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Services Career Exploration Curriculum  \ntable of contents  \nUnit 1: Knowing Yourself: Interests, Values and Skills ......................................................................SW-1  \nUnit 2: Earning a High School Credential: What is the Best Route? ................................................SW-17  \nAppendix ......................................................................................................................................SW-37  \nMassCIS Username________________________________________  \nPassword________________________________________________  \nEMPOWER YOUR FUTURE: STUDENT WORKBOOK  \nEmpower Your Future: Foundations  \nEmpower Your Future is a standards-based curriculum designed to help youth develop the academic/technical, workplace readiness and personal/social competencies outlined in the Massachusetts Career Development Benchmarks, as well as the eight elements of an effective “Possible Self”. 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