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Effective career exposure starts early and is diverse
Afterschool programs serve students along a continuum from Pre-K to high school using flexible, student-driven curricula that get kids excited about learning. Time in afterschool—about 1,080 hours per year—is used to help kids explore careers, build skills and learn by doing through hands-on projects.
Employability skills matter
Kids who regularly participate in quality afterschool programs develop self-control, confidence and skills that employers demand. A majority of parents nationwide say afterschool programs help kids gain workforce skills, such as team work, leadership and critical thinking.
Career learning means real experience and transferable skills and credits Afterschool programs partner with schools and businesses to help students gain credentials, earn college credits and participate in work-based learning opportunities. Kids in afterschool also are more likely to be promoted to the next grade and to graduate.
For every occupation, our workforce and leadership can look more like our communities Afterschool programs serve a significant number of young people from low-income and racially diverse backgrounds and can play a key role in tackling diversity issues in non-traditional and under representative career fields.
Read the CTE Factsheet from Afterschool Alliance
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