Experiential Learning
This technology platform hosts VTSU's job and internship platform. It offers a space for students to look for and apply for jobs and internships, to request to register for internships, to attend events, to connect with employers, and to review resources.
What is Handshake?
This type of event is coordinated by Career Develpment and offers students a chance to engage with employers, apply to jobs, and discover opportunities
What is a career fair?
This many students claimed to engage with an experiential learning opportunity at the time of their graduation
What is greater than 50%?
Actual 87%
This healthcare job is projected to have over 4,460 openings in VT in the next 10 years with an hourly median wage of $36.
What is a registered nurse?
This competency builds and maintains collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities.
What is teamwork?
Students completing this type of learning experience do so over a semester and are immersed in observing teaching and then leading learning activities
What is student teaching?
This type of service is offered by Career Development and supports greater refinement of the professional document typically used in job applications and articulations of job experiences
What is resume review?
This many students report accessing workplace readiness services in Career Development by the time of their graduation
What is greater than 50?
Actual: 63%
This job in education is projected to have over 7,850 openings in the next 10 years in Vermont with a yearly median wage of $60,986
What is K-12 teachers/special education/technical educators?
This competency recognizes and capitalizes on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals.
What is leadership?
Students completing this type of learning experience for credit may be in the majors of social work, wildlife and forestry, archaeology, atmospheric science, music education, or respiratory therapy
What is field experience?
This type of service is scheduled in coordination with VTSU faculty in front of a group of students and delivered in person or virtually to help advance knowledge of student career development
This percentage of our faculty deployed the career exploration curriculum through Canvas in their CNX 1 class in 2023
What is less than 50%?
Actual: 19% = 320 students
These jobs which focus on working with your hands to make, fix, or build things are projected to have over 500-4,460 job openings in the next 10 years in Vermont with an average hourly wage of $23
What is carpentry/construction/electrician/plumbing/HVAC mechanics?
This competency understands and leverages technologies ethically to enhance efficiencies, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.
What is technology?
Students completing this type of learning experience may engage in learning the process of information acquisition, critical appraisal of information, question formulation, methodology, data collection, statistical analyses, and interpretation of results
What is undergraduate research?
This resource offers individuals a chance to explore and discover more about their personality, strengths, career alignment, job interest, or skills
What is a career assessment?
This percentage of students agree or strongly agree with the statement "I believe I will use my knowledge and skills gained during my studies in my future endeavors".
What is greater than 50%
Actual: 90%
This high-demand job focuses on recording, analyzing, and reporting financial transactions and performance and is projected to have 5,320 openings in the next 10 years in Vermont. You may need one of these come tax season....
What is bookkeeping and accounting clerks?
Knowing work environments differ greatly, this competency understands and demonstrates effective work habits, and acts in the interest of the larger community and workplace.
This learning experience integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional workplace setting.
What is an internship?
This technology platform hosts a self-paced course created by Career Development where the 10 essential tasks of Career Development are articulated and explored.
What is Canvas?
The McClure Foundation identifies Vermont's most promising jobs with data derived in collaboration with this wage and labor organization
What is the Vermont Department of Labor?
This competency demonstrates the awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills required to equitably engage and include people from different local and global cultures. Engage in anti-oppressive practices that actively challenge the systems, structures, and policies of racism and inequity.
What is equity and inclusion?