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New Components
- Reality Check/Real Life Module – This is an interactive module that leads individuals through a process that helps them to determine:
- How much money they will need to earn to support their chosen lifestyle
- What type of lifestyle they can afford based on the occupation of their choice
- How much more it will cost to support a family
Changes to Occupations
- Ten new occupations
- Biomedical Engineers
- Computer, ATM, and Office Machine Repairers
- Concierges
- Emergency Management Specialists
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Medical Transcriptionists
- Middle School Teachers
- Rehabilitation Counselors
- Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
- Skin Care Specialists
- Seven emerging occupations
- Border Patrol Agent
- Cartoonists
- Sketch Artists
- Tattoo Artists
- Video Game Designer
- Video Game Tester
- Wedding Planner
- Ten new occupation videos.
- Eight new Real World Interviews.
- Employment and outlook content is in easy-to-read tables. Users have the option of viewing tables with graphics or the numbers behind the graphics.
- In addition to viewing local and national employment and outlook data, users can view statewide data from any state.
- Helpful high school courses topic was revised. It now contains links to state graduation requirements and common college preparation requirements.
- More occupations updated with the latest O*NET data.
Changes to other modules
- New scholarships in financial aid.
- Expanded content in Keep That Job.
- Enhanced resumes in Job Search. Now in PDFs with up-to-date formatting.
- New FAQs about Study Abroad and Student Exchange in the Programs of Study module.
- SKILLS Assessments translated into Spanish.
- New: Optional Peterson's Practice Tests for Advanced Placement and SAT Subject Tests.
- Enhancements to the Portfolio Administration Site.
- Portfolio Enhancements
- Ability to customize.
- Education and Work History section now includes hours per week.
- Record "Activities and Achievements" and "Standardized Tests."
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