Career Exploration Tools

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) provides direction and leadership to CTE programs throughout the state of Texas. Career and technical programs are dedicated to preparing young people to manage the dual roles of family member and wage earner. These programs enable students to gain entry-level employment in a high-skill, high-wage job and/or to continue their education. For more information and to join the CTE mailing list and receive updates:

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/cte/ctelistserv.html

Achieve Texas

Achieve Texas is designed to help students make wise education choices and is based on the belief that the curricula of the 21st century should combine rigorous academics with relevant career education. This initiative uses the sixteen federally defined Career Clusters of the States’ Career Clusters initiative (www.careerclusters.org) as the foundation. To learn more about jobs based on the 16 career clusters, please visit:

http://www.texascaresonline.com/clusters/clusters.asp

Texas Workforce Commission

The Texas Workforce Commission offers a variety of employment opportunities for its citizens and a “Reality Check” link for high school students seeking employment. This website allows students the ability to assess a cost-of-living budget, expected annual salary and the type of education required in today’s job market. For more information and conduct a “Reality Check”:

http://www.cdr.state.tx.us/realitycheck/start_text.htm

MD Anderson

For more than sixty years, The University of Texas MD Anderson has been devoted exclusively to cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. Located in Houston on the dynamic campus of the Texas Medical Center, it is one of the world's most respected cancer centers. U.S. News and World Report magazine began conducting their survey of "America's Best Hospitals" nineteen years ago and MD Anderson has been ranked as a top hospital since the beginning, and has been ranked as one of the top two cancer hospitals for the past nine years.

http://www.mdanderson.org/careers/career-opportunities/index.html

http://www.facebook.com/pages/MD-Anderson-Careers/14723271602

Science Park and Bastrop - Virginia Harris Cockrell Cancer Research Center - Science Park

http://www.mdanderson.org/careers/career-opportunities/careers-science-park-and-bastrop.html

http://www.linkedin.com/company/md-anderson-cancer-center

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

HHMI's reputation for excellence is reflected in its employees, who form a remarkable team working throughout the United States to carry out HHMI's mission of conducting biomedical research and promoting science education.