Inspire

Engage Students in Career Exploration

What Inspire and CESA 6 Provide

• Ability to connect to over 200 companies profiles and career related activities across 18 counties in the New North Region
• Access to an unlimited company profiles across the state
• Representation and coordination of Regional and required New North advisory board meetings
• Technical assistance for students and staff with login and navigation access
• INSPIRE data benchmarks provided to support growth goals around Academic and Career Planning
• Recruitment of employers to serve as career coaches to support student career exploration goals
• Recruitment of employers to partner with students as potential work based learning exploration sites
• Recruitment of employers and community members to support career related activities (interviews, job shadows, tours etc)
• Completion of background checks for all Career Coaches working with students and staff in the school district through the INSPIRE message board
• Ability to efficiently locate volunteer opportunities for students
• Ability to post events to appear on student portal and email accounts when students log into INSPIRE
• Annual training provided for any employee interested in becoming a Career Coach so they are able to effectively support students
• Toolkit access to support consistent student experiences with community members and employer partners
• Ability to easily locate Work-Based Learning (WBL) Career opportunities for your students (e.g. apprenticeships, job shadows, plant tours, guest speakers and part time employment)
• Opportunity to efficiently communicate with potential volunteers through mass email portal regarding career related activities (advisory boards, financial literacy events, mock interviews etc.)
• Coordinator will continue to provide relevant and/or industry articles/stories for direct student access based on trending topics
• Coordinator will provide data and highlights to use as promotional posts for your District in various social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn
• Annual survey results regarding student experiences in career related activities
• Teacher Externship Opportunities
• Coordinator to presentations about activities to during school events for students/parents
• Participation in events coordinated by INSPIRE, such as Career Fairs, Job Fairs, etc
• Development and coordination of regional CTE advisory boards