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American Graduate: Path to the Future Launch Event
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 (All day)
ICYMI: Watch On-Demand WXXI Education on June 8, 2021 at 7 PM ET for the American Graduate: Path to the Future virtual launch event. This multi-year initiative, from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and The WNET Group, strives to help students explore and prepare for high-demand careers, including the 30 million open middle skill jobs that require a one-year occupational certificate or two-year associate degree. Watch On-Demand. 
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About American Graduate: Path to the Future
Monday, November 1, 2021 - 8:00am
 This multi-year initiative, from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and The WNET Group, strives to help students explore and prepare for high-demand careers, including the 30 million open middle skill jobs that require a one-year occupational certificate or two-year associate degree. Learn More:
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Women Who Brew Series
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 2:10pm
Meet three women that got into the craft brewing industry through a variety of career pathways.
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Precision Optics Manufacturing Series
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 2:10pm
Meet three people that got into the precision optics manufacturing through a variety of career pathways.
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Training and Career Sectors Using Drones Series
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 2:10pm
Learn about how drones (Small Unmanned Aerial Systems) are used in a variety of industries connected to a variety of career pathways.
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Advantages of Career Technical Education Programs
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
How can BOCES career technical education programs help students explore in-demand career fields while still in high school?
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Training for a Welding Career in High School
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
Welding is a good career track that you can train for while still in high school and leads to a variety of career options.
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Training for a Machining Career in High School
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
Machining crosses many career sectors.  You can train in and explore this field while you are still in high school.
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Training for an HVAC Career in High School
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
You can train for an HVAC career while still in high school.
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Training for a Nursing Career in High School
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
You can train for an nursing career while still in high school.
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Training to Become an Electrician in High School
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
You can train to become an electrician while you are still in high school.
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Training as an Automotive Technician in High School
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
Automotive technician training can begin in high school through a career technical education.
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Warehouse Operator at Love Beets USA
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
Warehouse manager is one of the many jobs in food production industry.
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Precision Optics Manufacturing Apprentice at Optimax
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
An apprenticeship in precision optics manufacturing can lead to higher education paid for by your employer.
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Operations Supervisor at O-AT-KA: Working Your Way Up
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
Having a good job can start with entry level work and on the job training to work your way up.
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Optician at Optimax: Being a Maker
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
Finding a career you love that let's you learn new skills on the job as a maker was what drew Genny Kingsley to optician training.
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New Product Food Technologist at Love Beets USA
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
Starting in a career technical education program in high school, such as a culinary program, helped Jennifer McClure to follow her interests into internships and higher education leading to her role as a new product developer in the food industry.
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Line Supervisor at O-AT-KA: Career Pathways
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
From BOCES electrician program to an associate in maintenance, Mike Myers was hired as a mechanic at O-AT-KA and promoted on the job.
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Electrical Mechanical Technician at Love Beets USA
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
From BOCES electrician training directly into the workforce, Rodney Hay was hired as an automation electrician. Now he is part of Love Beets USA 4 year apprenticeship program which combines classwork with experience on the job to lead to a certification. 
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Training for the Optics Field in Community College
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
People can enter the precision optics manufacturing sector with training through community college.
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Construction Careers Through YouthBuild Rochester
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 3:10pm
YouthBuild Rochester is a 9 month program run by the Urban League of Rochester that allows students to learn about construction through hands-on training and career exploration. Follow one student's journey.
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Raising the Future, The Child Care Crisis On-Demand
Watch On-Demand: In this hourlong special, the PBS NewsHour explores the burden costly child care places on families, takes viewers to cities and states experimenting with new ways of providing childcare for working parents, and delves into the political battle over federally funded, universal childcare. Aired 9/23/2021
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Roadtrip Nation Full Episodes On-Demand
Wondering what to do with your life? Each episode features a different crew on the journey of a lifetime.
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PBS Student Reporting Labs: Outside the Box
PBS Student Reporting Labs across the country profiled young people breaking down stereotypes. How does it feel to be the only girl in the room, or boy on the team? Watch On-Demand
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Baby Mama High
It’s the last few weeks of high school for Yessenia, a soft-spoken senior with two small daughters and a boyfriend who’d rather she stay at home than go to school. Yessenia’s forced to choose: stand up for herself and her daughters, or give in to expectation.
