Career & Life Readiness in Iowa
WorkLifeReady supports schools and service providers across Iowa with career readiness, career exploration, independent living, and life skills programs.
WorkLifeReady represents the following programs in Iowa:
These programs are often used together to support career exploration, workplace readiness, independent living and life skills.
Career & Life Readiness Programs for Iowa from WorkLifeReady.
Learn now hands-on career exploration programs help students develop workplace skills and identify career interests.
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PAES Lab
Hands-on career exploration and assessment lab where participants complete real workplace tasks and develop employability skills.
Project Discovery and Achieve Life Skills
Portable hands-on career exploration curriculum that helps participants identify interests and career pathways. Adapted materials available.
Learn more about Project Discovery
Work Life Ready offers PAES lab, Project Discovery, and Achieve Life Skills sales and support to the state of Iowa.
Featuring PAES labs in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and Beyond.
Also featuring the PAES lab in Cedar Rapids Iowa at the College Community School District.
Here are a few snapshots from their in-service training that captures their wide open space for their PAES lab.
Schools and transition programs across Iowa are continuing to expand career readiness and work-based learning opportunities for students and young adults. WorkLifeReady supports programs at the middle school, high school and post secondary levels.
Search for Iowa PAES lab and Project Discovery locations near you:
Enter your zip code to search the locator map to find a PAES Lab, Project Discovery, or Achieve Life Skills program near you.
PAES® Labs Across Iowa
WorkLifeReady is proud to support schools, districts, and organizations throughout Iowa that use PAES® Labs to help students and adult learners develop essential work skills and prepare for employment.
- Amy Ram Building
- Ankeny Centennial High School
- Ankeny High School
- City High School
- College Community School District
- East High School
- Hoover High School
- Indianola High School
- Iowa City Community School District
- Iowa Education for Deaf and Blind
- Learning Resource Center
- Lincoln High School
- Mason City High School
- North High School
- Ottumwa Community School District
- Roosevelt High School
- Saydel High School
- Scavo High School
- Solon CSD High School
- Urbandale High School
- Valley High School
- Valley South Woods
- Washington High School (Cedar Rapids)
- West Des Moines Community SD
- West High School
- Winterset High School