Nixa High School Course Description Book 2024-2025 (3) - Flipbook - Page 5
CAREER PLANNING
Missouri Connections
Missouri Connections is a comprehensive, online, career development and planning program
provided free of charge to all Missouri citizens. Funded by the Missouri Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education, this program supports the career development efforts of
schools, community organizations, and adult job seeker programs. Missouri Connections helps
individuals learn about their talents, skills, and interests and make the connection between
planning for continued education and the work world.
Determining your future is a life-long journey that requires many decisions along the way!
Multiple opportunities await you, so prepare yourself for any option. The decisions are yours!
Missouri Connections is a tool to help you make those decisions, create your plan and achieve
success as you define it. It is a "one-stop-shop" that takes your education and career planning to
a higher level.
With Missouri Connections you can: Better understand yourself, explore your interests, and
discover your talents. Investigate education and career options so you can create an
Individualized Career Academic Plan (ICAP). Use the abundant resources for college and training
exploration, finding options to finance your future education, understanding employment skills,
and learning about high demand jobs in careers that interest you. Make the connection between
school, learning, and your future in the work world. Develop a plan as you find answers to these
important questions: Who Am I? Where Am i Headed? How Do I Get There?
For more information, you may visit Missouri Connections at
https://portal.missouriconnections.org/about-us
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