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Workplace Essential Skills On-Demand
Workplace Essential Skills features half-hour programs which introduce people to skills needed to find a job and succeed in the workplace.  Watch On-Demand  Part of WXXI's American Graduate: Getting to Work Initiative:
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Facing Forward: A Student's Story On-Demand
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 Facing Forward: A Student's Story follows the experiences of a struggling seventh-grade student at a rigorous charter school in Cleveland are chronicled. Watch On-Demand.
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What it Takes: Chasing Graduation at High Poverty High Schools On-Demand from APM Reports
There is virtually no way to make a legal living these days without at least a high school diploma. Still, nearly 20 percent of students don't finish. Why?
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Works in Progress: Local USA On-Demand
Follow 5 high school students on their journey to graduate and succeed, while facing challenges including poverty, violence and drug abuse
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A Subprime Education On-Demand
FRONTLINE presents  “A Subprime Education” examining allegations of fraud and predatory behavior in the troubled for-profit college industry.
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NOVA: School of the Future On-Demand
In a new age of information, rapid innovation and globalization, how can we prepare our children to compete? School of the Future is a 2-hour NOVA special that will discover how the new science of learning can help us reimagine the future of education for all children.
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Eastside Education On-Demand
The documentary spotlights the efforts of school community to improve their school or see it close.
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The Education of Omarina On-Demand
FRONTLINE presents “The Education of Omarina” of a young at-risk girl from middle school to college. 
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On-Demand: Roadtrip Nation: The Next Mission
Watch On-Demand: Three veterans set off on a road trip to discover their purpose in the civilian world.
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On-Demand Pomp: Under the Circumstances: A Virtual Commencement
Watch On-Demand: Attend virtual graduation. Hear excerpts from commencement speeches and messages to the class of 2020 from a variety of public figures -- journalists, philanthropists, sports figures, historians, writers and performers - and from the students themselves.
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Future West: Roadtrip Nation On-Demand
In Roadtrip Nation: Future West, three Arizona-based college students travel around the state to explore the creative and original ways residents are pushing innovation to its limits.
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Changing Gears: A Roadtrip Nation Special On-Demand
Ride along for a supercharged adventure as Alexandra, Dylan, and Michael—aspiring auto technicians—discover the growing possibilities in the automotive tech field.
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Life Hackers: A Roadtrip Nation Special On-Demand
Superheroes might not exist, but “Life Hackers” introduces audiences to the modern-day equivalent: cybersecurity experts.
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Ready to Rise: A Roadtrip Nation Special On-Demand
Follow three “opportunity youth”—young people who are part of the 5.6 million youth in America who are unemployed, not in school, and struggling with challenges as extreme as homelessness. On a mission to unlock their potential, they travel the country and interview people like poets, educators, and "Pursuit of Happyness" author Chris Gardner—all of whom have harnessed adversity for success.
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One Step Closer: A Roadtrip Nation Special On-Demand
When you start at community college, your next step could take you anywhere.
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State of Change: A Roadtrip Nation Special On-Demand
Follow along as three young people explore what’s happening in their home state of Indiana and how these innovations will lead us all into the future. 
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Skill Powered: A Roadtrip Nation Special On-Demand
Follow along as three young people explore what’s happening in the exciting world of skilled trades and learn about promising jobs where a four-year degree isn’t necessary.
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The Future of Work: The Next Generation Digital Series
The multi-platform "Future of Work" initiative kicks off with the launch of a six-part digital series. The digital series will examine how the pandemic has impacted long-term employment trends for entry-level and early career workers. Through intimate portraits of Americans making their way through an ever-changing landscape, each episode focuses on one of the key themes from Future of Work — the gig economy, the rise of the precariat, the digital nomad, working to live, the community worker, and new opportunities — and through generations in a family, illustrating its past and present.
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Journey To Jobs On-Demand
JOURNEY TO JOBS is a one-hour special, presented as part of the American Graduate: Getting to Work initiative, public media’s commitment to help communities illuminate pathways to gainful employment in America. Explore local stories at: https://wxxi.org/grad
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Beyond Graduation: Local USA On-Demand
A BEYOND GRADUATION collection of two short documentary stories that share the lives of Latinx youth dealing with life after high-school. Featuring Alan Domínguez's "Turns in the Road" and Dez Hernández's "AIM to Leap."
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Dropping Back In On-Demand In English & Espanol
Dropping Back In features half-hour programs which introduce people that left school and are now reconnecting to education and training opportunities. The stories show the issues they face and the people and programs helping them to succeed in continuing their education and furthering their work opportunties. Part of WXXI's American Graduate: Getting to Work Initiative:
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GoPublic: A Day in the Life of An American School District On-Demand
GO PUBLIC: A Day in the Life of an American School District is a 90-minute video document of a single day in an urban public school district, from sun up to long after sundown.  
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Veterans Coming Home: Careers: On-Demand
Watch On-Demand VETERANS COMING HOME: CAREERS showcases veterans finding new career paths and adapting to the civilian work world in Local USA.
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Intelligent Lives: Opening Doors On-Demand
Watch On-Demand: Narrated by Academy-Award nominee Chris Cooper, this film follows three young adults with intellectual disabilities and how they navigate school, college and workforce.
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Apprenticeship Programs in the Greater Rochester Region

