This document outlines the requirements for a Career-Related Learning Experience (CRLE) project in which students research a potential career path. As part of the project, students will conduct an interview or online research about a career of interest, focusing on the education, skills, duties, and technology use required. Students will then create a PowerPoint presentation summarizing their findings and reflect on how the project influenced their understanding of career preparation and goals. The document provides guidance on using online career exploration tools, drafting interview questions, and meeting standards for reflection, collaboration, and communication.

1. PowerPoint Presentation
Career Exploration
Keyboarding CRLE
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2. What the heck is a CRLE?
 CRLE =A Career-Related Learning Experience
 A CRLE is a specific type of learning experience with
essential components:
 Inquiry
 Working with Adults
 Creating a Product
 Professional Standards (CRLS)
 Reflection
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3. Key Content, Knowledge, Concepts
and Skills addressed:
 Interview / research process
 Identification of a specific career or career field of
interest within the student’s Focused Program of
Study (FSP)
 PowerPointTechnology
 Presentation skills
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4. Essential Question:
“What post high school education or training
should I pursue, and what technology skill
should I possess to prepare for employment
in a chosen career field?”
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5. Inquiry:
Identify a career or career field of interest and
inquire about the education and technology
skills needed for employment.
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6. Adult Connections:
 Interview an adult whose career is the same or similar to
the student would like to have one day.
Or
 Research a career the same or similar to the student would
like to have one day.
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7. Product:
PowerPoint presentation
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8. Career-Related Learning Standards:
Career-Related Learning Standards:
1. Personal management: Maintain regular attendance and
complete project on time; assume responsibility for
decisions and actions.
2. Problem-Solving: Use decision-making skills.
3. Communications: Listen and speak clearly; give and
receive feedback in a positive manner; maintain
clear, organized, accurate and appropriate communication.
4. Employment Foundations: Apply academic knowledge
and technical skills in a career context.
5. Career Development: Learn educational, training and skill
requirements for career-interest area; participate in an
interview.
6. Teamwork: Work with others to review and edit own work.
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9. Reflection:
From this experience
 What did you learn about technology
skills, education and training needed in a
particular career?
 How has this learning affected your future
career goals?
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10. CIS:
 You will use CIS to explore career options best suited for you.
 You will be answering the following questions:
1. Who am I?
2. Where am I going?
3. How will I get there?
4. What are my next steps?
5. Where am I now?
 There will be four areas you will be exploring:
1. Interest Profiler
2. SKILL Assessment
3. Occupation Sort
4. Reality Check
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11. CIS: Fill out the CISWorksheet as
you explore the CSI site.
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12. Career Information
Interview Research
 If you are unable to
conduct an interview
you must research
the following
questions and
statements +3 of your
own (20 total).
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 You must ask the
following questions
+2 of your own (20
total).

13. Interview:
 You will be interviewing
an adult in the
community who has a
career in the occupation
you explored and is
related to your FPS.
 The person cannot be a
family member.
 Can be a friend or
coworker of a family
member.
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14. Interview:
 The best way to interview
someone is to have a face-
to-face interview with
them.
 If you cannot conduct the
interview in person the next
best option is over the
telephone so you may hear
the tone and inflection in
their voice.
 E-mail is the worst way to
conduct an interview and
texting is not allowed.
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15. Interview Script:
 To used if contacting by
phone
 Use something similar if
using e-mail
Remember face-to-face is
best!
Hello, my name is
__________________________, an
d I am a student at Clackamas
High School enrolled in a
Keyboarding class. As a Career-
Related Learning Experience, I
must interview a community
member whose career is closely
related to one I would like to have
in the future. I need to identify the
educational requirements and
technology skills needed to work
in this area. May I ask you some
questions regarding your career
choice?
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16. Interview:
1. Name of subject interviewed & correct spelling
2. Job title
3. Place of employment (inc. address)
4. What are your duties
5. What are general skills do you use?
6. How is technology used in your line of work?
7. What are technology skills do you use?
8. What is your educational background? Degrees?
9. What kind of training have you had?
10. Where any additional qualifications, such
as, certificates, licenses, etc., required for you to
do your work?
11. How do you manage your time?
12. What kind of hours do you work?
13. Who decides when you work?
14. How do you problem solve on your job?
15. What kind of communication skill do you use to
complete your job?
16. What courses (classes) help you the most on this
job?
17. What is necessary to for you to continue to be
employed in this field?
18. What is the average pay scale for people in this
career/job?
• You will have a list
of 18 questions
you must ask.
• You must add two
questions of your
own.
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17. Research:
1. Job title
2. Places where can be employment in this field.
3. What are duties preformed in this job?
4. What are general skills are used?
5. How is technology used in this line of work?
6. What are technology skills do are use?
7. What is educational background is required? Degrees?
8. What kind of training is necessary?
9. Where any additional qualifications, such as, certificates,
licenses, etc., required for to do the work?
10. How is time managed?
11. What kind of hours are work?
12. Who decides when work schedule?
13. How does a worker problem solve on this job?
14. What kind of communication skill are use to complete your
job?
15. What courses (classes) help will help the most on this job?
16. What is necessary to for to continue to be employed in this
field?
17. What is the average pay scale for people in this career/job?
• You will have a list
of 17 questions
you must ask.
• You must add
three questions of
your own.
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