Career Achievement Awards

The following are the key components of the Learning for Life Career Achievement Award programs, which allow young people to acquire and be recognized for career proficiency achievement and community service.

Purpose

The purpose of the Learning for Life Career Achievement Award program is to

Provide direction to Explorers and student participants in individual career proficiency.
Motivate Explorers and student participants to discover and take on career opportunities.
Recognize Explorers and student participants for significant community service.
Give Explorers and student participants distinguished credentials for their résumés.

Requirements

Explorers or Learning for Life participants can earn a Career Achievement Award in one or all of the 12 career clusters. To earn a Career Achievement Award, the candidate must provide 50 hours of community service and complete any nine career achievements. The Explorer post Advisor or adult high school Learning for Life group leader certifies that each Explorer or Learning for Life participant has satisfactorily performed 50 hours of community service and verifies that each candidate has completed at least nine achievements within the career cluster.

Qualifying Achievements

Qualifying achievements are provided for the following career clusters:

Because of the flexible nature of the program, Advisors and adult leaders are permitted a reasonable degree of latitude in substituting appropriate achievements that serve to meet the requirements for the Learning for Life Career Achievement Award.