Educators

Welcome to Career Ready Allegheny’s Educator portal! Here, you can connect with local businesses and find valuable opportunities for your students, facilitate internships, job shadows, and other work-based learning experiences.

Visit our Resources page for work-based learning guides and templates that will make facilitating a work-based learning experience easier, as well as links to aid you and your students in career exploration. Look to our business directory for a comprehensive list of participating businesses and organizations.

Educator Challenges

Teachers play an imperative role in preparing students for the workforce, but face challenges connecting students with businesses. Here are four common challenges and how the Career Ready Allegheny Portal can help overcome them.

The Challenge

Finding Industry Contacts for Career Exploration for Your Students

The Solution

The Career Ready Allegheny Portal provides a comprehensive directory of local businesses, industry partners, and community organizations that are organized by type of work-based learning opportunity, geographic location, student age requirements, and career cluster.

The Challenge

Meeting PA Department of Education requirements for Graduation Pathways and Future Ready Index College and Career Measures

The Solution

The Career Ready Allegheny educator resources provide materials that align with Future Ready Index, CEW standards, and Graduation Pathways. Reduce time by using evidence templates. Ask us about SkillUp and obtaining industry-recognized credentials.

The Challenge

Finding Opportunities of Interest for Your Students

The Solution

The Career Ready Allegheny student resource page includes tools for personalized career assessments and exploration. You can use these tools to match students with opportunities that best fit their strengths and aspirations, ensuring a more meaningful and productive experience.

The Challenge

Staying Updated with the Latest Industry Trends

The Solution

Visit Career Ready Allegheny’s Blog for updates on recent labor market information and statistics and visit our Events page to stay up to date with local happenings hosted by industry leaders and employers.

Getting Started with Career Ready Allegheny

Get started with Career Ready Allegheny by registering your school!

Register School

Register your school with complete and accurate contact information

Build a Profile

Profiles should include school logos, address, and contact information

Look for Opportunities

Look for work-based learning opportunities for your students in the Portal

Engage with users

Contact the business or organization that has posted an opportunity your student is interested in

Check out participating businesses and organizations

Explore our network of participating businesses. Connect your students with top local employers offering internships, job shadows, and real-world learning opportunities.