jami gardner jgardner@uen.org @mrsjgard @utahfutures utahfutures.org
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▪ Budgeting▪ Job Search▪ Resume Builder▪ Interview Tips▪ Workplace Skills
The premier one-stop college and career readiness website for Utah students and adults.
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▪ Assessments▪ Occupation Search▪ College Research▪ Scholarship Information▪ Test Preparation
Financial Literacy 2.1.2 Evaluate and compare career opportunities based on:
▪ individual interests, skills, and educational requirements
▪ the value of work to society▪ income potential▪ the supply and demand of
the workforce
Why I used UtahFutures in my classroom
Assessment: Career Cluster Inventory
Help students narrow down their career choices and explore options they hadn’t thought about.
“Career Cluster Inventory”
Career Cluster InventoryRate 80 activities based on how much you would enjoy doing them.
The higher the score, themore likely the group ofoccupations in the careercluster will interest you.
Select the highest ratedcareer cluster.
Occupation Search Results
Results can be sorted by clicking on:- Title- Wage- Education
To view more career options,click through the pages.
Career InformationUse this information to help students set goals, determine HS courses/electives, research colleges or scholarships, etc.
Print this information for parents,bookmark the page, or screen snip and save to a file.
School Search
2.2.2 Calculate the cost of post-high school training options...
School Search Results
Help students make informeddecisions about college based on:
- Cost- Size- Location- Degree options
Scholarship Search2.2.3 Identify sources of funding to assist in post-high school education opportunities…2.2.4 Understand the use and advantage of 529 plans...2.2.5 & 2.2.6 FAFSA Application and Forecaster...
Scholarship & Money Saving Resources:- Scholarship interview tips- Essay writing tips- FAFSA information- Money saving resources- 2900+ scholarships
Scholarship Search
4.1.1 Develop a budget4.1.2 Identify and prioritize...budget categories4.1.6 Compare tools for tracking a budget...
2.2.2 Understand the cost difference between public and private, and between nonprofit and for-profit education
Other Resources2.1.3 Compare Risks and rewards of entrepreneurship...2.2.7 Identify components to be used on a resume…2.2.8 Identify sources and strategies for and benefits of networking...
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