Bridging Education and the World of Work
Ohio's Career Development Program provides educational services
to K-12 public school districts. The goal of the program is to help
Ohio's students learn more about educational and career options
while they develop skills in decision making, goal setting, and
improve work habits and attitudes.
Ohio has two important tools to support career development for
students: the Ohio Career Information System (OCIS) and the
Individual Academic and Career Plan (IACP).
OCIS is a career and college planning tool. You can use it
to:
- Learn about the different options for post-secondary
education;
- Research the most up-to-date career information available;
- Find out what careers are in demand nationally and in
Ohio;
- Research colleges, universities and scholarship
opportunities;
- Read real-world interviews from someone in your career of
interest;
- Find out how to prepare for a chosen career.
The Individual Academic and Career Plan (IACP) is a tool to help
OCIS users develop in-depth, personalized academic and career
plans. Users can save information from their OCIS searches
and create an educational plan to meet their career goals.
You can also use it to:
- Make sure you're on track to graduate;
- Create a resume;
- Record information you will need on college and job
applications, like extracurricular activities, test scores, and
career-related courses;
- Plan work-based learning experiences, such as job
shadowing.
