Pathway Preparation | 9-12
About
Help high school students prepare for their future careers by developing hands-on skills, navigating career pathways, and facilitating connections with current healthcare professionals.
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Michigan Career Development Targets
Meet Michigan's Career Development Model for High School Career Preparation through:
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Career Preparation | Providing opportunities for students to gain knowledge about healthcare career options, training, education and career-readiness practices
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Career Assessments | Highlighting the skills, interests, and values that help people become successful in healthcare careers
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Career Planning | Providing resources to help students make informed choices about educational and career pathways within healthcare
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Talent Portfolio | Providing opportunities for students to showcase their experiences, proficiencies, certifications, and accomplishments demonstrating their marketable skills
Featured Resources
Gain Insight
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Occupation Pages
Covering 36 healthcare individual and group occupations, the Occupation pages provide Michigan-specific career information including wages, job titles, legislation, career pathways, employment statistics, job posting locations, and more!​
Healthcare Workforce Articles
Check out Michigan Health Council's healthcare workforce articles for a deeper look at news and research around healthcare occupations to help students make career decisions. ​
Build Skills
Michigan HOSA
Enhances the delivery of compassionate, quality healthcare by providing opportunities for the knowledge, skill, and leadership development of high school, post-secondary, and middle school students interested in healthcare.
Healthcare Team Project Based Learning Project Packet | Educators Guide
Developed in partnership with Muskegon ISD and West MiWorks! Health Careers Council, the Educators Guide gives CTE teachers everything they need to plan and implement a health careers-focused Project Based Learning project. The Healthcare Team PBL Project is a great way to build employable skills and create connections with health systems in your local area.
Navigate the Pathway
Career Navigator Guides
Developed in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Education, these Career Navigator Guides are a resource for school counselors, career navigators, and other career guidance professionals to help high school students explore healthcare careers.
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Each guide provides a detailed look at an occupation and includes four main sections to help students make career decisions:
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Assess - where students can be prompted to determine whether their career interests are well-aligned with the profession.
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Explore - where students can explore whether the career is a good fit for them and what the educational pathway would look like.
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Decide - a section dedicated to planning and logistics, including education programs and financial planning.
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Go - final reminders and resources to provide students with as they begin their first steps toward a career in healthcare.​
Access Support
Workforce Initiatives
Want to pursue a healthcare career but are interested in connecting with local support and streamlining programs? Check out MHC's database of initiatives, a constantly updating list of initiatives happening across Michigan aimed at building, enhancing, and retaining the healthcare workforce. The database includes information on local scholarships, earn-while-you-learn, employer upskilling programs, and more!
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Search using the keyword "high school" for relevant initiatives!