Career Planning & Education Programs

Contents: 

     High Growth /High Pay Twin Cities Occupations

     High Demand/High Pay Twin Cities Occupations

          Twin Cities Employment Projections to 2012

      Where do I go from here?

     Career Planning

     Career Overview (career information and job descriptions)
     Guides to Education Programs
         (ISEEK and MN Careers; Military Careers)
     Educational Programs (2 years or less)
     Educational Programs (more than 2 years)

      English as a Second Language (CAPI: a non profit organization 

      serving Minneapolis and St. Paul)

      Adult Basic Education (ABE) GED and ESL   Minneapolis School District

      www.careeroverview.com

      Occupational Projections

      What can I do with a Major in. (University of North Carolina)..

       Monster's what can I do with a Major in?

Career Planning

The Minnesota WorkForce Center-Hennepin South offers the following resources in the Resource Area:

The library, located behind the Resource Area Help Desk, contains an extensive collection of books helpful in exploring career options, which you may use in the WorkForce Center.   See our library books.   

The Resource Area's 20 computers have various user-friendly software programs designed to help you explore career options. Among these programs are:

Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS) - a program designed to explore career options and to obtain occupational and training information specific to Minnesota. This program is available on the Resource Area computers or on the internet. .  You must use the username and password below to access this website:   How to use MCIS (.pdf)

   username: bloomington

   password: mcis

(call Help Desk at 952-346-4028 if you have difficulties accessing this website)

ISEEK  - a program providing career exploration, educational programs, and job search information. Of particular interest is the assessment portion "Matching Skills to Careers."  

Minnesota Careers - (career information written primarily for high school students, but helpful for the general public) exploring careers and finding information about schools & colleges, as well as other useful information. 

Labor Market Information (Minnesota Dept of Employment and Economic Development) - look up wage/salary information in various occupations in Minnesota.  

2008-09 Occupational Outlook Handbook (U.S. Dept of Labor) - describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings and expected job prospects in different occupations. 

Job Profiles ("Career Exploration: the personal side of work.") - Honest career appraisals by people employed in that job title as to the rewards and drawbacks, as well as web site addresses to professional organizations. 

O*Net OnLine - Making occupational information interactive and accessible for all from U.S. Department of Labor. 

Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator - a program to explore your personality type relative to employment options. 

Career Exploration (job assessment by personality types)

Career Exploration / assessment tests (self scored)

Career One Stop (job search and career exploration, training, and more)

Library Links on career assessment instruments

WorkForce Resources for staff and dislocated workers

Remember, your WorkForce Center is a wonderful place to start. Staff are available to give you ideas, discuss your direction, and it's encouraging to share your career search experiences with others.

Guides to Education Programs

General Career and Education Information (ISEEK)

General Career and Education Information (MN Careers)

Military Careers

MN Nursing Board

Educational Programs (2 years or less)

Academy Education Center (Programs in Multimedia, Network Administration, Animation, Aviation, Graphic Design, Computer Programming, Accounting, and Money Management.)

Anoka Hennepin Technical College (Variety of programs)

Aveda Institute (Cosmetology, massage, nail technology programs)

Benchmark / New Horizons (Computer classes)

Brown Institute 

Dakota County Technical College (Variety of programs)
 

e-Fusion Computer Learning Centers, A Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions

Globe College (Variety of programs)

Hennepin Technical College (Variety of programs)

High Tech Institute   (Medical & Computer programs)

Herzing College (Computer Aided Drafting school)

Inver Hills Community College (Variety of programs)

Minneapolis School of Drafting

Travel Academy School of Travel

Mindquest Academy (Help prepare adults to enter college on the Internet)

Mindsharp (Computer classes)

Minneapolis Community & Technical College (Variety of programs)

Minneapolis School of Advertising

Minneapolis School of Massage and Bodywork

Minnesota Licensed Family Child Care Association (Information on starting your own licensed day care and mentorships)

 

Minnesota Literacy Council

Minnesota Multi Housing Association (Programs: Certified Residential Maintenance Technician, Certified Residential Manager & Certified Occupancy Manager)

Minnesota Paralegal Institute

Minnesota School of Business (Variety of programs in Richfield and Brooklyn Center)

Minnesota Virtual University (Listing of Internet courses & programs)

NEI College of Technology (Electronics & Information Technology programs)

NTI-Northwest (Architectural CAD drafting & CAD Engineering programs)

Newgate Education & Training Center (Auto body repair)

Normandale Community College (Variety of programs)

North Hennepin Community College (Variety of programs)

Prosource (Computer training & licensing in appraisal, contractor, securities and real estate areas)

Science Museum of Minnesota (Computer classes, St. Paul & Edina)

St. Paul Technical College (Variety of programs)

Success Systems Institute (Insurance pre-licensing)

Travel Academy

Education Programs (More than 2 years)

University of Minnesota/Twin Cities Campus

Metropolitan State University

Alfred Adler Graduate School  

Augsburg College 

Bethel College and Seminary

Brown Institute 

Capella University

Cardinal Stritch University

College of St. Catherine

College of Visual Arts 

Concordia University of St. Paul  

Crown College 

Hamline University

Luther Seminary

Macalester College 

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

North Central University  

Northwestern College

Northwestern Health Sciences University

Rasmussen College

University of St. Thomas

Walden University

William Mitchell College of Law