Career Prep Resources

How can I prepare my students for a career?


Many students need guidance when it comes to choosing and preparing for a career. As an educator, you may not always have all of the answers. The following resources will help you give your students the tools they need to get started on their career path.

  • Career Coaches
    Career Coaches are available to speak to your students. As experts in the field of career pathways, they can help your students discover the best career choices for them and get them on the right path for that career. Career Coaches are available to speak to your entire class or to work one-on-one with your students. See the Career Coaches page, for more information.
  • Online Career Resources
    There are many great resources available online that can help your students learn about different careers. Additionally, many of these websites include teaching resources that you can use in your classroom. Visit the Useful Links page for a listing of career exploration websites.
  • Edge Student Leadership Program
    In additional to career exploration and information, you can aid your students in their pathway to success by encouraging them to apply for the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce’s Edge Student Leadership Program. This program provides leadership training opportunities to high school students. See the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce section of the Resource Guide for more information about this program.
  • Career and Workforce Expo
    Have your student attend the Career and Workforce Expo. This event features over 50 local business and industries to speak one-on-one with students about careers at their facilities.
  • Junior Achievement of North Alabama
    Junior Achievement programs offer a wide variety of programs in Kindergarten through 12th grade, in a fun and effective way. Programs use age-appropriate hands-on curricula to teach students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. JA programs are offered both during the school day directly in the classroom, as well as in after-school and summer settings.

    For more information about how you can get JA program in your classroom, contact Leah Amos, President, JA of North Alabama at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Kim Gann, Morgan County Program Director at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . See the Junior Acheivement of North Alabama section of the Resource Guide for more information.

  • Camps for Students

    See the Calhoun Community College section of the Resource Guide for more information about area camps for students. These camps include:

    • SWeETy (Summer Welding and Electrical Technology) Camp
      This weeklong camp is held each summer at Calhoun Community College and is open to female high school students.
    • Robotics Camp
      This camp for 6th through 12th grade students incorporates hands-on physics, engineering and computer design to build a working robot or to create animated 3D models.
    • STeP (Science and Technology Preview) Camp
      This weeklong camp is a challenging and exciting intro to the field of process engineering.