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Academic & Career Skills Center The Academic & Career Skills Center is committed to helping students achieve their career goals through career exploration, assessment, advising, and academic and career skills development. Legal and social advocacy support is available to assist students with problems they face outside the classroom. Mentoring and professional development is available to assist students as they transition into the workplace or higher education.   This online center offers: A High School Pathway that provides guidelines to help high school students select courses and electives that will best prepare them for a career in health care. Health Career Pathways that represent possible paths students can take to advance in high demand health care occupations. Career Exploration tools and Resources to guide students through the process of choosing jobs and the appropriate education and training programs that match their interests, abilities, personal and financial needs. A schedule of health care Information Sessions/Open Houses conducted at local colleges. Health Career Advising and assessment services to assist students in developing Individual Education and Health Career Plans. Support Services, including social and legal advocacy support from the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF), professional development and mentoring through the Eastern Connecticut Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and the Allied Health Professional Network (AHPN), and academic remediation and career skills training through KeyTrain. Current information on CT Career Fairs and Job Opportunities: Virtual Job Fair, health care careers in the Northeastern Region of the U.S. 9/16/09, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Connecticut Career Fairs Advance Job Fairs & Career Events   Still not sure which health career suits you best? Read In Demand – Health Care. See also the Connecticut Community Colleges’ Career Services.