Find activities, planning tools, and Oregon-specific guidance. Each listing explains its use, publisher, and access requirements.
Reviewed September 15, 2026 · Links open the publisher’s website. Inclusion does not imply a partnership or endorsement.
Classroom activities
Oregon Goes To College · Oregon GEAR UP
Find activities, handouts and presentations for career exploration, college planning and family conversations.
Why it is here: Oregon-specific materials with filters for audience, topic and Spanish-language resources.
Try it: Choose an activity for your grade level, then ask students to connect it to one career or program they want to investigate.
Access and context: Free materials. Link to the publisher’s page when sharing; check the language and audience of each item.
Open Oregon Goes To College resources ↗Advisory and mentoring
Oregon Student Aid · HECC Office of Student Access and Completion
Bring a focused college or career planning topic into an advisory period or mentoring conversation.
Why it is here: A dedicated lesson collection from Oregon’s college and career access program.
Try it: Select a lesson that matches the student’s next decision, and end by writing one action to take.
Access and context: Public lesson collection. Review the individual lesson’s intended audience and instructions before using it.
Open ASPIRE mini lessons ↗Training pathways
Oregon Student Aid · HECC Office of Student Access and Completion
Explore career and technical education, apprenticeships and preparation for a trade or technical career.
Why it is here: Connects exploration to practical checklists, including grade-level planning.
Try it: Choose a pathway and use a checklist to identify a prerequisite, a deadline and a question for the training provider.
Access and context: Public toolkit. Some linked tools have separate access requirements; check the date on individual downloads.
Open ASPIRE career and technical training toolkit ↗Paying for education
Oregon Student Aid · HECC Office of Student Access and Completion
Help Oregon students and families find official guidance on financial aid applications and which form to use.
Why it is here: The state source for Oregon-specific application guidance and links to current aid information.
Try it: Use the official guidance with a student or family, then confirm the application year and any program-specific deadlines.
Access and context: Guidance is public. Applications are separate and require personal information; use the official application sites.
Open FAFSA and ORSAA guidance ↗Apprenticeship
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
Find registered apprenticeship programs and information about their requirements and application routes.
Why it is here: An official Oregon source for researching apprenticeship rather than relying on a general training advertisement.
Try it: Find a trade of interest, then ask the program about its next opening, entry requirements and selection process.
Access and context: Public directory. A listed program is not a promise of an open place or acceptance.
Open Oregon registered apprenticeship opportunities ↗Career interests
O*NET · U.S. Department of Labor sponsored resource
Browse occupations by keyword or industry, or follow the O*NET Interest Profiler to explore work interests.
Why it is here: A broad occupational resource that complements this site’s smaller Oregon collection; a Spanish-language version is linked.
Try it: Pick two suggested careers and discuss what fits, what does not, and what you would want to experience before deciding.
Access and context: Public career information. Interest suggestions support exploration; they do not measure ability or determine a student’s path.
Open My Next Move ↗School planning systems
Oregon CIS · University of Oregon
Explore an established Oregon career and education planning system for more sustained work with students.
Why it is here: Combines Oregon occupation, education and scholarship information with career planning tools.
Try it: Ask your school’s career coordinator whether CIS is already licensed and how it fits your existing planning process.
Access and context: School or organization license and login required for the system. Confirm access and current pricing with Oregon CIS.
Open Oregon Career Information System ↗