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Career Connection

Career Connection is a national FCCLA program that guides young people to link their options and skills for success in families, careers, and communities. Through individual, cooperative, and competitive activities, members:
 

  • discover their strengths;
  • target career goals;
  • initiate a plan for achieving the lifestyle they desire
Career Connection Topic Areas:

Six units focus students’ activities on different aspects of career development. Students can choose a unit, then plan and carry out related projects that strengthen their awareness of skills needed for careers. Each unit includes information, related activity ideas, at least 14 specific project suggestions, three or four reproducible project tools…and more.

  1. PLUG IN to Careers
    Understand work and the Career Connection Program
  2. SIGN ON to the Career Connection
    Link personal interests,
    skills, and goals to career clusters
  3. PROGRAM Career Steps
    Prepare with education, leadership, and work experiences
  4. LINK UP to Jobs
    Learn how to find and land a job
  5. ACCESS SKILLS for Career Success
    Practice being productive and promotable
  6. INTEGRATE Work and Life
    Manage interconnected roles in families, careers, and communities
Career Connection CD:

The Career Connection CD provides everything students need to make the Career Connection, including –
 

  • a “Career Scan” to help students identify and analyze previous career-related experiences
  • dozens of ideas for simple, short-term student activities
  • more than 90 suggestions for individual, cooperative, and competitive student projects
  • insight from FCCLA alumni and family-friendly employers
  • two reproducible tool sheets to use with projects and activities
   Career Connection Information Sheet

For more information on FCCLA's Career Connection Program and the Career Connection CD, contact your local FCCLA chapter. Find out how to make a Career Connection through FCCLA!

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Awards: Family, Career and Community Leaders of America offers national recognition to chapters and members that complete FCCLA Career Connection projects. This honor includes cash awards and special recognition at the National Leadership Meeting and in Teen Times magazine.

Awards:
Middle School Award - $1,000
High School Award - $1,000
Runner-Up Award - $500

Deadline: Award applications due to FCCLA National Headquarters postmarked by March 1st.
National Programs Award Application is available on the National FCCLA Website in the "Awards/Scholarships" section.