Apprenticeship programs offer a wide range of opportunities to learn a specific skill and use it toward a new career, such as skilled trades or advanced manufacturing positions. A successful apprentice will often be offered a position if they are successful in the field they are training in.

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Seneca Waterways Exploring

Exploring Discover Your FutureSENECA WATERWAYS EXPLORING is a program for high school students  to check out careers they are interested in.  Through a variety of available career programs, groups of students learn more about a particular field through hands-on activities led by people out in the real world.

Did you ever wonder what it’s really like to be a veterinarian or vet tech? Or a firefighter or EMT? What it’s like to be an attorney and try a case in front of actual judges? Do you like to work in cars and wonder if auto mechanics is the career for you? So, you think you want to be an engineer – do you know that there are many different kinds of engineers out there?

Why wait until after high school to find out what it’s like in a career field?  Learn more about program events and how to join. 


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Career Technical Education in the Greater Rochester Region

High School Career Technical Education (CTE) programs offer certification and hands-on training while students are still in high school. Many students work part-time or secure full-time work upon graduation.

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Community Colleges in the Greater Rochester Region

Community Colleges offer 2-year degrees in a variety of high demand career fields. They also offer certificate training for specific job skills and career sectors. They also offer programs for students still in high school. Explore:

Monroe Community College

Finger Lakes Community College

Genesee Community College

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One-Stop Job Centers

Career OneStop CentersAt your regional career one-stop centers: explore job preparation workshops, training and education programs, job fairs and online help systems for finding employment. Stop in at one of the locations for help getting started. Services for Youth, veterans, and all job seekers.

Connect to RochesterWorks (Serves Monroe County and City of Rochester

Connect to FingerLakesWorks (Serves Geneva, Ontario County, Seneca County, Wayne County & Yates County region)

Connect to GLOW Workforce Development (Serves Genesee County, Livingston County, Orleans County and Wyoming County)  


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Find Your Path: Career Coach: Interactive Career Sector Exploration

Find Your Path: You can start now by exploring career options using the resources below. Search or browse job titles, pay levels, training required and outlook for the next 5 years and even current openings in our region! 

MCC Career Coach

Explore top career fields in the Greater Rochester area, including needed training, estimated salaries, career assessments and resume building tools. Also a search for Veterans to match military skills to careers. Provided by MCC for students and the Greater Rochester Community. Connect to Learn more: Connect to MCC Career Coach








Also Explore Economic Data on Regional Career Clusters from the FWD Center

GLOW With Your Hands VirtualGLOW with Your Hands Virtual is a companion website to an annual hands-on event for students from schools in the GLOW region. The website provides on-demand career video content highlighting opportunities available right here in our GLOW region, ladders of educational pathways to employment, and a panorama of programs and events designed to excite students about the world of work, create career awareness, and offer exploration. Learn More: Connect to GLOW with Your Hands Virtual 


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Rochester College Access Network


Rochester College Access Network:

You CAN go to college. We’re here to give you the information and resources you need to help you get there. A program of the Rochester Education Foundation.


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Rochester City School District Services Directory

Rochester City School District provides a specific listing of services and information for students and parents to access.

Departments: Including Career Technical Education and Career Pathway programs

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