The Alaska Career Information System (AKCIS) is a great online tool for students to start a career plan. AKCIS is an interactive, up-to-date, comprehensive, Web-based education and career-planning resource designed for Alaskans. 

AKCIS provides the tools to assist your students plan for a successful future, including:

• interactive self-assessment tools including interests, values and skills inventories to help individuals match their personal traits and interests to occupations
• searchable information on over 500 occupations, specific career paths and occupational forecasting in Alaska and throughout the United States
• tools to assist individuals with application completion, customized resume development, and interview preparation

AKCIS offers a free personal portfolio for every student, where they can:

• build resumes
• save personal assessments results
• build a long-term career plan
• save personal thoughts and comments throughout exploration
• save selected occupations, scholarships & programs of study

For counselors and educators, AKCIS provides:

• online curriculum with more than 90 comprehensive classroom projects
• over 430 practical learning activities designed for a wide range of courses, from language arts, social studies, math and science, to home economics, business and foreign language