Career Development Online Resources

Business Resources

• Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA):
  http://www.cbia.com/home.htm
• Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT):
  http://www.ccat.us
• Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD):
  http://www.ct.gov/ecd/site/default.asp

Career, Job and Information Resources

• CT Works:
  http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/ctworks/ctworks.htm
• Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund
  http://www.cwealf.org/
• Connecticut Department of Labor (CT DOL):
  http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/
• Connecticut Career Resource Network (CCRN):
  http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/ccrn/ccrn.htm

Career Paths

• Connecticut ’s Manufacturing Cluster Initiative:
  http://www.mfgmatters.org/
• Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing:
  http://www.nextgenmfg.org/
• Aerospace Components Manufacturers:
  http://www.aerospacecomponents.org/
• Explore Health Careers:
  http://www.explorehealthcareers.org//en/Index.aspx
• Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT):
  http://www.ccat.us
• Bureau of Labor Statistics – Career Information:
  http://www.bls.gov/k12/
• CareerOneStop: http://www.careeronestop.org/

Connecticut Workforce Development Boards

• Capital Workforce Partners, North Central:
  http://www.capitalworkforce.org/
• Workforce Alliance, South Central:
  http://www.workforcealliance.biz/
• The Workplace, Southwest:
  http://www.workplace.org/
• Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board:
  http://www.nrwib.org/
• Eastern Workforce Investment Board, East:
  http://www.ewib.org/

Education

• CT Dept. of Education:
  http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/site/default.asp
• Capital Region Education Council:
  http://www.crec.org/index.php
• CT Center for 21st Century Skills:
  http://skills21.org/
• CT BioBus:
  http://www.ctbiobus.org/
• Project Lead the Way: Pre-Engineering Education
  http://www.pltw.org/schoollist-new.asp?toSelect=CT
• Partnership on 21st Century Skills:
  http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
• Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)
  http://www.ct.gov/ecd/site/default.asp
• Connecticut Employment and Training Commission:
  http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/rwdb/cetc.htm 

Professional Organizations

• Connecticut Career Counseling and Development Association (CCCDA): http://www.ccamain.com/divisions/cccda/index.htm
• Connecticut School Counselor Association:
  http://www.ctschoolcounselor.org/mc/page.do
• National Career Development Association - Career Convergence Web Magazine.
  http://209.235.208.145/cgi-bin/WebSuite/...careerconvergence.html