Career Coaches Are There for You
“What’s the right career for me?”
“Can I get some job training while I’m still in high school?”
“How do I apply to the school I want to go to?”
“Who can I talk to about getting college credits in high school?
It’s for questions like these that six area high schools have a career coach on staff.
Just as a baseball coach helps guide players to success, a career coach helps guide students to success.
Working out of the guidance office in each of the high schools— Appomattox County, Jefferson Forest, Liberty, Staunton River, Heritage and E.C. Glass—these coaches help students put together career plans, establish career goals, identify training and dual enrollment opportunities, and prepare for post-secondary education, whether that be a four-year university, a two-year college, or an apprenticeship in the field.
In other words, if you’re trying to figure out what to do with the rest of your life, go talk with the coach. She can help you find and prepare for a career that’s right for you.
Judy Graves, a dean at Central Virginia Community College, supervises the coaching program. She said sometimes a coach can make a big difference in a student’s life.
“Some of our career coaches even take students on field trips to see jobs in action,” Graves said. “One student visited a hospital and changed her career plans in order to become a nurse.”
Is it time for you to step up to the plate? Stop by your guidance office this week and ask to see the coach.
Need help building a future?
Career coaches can help you find your direction in life by pointing you toward fun activities and exciting events that relate to lots of careers. These teens were turned on to the fun at the annual Technology Fair at Central Virginia Community College.
