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Identify your strengths and weaknesses – What
do you do well and what do you not do well?
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Develop an inventory of careers – Write down
some careers that might interest you.
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Pathways should have a desire to understand, diagnose, and create
within a technological framework.
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part of a team, and a strong work ethic. opportunities for students interested in preparing for
be your pathway. Improving and protecting our air, land,
careers in the design, production, and maintenance of
and water is the focus of this career area. Students will
mechanical, telecommunications, electrical, electronics,
be involved in the design and development of equipment,
and electromechanical products and systems.
processes, and systems used to create, monitor, prevent,