Workers Permit
If the student is 18 years of age, they must obtain a work permit before starting a new job. Click
the following link to obtain a Massachusetts youth work permit:
https://www.mass.gov/doc/youth-employment-permit-application/download
Connecting Activities
The Connecting Activities grant is part of the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education School to Career Program. The goal of Connecting Activities is to prepare students to enter the workforce by offering interest & career assessments, labor market information, career readiness workshops, job fairs, career speakers, company tours, and job placement assistance and support.
Schools interested in learning more about Connecting Activities services can join the network: https://massconnecting.org/default.asp?entity_id=104&entity_id=104
Model Internship Programs:
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
(DESE) has developed this set of materials about elements of model internship
programs as a part of its larger effort to support college and career readiness
for all. Click for the guide:
https://massconnecting.org/files/resources/Elements_of_Model_Internship_Programs_Resource_Guide_1.0.pdf
Innovative Pathway Info:
Innovation Pathways are new structures in the Commonwealth, developed as an aspect of the state’s “High Quality College and Career Pathway” initiative. They are designed to offer participating high school students a structured learning experience that provides skill building and a deep exposure to a high demand industry in the state. To learn more about them, visit DESE’s website here:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/ccte/ccr/hqccp/
Guide To Career Development Education in Massachusetts
The guide is provided by Connecting Activities, a DESE-led initiative that advises, assists, and advocates for youth employment opportunities since 1998. Connecting Activities offers the guide to share best practices and help partners to think systematically about developing and enhancing career development education experiences for students in MA.
https://massconnecting.org/files/cdeguide_version2.0.pdf
College & Career Readiness
& Success Center
https://ccrscenter.org/ccrs-landscape/state-profile/massachusetts
MyCAP Guide
Massachusetts Guide for Implementing MyCAP:
My Career and Academic Plan (MyCAP)
Implementation Guide
Read More: http://www.doe.mass.edu/ccte/ccr/mycap/