THE SOURCE - Your source for Tennessee Employment Data - offered in both English and Espanol (Spanish): TN EMPLOYMENT DATA

See how Education and Training PAY! Link to the US Dept of Labor Stats: US DEPT OF LABOR

Not sure what to do after high school? EXPLORE CAREERS HERE: CAREER EXPLORATION (BLS)

TCIDS (Tennessee Career Information Delivery System) - An excellent source of information on Tennessee Careers: TCIDS

TCIDS (Tennessee Career Information Delivery System) in ESPANOL: TCIDS en ESPANOL

COLLEGE MAJORS - College Majors 101 lets you see live videos of jobs related to different college majors. Not sure what you can do with a Major in English or Math? Check it out! In addition, you get an inside scoop on student competitions, scholarships, and job recruitment opportunities! It's really cool! COLLEGE MAJORS

ACADEMIC COMMON MARKET (ACM) - IN-STATE TUITION FOR OUT-OF-STATE DEGREE PROGRAMS NOT OFFERED IN TN: For those of you who may be unfamiliar with ACM, it allows residents of participating states (TN is a partcipating state) to have a broader range of educational opportunities at in-state tuition rates. Below is the link to the Academic Common Market website for Tennessee. Remember, students attending out-of-state institutions through Academic Common Market or otherwise are INELIGIBLE for the HOPE scholarship, but would be able to receive in-state tuition. ACADEMIC COMMON MARKET

Overton's Library Media Center has lots of books on careers! http://www.overtonhighschool.com/content.asp?SID=1188&CID=40026

The Princeton Review - Explore schools & careers, improve your scores on tests, and find scholarships and financial aid on this comprehensive site: http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp

THE LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY - a free resource of career and education related practice tests and tutorial courses such as the GED, ACT/SAT, Math/Writing Skills, and much more: http://www.learnatest.com/LearningExpressLibrary/Home.cfm?CFID=x&CFTOKEN=x&Refresh=1&sip=1183975986&HR=http://tntel.tnsos.org/

VIRTUAL CAREER CENTER - Free site designed for all Tennesseans, sponsored by the TN Board of Regents. The site includes information for individuals from middle school age to working adults. Whether you are interested in writing or rewriting your resume; preparing for an interview; and/or looking for an occupation that matches your interests, skills, and experience, this website provides a wealth of information to achieve your career and educational goals: http://careers.rodp.org/

Women in Engineering - This is a great site for young women interested into going into engineering as a career: http://engineeryourlife.org/

CHILD LABOR LAWS: The Child Labor Act prohibits the employment of minors in certain occupations and in working conditions that may be hazardous. In addition, it contains the following restrictions. MINORS 14 AND 15 YEARS OF AGE MAY NOT BE EMPLOYED: During school hours; Between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., if the next day is a school day; Between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.; Note: The U.S. Department of Labor does not allow a minor to work past 7:00 p.m. from Labor Day to June 1. More than 3 hours a day on school days; More than 18 hours a week during a school week; More than 8 hours a day on non-school days; or More than 40 hours a week during non-school weeks. MINORS 16 AND 17 YEARS OF AGE MAY NOT BE EMPLOYED: During those hours when the minor is required to attend classes; Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., Sunday through Thursday evenings preceding a school day, except with parental or guardian consent. Then the minor may work until midnight no more than three nights Sunday through Thursday. Forms shall remain valid until the end of the school year in which it is submitted or until termination of employment, whichever shall occur first. Consent forms are available from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development's Division of Labor Standards by calling 615- 741-2858. BREAK OR MEAL PERIOD: A minor must have a thirty (30) minute unpaid break or meal period if scheduled to work six (6) hours consecutively. Such breaks shall not be scheduled during or before the first hour of scheduled work activity. The Division of Labor Standards may be reached by calling 615-741- 2858. http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/childlab.html

PATHWAYS - Pathways is a roadmap to Tennessee Career and Technical courses of study to assist students, working with counselors & parents, to achieve their educational & career goals: http://pathways.tbr.edu/

ATHLETES - NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE - To play sports in college (an important step towards a career in that sport), all high school student athletes MUST register with the NCAA clearinghouse! https://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net