The California Association of Workplace Experience Educators (CAWEE) brings together secondary and postsecondary educators who offer workplace education to students to develop, promote, and improve their programs. The website includes related legislative updates, documentation of pertinent labor laws, information about and for CAWEE members and chapters, and links to topics such as researching employers, job banks, and career exploration.

Maintained by the state of California, this website is designed to distribute career information, resources, and training materials to K–12 counselors, educators, and administrators. It includes a variety of tools that help students identify potential careers and provides guidance and instruction on the education and training necessary to enter various career pathways.

This website provides students with the opportunity to assess themselves on their career aspirations, explore industry sectors, and go through an interactive process to get a reality check on their career aspirations and their future salary.

The Apprenticeships section of the California Department of Education website outlines resources for apprenticeship programs in California. It provides a discussion of laws, wages, hours, skill standards, and certification.

This website contains a variety of online aptitude tests that may be helpful for students in narrowing a career pathway, including quizzes on general aptitude, academic and technical skills, learning style, career, and personality. This website is designed for capturing and maintaining the interest of students.

A collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education, this website provides information on high-growth, high-demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs. The website provides specific entries for students, teachers, career changers, and career advisors.

This website contains an article presenting a summary of CTE and work-based learning. The article outlines approaches to work-based learning, strategies for successful work-based learning, and evidence of program effectiveness.

This website provides career pathway guidance for students in arts and communication, business, health services, marketing, public services, and technology. Each pathway provides guidance regarding appropriate course sequences in secondary and postsecondary school. The site also provides user-appropriate information about educational systems (links for parents, prospective college students, current high school students, and so on).

The Association for Career and Technical Education’s career exploration website provides links to other websites sponsored by the ACTE’s Business-Education Partnership. This website provides profiles of prominent individuals in a variety of careers, as well as links to job statistics, training programs, and professional organizations.

This website, maintained by the University of Birmingham(UK), provides information for schools or universities considering the development and implementation of work-based learning. The website illustrates various types of work-based learning with examples from specific programs and contains links to numerous other websites.

This website, designed by a nonprofit organization, provides electronic links for mentors to connect with high school students. The goal of this pairing is to introduce students to a range of career pathways and options.

Available on this website is an article providing a brief review of the research on the impact of work-based learning opportunities within CTE on students’ educational outcomes, attitudes, and employment prospects.

Available on this website is a handbook, developed by the Career Academy Support Network, that provides work-based learning coordinators with information on organizing student internships, student roles and responsibilities, and employer roles and responsibilities. Appendices include most of the necessary worksheets to successfully implement a student internship program.

This website provides information on Jobs for the Future, a nonprofit research, advocacy, and consulting organization that concentrates its efforts on youth transitions to adulthood. Through their various projects that focus on improving youth transitions, this organization studies and develops best practices for making these transitions successful.

This interactive website for students guides them through all aspects of beginning their work as an intern. As part of their experience using the website, students are asked a series of questions about interviewing, saving their earnings, workplace expectations, and post-internship experiences.

This New York State Department of Labor’s website encourages students to learn about and explore careers in arts and humanities, business and information systems, engineering and technology, health services, natural and agricultural sciences, and human and public services. Within each cluster, students can assess themselves, create a portfolio, and develop a career plan. In addition, Innovate for Teens provides information on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers, including teen workshops, camps, games, and internships. Another section of the site allows job seekers to manage their career and job search.

Nurses Hub is an online resource designed for nurses and nursing students. The website provides interactive health tools, nursing education, information on nursing careers, and research and references related to the medical field.

This science career guide provides links for students on science employment opportunities, preparation for a science career, and professional science organizations. Particularly helpful are the links to profiles of professionals working in various fields that are found under links to careers in biotechnology, genetics, and science and engineering.

This resource provides career information for students, including a web-based survey to help them determine possible careers based on their interests and styles and a “Career of the Week” video feature that profiles individuals with different careers. The site has a career database that allows students to learn more about the educational requirements, future outlook, working conditions, job descriptions, and duties for hundreds of careers.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook, a career resource published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, is available at this website. The handbook includes detailed information on the education and training requirements, primary duties, working conditions, prospects, and earnings for hundreds of occupations, as well as information on the job market in every state.

This website allows students to explore the question, “What can I do with a major in . . .?” After selecting a major, students can get information about associated career titles, major skills, and links to related websites, including job listings, internships, career planning, and professional organizations and associations.

This website provides educational resources using USA Today content to help students explore careers. It contains activities, project-based learning, and case studies.

The Vocational Information Center website is a directory that provides links to a vast array of online resources for career exploration, employment skills, trade and technical schools, and employment search. The website also includes links to job descriptions, tutorials, professional associations, industry news, and academic programs for a wide range of careers.

Developed by the Employment Development Department of the State of California, this website is designed to help students prepare for and find new jobs. Topics presented on this resource website include Getting Job Ready; Job Titles (which includes job descriptions, wages, openings, requirements, training opportunities, and paths); How to Find a Job; and Tips for Success.

Supported by the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, this website is designed for teachers and youth to help youth plan their lives after high school and prepare for careers. A curriculum-based tool, the website uses the neighborhood as a metaphor to guide students through specific content areas—e.g., the high school, job center, community center, hangout, government center, apartment, and health clinic.