WHAT IS AG
CAREER EXPLORATION
The third step of a Farm Camp Experience is career exploration. Students will connect their experiences of the farm or agribusiness tour with a future career in agriculture. As the future workforce, our goal at Farm Camp Minnesota is to educate about the many ag career opportunities beyond those that get your hands dirty.
MN DEPARTMENT OF ED
CAREER & COLLEGE SUCCESS
Minnesota Department of Education has Career and College Success recommendations to schools kindergarten through 12th grade. One resource that is available is the Career and College Success website and resources. Fortunately, there are many resources available to educators to implement these new standards into their classrooms–many of which are listed below.
| Competency | Definition |
|---|---|
| Career Awareness | Students have early exposure to career options, jobs and occupations. |
| Career Exploration | Students dive into specifuc career options and learn about career fields, clusters, and pathways and how they align with their unique preferences, developmental level, skills, interests, and values to be better prepared to make choices regarding career and education pathways. |
| Career Preparation | Students enroll in pathway specific courses that explicitly tie the knowledge and skills learned to those necessary for future careers of interest. Courses and curriculum are aligned and structured to provide seamless progression of study in a student-chosen and education pathway.
Students enroll in rigorous courses to earn industry credentials and post secondary credits. These education and work place experiences allow students to gain hands-on skills and knowledge using industry-validated curricula to earn postsecondary credits and industry certifications. This can also include the option to earn credits in rigorous core academic courses and career technical education courses taught by certified teachers. |
Minnesota Career Awareness, Exploration and Preparation Standards
Minnesota Ag in the Classroom Resources
Throughout the Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom website, there are many lesson plans and companion resources for career exploration. If you need guidance to which resource(s) best align to your Farm Camp experience, please contact the Farm Camp Minnesota director.
Career Videos
Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation teamed up with Lakeland PBS (LPBS) to created a 30-minute documentary and career short videos. These provide students and educators the opportunity to learn more about the variety of career opportunities within agriculture.
Minnesota State
Career Resources
Minnesota State consists of 26 colleges and 7 universities with 54 campuses throughout the state of Minnesota. They have gathered resources to aid in understanding the breadth of agricultural careers.
AgCareers.com Resources
AgCareers.com is an exceptional source to explore careers close to home or across the country. They provide up-to-date career descriptions and information on what experiences and education is required for the diverse careers in agriculture.
AgCentric Wheel
1 in 10 jobs in Minnesota are in Agriculture. Explore a future career in agriculture, food, & natural resources (AFNR)! Learn about the eight different pathways shared in the AgCentric Wheel.
Career Overviews
The FarmingWork.com website features thousands of agriculture jobs across the United States each month. Discover the different career overviews that digs into responsibilities and what these different positions do.
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