Exploring (Omaha, NE) is a career education program for young men and women ages 14 through 20. Exploring programs and professionals give their time and expertise in order to provide real-world career experiences for young adults. The Exploring program is not about lectures and slide shows – it’s about gaining practical, hands-on experience in a career field – resulting in a program full of activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, build character, and develop life and job skills. The overall goal of Exploring is to help young adults make a more informed decision about future careers and determine if a particular career is the right one for them. Typically, a young adult in Exploring will either (1) get involved, learn about a career, and decide to pursue it or (2) learn enough about the career to determine it’s not the right fit for them. We believe it is better for a young adult to learn more about a career earlier in life, rather than spending money and time on further education before discovering it may not be the right fit for them after all.
