The following pages describe specific strategies you can implement in your courses and programs to help build your students' knowledge about the geoscience workforce and the skills that will help them be successful in the workforce and their careers.

Build students' awareness of geoscience jobs and careers

Strategies and resources to help students understand the wide range of geoscience jobs, careers, and pathways:

• Start early
• Share career profiles
• Ask everyone to talk about their career path
• Help students build their network

Connect to workforce skills in your courses

Strategies and resources to emphasize workforce skills in your teaching:

• Incorporate skills and dispositions into your learning outcomes
• Focus on specific skills that are most desired
• Simulate the workplace
• Address skills and dispositions across the degree program

Help students reflect on, plan for, and communicate their workforce readiness

Strategies and resources to help students recognize the skills they have and the skills they want to develop, and plan for entry and success in the geoscience workforce:

• Use reflection prompts
• Use planning templates or individual development plans (IDP)
• Incorporate resume and interview preparation
• Offer a career planning course