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Building on decades of proven impact shaping the futures for SC students, JA Inspire offers career exploration and readiness education for wherever you are in your career or education journey. This program helps you personally connect with potential careers suited to your talents, values and interests. Additionally, you can begin to imagine what is possible and what steps you might need to take now to achieve that potential.
Let’s change the way you explore careers!
FIND YOUR DREAM CAREER TODAY!
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Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina prepares students to succeed in work and life. For over 55 years, Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina (JAGSC) has been preparing thousands of South Carolina students to succeed in work and life. We are empowering students by providing them with the knowledge and skills they need to manage their money and make smart academic, career, and economic choices.
JAGSC’s programs focus on three key areas: money management, work and career readiness, and entrepreneurship. Despite massive disruptions in education and life during the last 2 years. Last year JAGSC reached more than 37,000 students through in person options. Our programs help students connect what you learn in class to the real world and demonstrate how learning correlates to earning. Knowledge is critical to empowering today’s students to be successful, contributing members of society in the future.
Not all students receive career mentorship at home, and JA Inspire provides the opportunity for students to begin exploring their future career options. This program allows students to gain real insights on what industries interest them, what specific jobs are like, and what education is required to do them successfully. For businesses, this is a chance to build your workforce and start showcasing the careers that will be needed for your business in the future!
Students will have the chance to explore future career opportunities by visiting virtual career booths featuring different industries where they can watch videos, download career information into their virtual backpack, and explore education opportunities. They can also access on-demand webinars from industry experts in our Auditorium and Student Lounge that include tips on topics like career pathways, soft skills, FAFSA and many other topics. Explore – Connect – Discover.
Thanks to support from our generous sponsors, there is NO COST for students to attend JA Inspire!
JA Inspire launches Wednesday, November 6, and will be available through May 6, 2025.
Yes. A guide is provided to the students through the student materials page that the teachers will provide to the students.
Yes. Students can add documents, video links, and reference links to their personal Virtual Backpack and download the content to themselves after they finish their exploration.
Students will be pre-registered and will login using their unique username provided by their teacher.
After logging into the event, you will enter the building and watch a video welcoming you to the event. In the event lobby, you will see an Exhibit Hall tab. Click on this tab to visit different booths. As you visit booths, you will find documents, videos, and links to learn about local companies and career clusters. Be sure to add items of interest to your Backpack to send them home before leaving the event. Visit the Auditorium to listen to webinars and presentations. If you have any other general questions during the event, you can visit the Information Desk. The Activity Lab provides many additional Career and Work Readiness activities. Remember that you can revisit the event until May 6th, 2025, so be sure to return often; there is a lot to explore!
Yes, you can add documents and videos of interest to your virtual Backpack from each booth. Before logging out, go to the Backpack tab in the top menu bar. Then select the items that you want to send home and select Email. You will enter your email address or your parent’s email address to send the selected items home.
JA Inspire has allowed you to do more research into careers you may not have considered and to learn more about careers you were already interested in. Post event you can revisit company booths and career cluster booths in the Exhibit Hall to continue exploring. You can also revisit the Auditorium to learn more from the experts and revisit the Activity Lab to explore more Career and Work Readiness activities. All of this exploration will help you determine your future plan.
