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Career Development Project

In the 4-H Career Development projects, you will learn:

• how to develop marketable and productive skills for work and
  family life in science and technology;
• how to effectively communicate with others;
• how to effectively plan and organize; and
• skills such as decision-making, getting along with others, self-responsibility, planning and organizing, and improving your knowledge of general science and technology.

Choose From These Projects:

• LEVEL 1 - COUNTDOWN TO CAREERS
• LEVEL 2 - GET INTO THE ACT!

COUNTDOWN TO CAREERS
(For Youth Ages 8-10) 

Lift Off! is the first of the Countdown to Careers series and is for 4-H members ages 8-11.  The three mission focuses in this activity guide are; exploring work around me, exploring work in my community, and exploring work in my future. Produced by Florida 4-H. [Ordering Info]

Member Manual (Ages 8-10)
WP 2        Countdown to Careers:  Lift Off!

Leader/Helper Guide

There is no Helper's Guide for these activities.
  

 

GET INTO THE ACT!
(For Youth Ages 11-13) 

Get into the Act! helps middle school youth explore what it takes to get their first paying job. This interactive experience combines both CD and activity guide formats. Available through National
4-H Council. 

Member Manual (Ages 11-13)
WP 3        Get into the Act!
WP 3H     Helper's Guide

 

Leader/Helper Guide

This Helper's Guide will help you support youth in his or her efforts to set goals and complete activities, as well as providing resources for the member's to use in completing the series. Available through National 4-H Council.

 

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