interests
· Values
· Workplace skills
Occupations linked to programs of study.
CareerLocker is distinguished from other career programs
because it gives users the option of searching for occupations by programs of study. Over 100,000 unique program titles are
linked to appropriate institutions through an easy-to-use program interface.
Adds financial reality to the search mix.
Unique to CareerLocker, users can budget across nine
categories of living expenses. When budgets are completed, they can be linked to matching occupations.
Extraordinary college database.
CareerLocker’s college database includes almost 4,000 schools! CareerLocker also features instant Internet access to college homepages, on-line applications and admissions pages,
and virtual guided campus tours.
On-line search of schools, colleges and universities.
Students can search for colleges based on location, major,
degree type, tuition, enrollment and level of competitiveness.
Financial aid interactive.
CareerLocker’s financial aid interactive component makes it an
ideal way for students to calculate their financial needs and learn about grants, scholarships, loans and jobs.
Best Internet Links.
With new links and information updated regularly, CareerLocker keeps users on the fast track to sites related to occupations,
education, job seeking and budgeting. Each site is ranked on cost, speed, ease-of-use, reliability and source validity.
And remember the locker is a portfolio!
Each time any user completes a search, a career assessment, enters experiences or make plans, the results and information can be recorded into a personal Internet locker. The contents
are secure and can grow as the users plans and needs grow. Imagine information that grows in value from middle school to high school and beyond, depending on the career needs and
stage of the user.
There is something for the professionals too.
CareerLocker has a site exclusively for career educators,
counselors, advisors and consultants. Here, you can access career development classroom activities, identify resources and
how to use them, and learn the career implications of current events. CareerLocker even provides user reports for
professional staff. These reports will indicate locker and site usage and selections made by the users, which can increase staff efficiency and management capability.
Give the combination a spin and start locking up successful career plans.
You can’t learn all there is to know about any Internet product
without first checking it out. Be our guest! Check it out for yourself and take a guest tour.
To start a free 30 day trial log on to www.CareerLocker.com .
Costs
Call Innovative Education for your CareerLocker site memberships!
High School and Post Secondary Sites
CareerLocker.com annual site membership is $1195.00
Membership includes access and online-line lockers of up to 750 students or adults; access and on-line lockers for up to 75 faculty
or professional staff members; full access for faculty and professional staff members to the CaeerLocker.com professional site, including the How To...Career Activities for Every
Classroom Series, and toll free telephone technical support.
Additional online lockers for students are available for purchase in sets of 100 lockers for an additional $35 each set contracted at time of license initiation or renewal; $70 each additional set
after license initiation or renewal.
For schools with low populations, consult Innovative Education for a membership quotation.
K-8 Buildings, Middle Schools and Junior Highs
CareerLocker.com annual site membership, $995.00
Membership includes access and online lockers for up to 600 students and 60 faculty and professional staff members; full
access for the faculty and professional staff members to the CareerLocker.com professional site including the How To...Career Activities for Every Classroom series; and toll free
telephone technical support. Additional lockers may be purchased as described for high schools above.
Specific Classroom Use Option
For use by an individual instructor for a specific class or subject area an annual membership is available for $150.00
Classroom use option includes access and online lockers for 30 students and one instructor.
How to...Career Activities for Every Classroom
Schools wishing to purchase only the How to...Career Activities for Every Classroom series from the CareerLocker.com site may do so for an annual membership fee of $399.00
System Requirements - CareerLocker.com
Internet Access
Netscape or Internet Explorer version 4 or above
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