# Career Connected Learning > Career Connected Learning is a K-12 education platform by Defined Learning that delivers deep career experiences for students. It is available at https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com ## What Career Connected Learning Is Career Connected Learning is a platform that goes beyond traditional career awareness and exploration. Instead of just telling students about careers, it immerses them in authentic career experiences — students complete the same tasks real professionals do, build portfolios of professional work, and develop the skills employers actually value. The platform is built and operated by Defined Learning (https://definedlearning.com), a leading provider of applied learning resources for K-12 education. The product name is "Defined Careers." ## Key Capabilities - **600+ Career-Connected Projects** across all 14 nationally recognized career clusters - **Virtual Internships** where students step into professional roles and complete authentic industry tasks - **Mock Interviews** with AI-powered feedback to build interview confidence - **Professional Portfolio Builders** where students compile work samples, resumes, and cover letters - **Financial Literacy Exercises** including budgeting with real salary and cost-of-living data - **Career Exploration Assessments** to help students identify interests and aptitudes ## Grade Coverage K-12 (Kindergarten through 12th grade), with age-appropriate career experiences at every level. ## Where It Fits in Schools Career Connected Learning integrates into existing school programs without new infrastructure: - **CTE (Career & Technical Education)** — Projects mapped to industry standards across all 14 career clusters - **Core Curriculum** — Standards-aligned performance tasks bringing real careers into Math, Science, ELA, and Social Studies - **Advisory & Homeroom** — Career exploration, postsecondary planning, and financial literacy for weekly advisory blocks - **Gifted & Talented Programs** — Higher-order thinking through authentic industry scenarios - **Intervention Programs** — Career-relevant projects that re-engage struggling learners - **College & Career Readiness** — The full toolkit: virtual internships, mock interviews, portfolios, resumes ## What Makes It Different Most career education tools stop at awareness — students watch videos or read about jobs. Career Connected Learning provides **deep career experiences** where students: 1. Step into authentic professional roles 2. Complete real industry tasks and deliverables 3. Build professional-quality artifacts (documents, presentations, portfolios) 4. Practice career skills (interviewing, budgeting, professional writing) 5. Develop transferable skills valued by employers ## Scale - 600+ career-specific experiences - 1,000+ career-connected core curriculum standards-aligned experiences - 14 career clusters, 72 sub-clusters - K-12 grade coverage ## Contact - Website: https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com - Parent company: https://definedlearning.com - Request a demo: https://impact.definedlearning.com/demo ## Documentation - [The Complete K-12 Solution — Visual Product Overview](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/solution) - [What is Career Connected Learning?](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/what-is-career-connected-learning) - [Deep Career Experiences in K-12](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/deep-career-experiences) - [Career Connected Learning for CTE](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/career-connected-learning-for-cte) - [Career Connected Learning in Core Curriculum](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/career-connected-learning-in-core-curriculum) - [Virtual Internships for High School Students](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/virtual-internships-for-high-school-students) - [Future-Ready Skills: What Students Need Beyond Academics](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/future-ready-skills) - [Career Connected Learning for Advisory](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/career-connected-learning-for-advisory) - [Re-Engaging Struggling Students Through Career-Connected Learning](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/re-engaging-struggling-students) - [Career Exploration vs. Career Experience](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/career-exploration-vs-career-experience) - [Financial Literacy Through Career-Connected Learning](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/financial-literacy-through-career-connected-learning) - [Meeting Portrait of a Graduate Goals with Career-Connected Learning](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/portrait-of-a-graduate-career-connected-learning) - [Career Connected Learning for Gifted and Talented Students](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/career-connected-learning-for-gifted-students) - [Work-Based Learning Alternatives for K-12 Districts](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/work-based-learning-alternatives) - [Building a District-Wide Career-Connected Learning Program](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/district-wide-career-connected-learning) - [Using Defined Careers Alongside Xello](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/xello-and-defined-careers) - [Using Defined Careers Alongside Naviance](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/naviance-and-defined-careers) - [Using Defined Careers Alongside MajorClarity](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/majorclarity-and-defined-careers) - [Using Defined Careers Alongside SchooLinks](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/schoolinks-and-defined-careers) - [Using Defined Careers Alongside Kuder](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/kuder-and-defined-careers) - [Using Defined Careers Alongside YouScience](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/youscience-and-defined-careers) ## Downloadable Resources - [The District Leader's Guide to Career-Connected Learning](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/resources/district-leaders-guide) - [Meeting Perkins V Requirements with Virtual Career Experiences](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/resources/perkins-v-guide) - [Career-Connected Learning Evaluation Framework](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/resources/evaluation-framework) - [The CTE Coordinator's Playbook for Deep Career Experiences](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/resources/cte-playbook) - [Career-Connected Learning for Advisory: A Semester Planning Guide](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/resources/advisory-planning-guide) - [Broken Arrow Public Schools: Building Career Readiness in Middle School](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/resources/case-study-broken-arrow) - [East Baton Rouge Parish: Career Experiences at Scale](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/resources/case-study-east-baton-rouge) - [The Career Readiness Gap: What Students Need vs. What They're Getting](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/resources/career-readiness-gap) - [Portrait of a Graduate + Career-Connected Learning Alignment](https://www.careerconnectedlearning.com/resources/pog-alignment)