K–12 • Higher Ed • Employers
Career Readiness
From new courses to strategic partnerships, College Board helps all students develop and demonstrate career-relevant skills alongside academic skills.
Why this matters
Students Crave Career Connection
Over 80% of students want more career exploration in high school. They want to build skills that prepare them for today's workforce. And they want to understand how the things they learn in high school set them up for success in the future. When learning is relevant to the world of work, students win.
HOW WE SUCCEED
Bridging Education and Workforce
For decades, College Board has brought together higher education and high schools to strengthen college readiness on a national scale. Now we're including employers and industry partners in the conversation to make multiple paths to career success more visible and more relevant.
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Teamship Joins College Board
Teamship is a proven work-based learning program where small teams of students collaborate to solve real problems for real businesses, building the durable skills they need for their futures.
Featured Work
From Classrooms to Careers
At our event, "From Classrooms to Careers," College Board and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce came together to announce a landmark partnership bringing AP Career Kickstart to classrooms nationwide. This initiative, beginning with AP Business with Personal Finance, is designed to better prepare high school students for the jobs of tomorrow.
Partnerships
College Board's career partners help strengthen the education-to-career ecosystem by aligning classroom learning with employer needs, policy priorities, and hands-on training.
Our Offerings
Through College Board's coursework, assessment, and exploration, students have more ways to develop and demonstrate career-relevant skills.
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AP Career Kickstart
With new AP Career Kickstart courses—AP Business with Personal Finance and AP Cybersecurity—we’re providing both college credit and an employer-endorsed credential in high-demand fields so students can confidently pursue their chosen path.
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Career Insights Snapshots in SAT and PSAT Score Reports
When students get their PSAT or SAT score, they'll also get Career Insights Snapshot, a list of careers that are growing in their state and connect to their skills based on their scores. These insights are a starting point for teens on their career exploration journey.
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Career Possibilities on BigFuture
Free career exploration tools via BigFuture can broaden students’ awareness of the many career options available that align to their interests, values, and skills. And through BigFuture, students deepen their exploration and turn it into action.
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Teamship
Teamship is a reimagined internship where teams of students solve real problems for real businesses, learning to collaborate and problem-solve like professionals.