careerexploration



=Career Exploration=

The SC Education & Economic Development Act (EEDA) is "a program designed to better prepare South Carolina students for the workforce and post-high-school education through early career planning and an individualized curriculum." (from SC Dept of Ed site)

See the list of resources EEDA - Education & Economic Development Act Also see Job Searching, Business Education, Individual Transition Plans (ITP), Transition to Adulthood in Adult Education Basics,

The College of Education at the University of South Carolina developed an online training program for the EEDA. For basic information about the legislation, a link to FAQs about the training program, and a link to resources about some of the topics in the standards, go to http://www.ed.sc.edu/ois/EEDA

Career Guidance - Assessing Your Job Skills - Career Planning for Non-Traditional Learners Career Clusters - Information/Videos About Specific Careers Learning to Work / School-to-Work Job Shadowing - Virtual Job Shadows - a resource by Microburst Learning Individual Graduation Plans

CAREER GUIDANCE
South Carolina Career Guidance Model http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Career-and-Technology-Education/SouthCarolinaCareerGuidanceModel.html

Career One Stop http://www.careeronestop.org/ This is sponsored by the U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

One-Stop Career Centers http://www.servicelocator.org/onestopcenters.asp Search for a center nearby.

Career Explorer http://www.careerexplorer.net/default.asp

Next Steps http://nextsteps.org/ The three steps include Career Planning, Job Seeking, and Career Maintenance.

Choosing a Career FAQs http://nextsteps.org/faqs/faq1.html

Career Development [Southwood Middle School] http://career-development-i.southwood.anderson5.net/modules/groups/integrated_home.phtml?gid=27258 Note: This site, from a middle school in Anderson, SC, has great resources. Scroll under the announcements to the area called "Career Development Web Pages" for some really good links.

Career Planning http://personalpathways.sc.gov/lowcountry/Students/lccareerplan.htm Note: The Lowcountry Regional Education Center (REC) in South Carolina has a good list of links about career planning. The other RECs also have useful web sites.

2020 Vision for Career and Technology Education in South Carolina http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Career-and-Technology-Education/Vision2020/

Career Aisle http://knowitall.scetv.org/careeraisle/index.cfm “These resources have been created to enhance the career guidance and counseling efforts in grades K-12. The resources are provided to assist with career awareness, career exploration, and career preparation of students with the objective of facilitating a successful transition into post-secondary opportunities and the 21st century global workplace.”

Guidance Professionals http://knowitall.scetv.org/careeraisle/guidance/index.cfm

Parents http://knowitall.scetv.org/careeraisle/parents/index.cfm

Career Guidance Exercises for Grades 3-5 - Career Awareness []

EEDA Resources by Topic - Career Guidance [University of South Carolina] http://www.ed.sc.edu/ois/EEDA/Res_CareerGuid.asp

- ASSESSING YOUR JOB SKILLS
//NOTE: I haven't tried any of these free tools. Please let me know if you do and if they are useful or not. Thank you! - SWQ//

Skills Profiler http://www.careerinfonet.org/skills/default.aspx?nodeid=20 "Use the Skills Profiler to create a list of your skills and match them to job types that need those skills. You can use this profile to identify occupations that use your current skills, find gaps you need to fill, or polish your resume." They say it will take about 20 minutes to complete.

Career Aptitude Test http://www.careerexplorer.net/aptitude.asp Note that an introduction video starts immediately, but you can pause it.

Skill and Ability Videos [Career One Stop] http://acinet.org/videos/COS_videos_by_ability.asp?id=,27&nodeid=31

Assessment Tools and Resources http://www.careeronestop.org/ExploreCareers/SelfAssessments/FindAssessments.aspx Notice the note: "For best results, meet with a professional who has expertise using assessment tools. Counselors at high schools, trade and vocational schools, colleges, universities, and One-Stop Career Centers can help you use and interpret results."

Career Explorer - Free Career Test http://www.livecareer.com/default.asp?lp=TG6A&cobrand=CAEO&tag=100718224501825&utm_source=PLT&utm_medium=EDUC&utm_campaign=aptitude-page-link-859

Similar Minds http://similarminds.com/index.html This site has many free online personality tests, some serious and some not so serious....

Career Assessment Tests [mostly commercial] http://www.myplan.com/assess/index.phpS The 'Career Values Assessment' test is free, but the others aren't. They also offer a special 'package' price for all the tests and licences for groups.

- CAREER PLANNING FOR NON-TRADITIONAL LEARNERS
Special Populations http://ed.sc.gov/agency/standards-and-learning/career-and-technology-education/SpecialPopulationsresources.html "Individuals who are members of special populations shall be provided with equal access to the full range of career and technology education programs available to individuals who are not members of special populations..." Be sure to read the first paragraph, which defines 'special populations' - it is more than just students who receive special education services.

Nontraditional Program Participation and Completion http://www.ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Career-and-Technology-Education/nontraditonalresources.html

The At-Risk Student Intervention Implementation Guide (pdf) http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Career-and-Technology-Education/old/cate/documents/AtRiskStudentGuide.pdf This is not specific to career planning, but the mandate is for school districts to "implement in each of their high schools one or more evidence-based model programs for at-risk students to ensure that these students are given the opportunity to complete the requirements for the state high school diploma and to build skills that prepare them to enter the job market successfully."

CAREER CLUSTERS
Career Clusters http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Career-and-Technology-Education/CATECareerClusterGuides.html

VTECS Career Cluster Framework (pdf) http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Career-and-Technology-Education/documents/VTECSCareerClusterFrameworks.pdf VTECS is the Vocational Technical Education

Career Clusters (CTECS) http://www.v-tecs.org/careerclusters.htm

Career Clusters [States' Career Clusters Initiative] http://www.careerclusters.org/ "This is the official website for the States' Career Clusters Initiative (SCCI). This website serves as a clearinghouse for Career Clusters research, products, services and technical assistance for implementation of the States' Career Clusters Framework for lifelong learning."

Career and Technical Education Consortium of States(CTECS) http://www.v-tecs.org/

Requesting Reprint Permission for Career Cluster Guides http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Career-and-Technology-Education/old/cate/clustercopyrightinstructions.html You need to "request permission to reprint in any form content from the Pathways to Success series of career cluster guides."

EEDA Resources by Topic - Career Clusters [University of South Carolina] http://www.ed.sc.edu/ois/EEDA/Res_CareerCluster.asp

- INFORMATION/VIDEOS ABOUT SPECIFIC CAREERS
INFORMATION/VIDEOS ABOUT SPECIFIC CAREERS

Career Profiles http://nextsteps.org/finder/profiles.html

Occupation Profile: Occupation Search [Career One Stop] http://www.careerinfonet.org/Occupations/select_occupation.aspx?next=occ_rep&level=&optstatus=111111111&id=1&nodeid=2&soccode=&stfips=&jobfam=

Career Videos [Career One Stop] http://acinet.org/videos/COS_videos_by_cluster.asp?id=,27&nodeid=28

Job Descriptions [Career Explorer] http://www.careerexplorer.net/descriptions.asp

Career Videos http://jobstvnews.com/default.asp They have "more than 600 'reality' insights into job and career choices - featuring real people at work."

PlattForm Video Library http://pf-videolibrary.com/ ..."Written career descriptions and course catalogs do not tell the whole story. These videos will bridge the gap between what a job is perceived to be and what the daily routine is actually like."

Career Exploration http://www.myplan.com/careers/index.php This includes a Career Database and a Video Library among other things.

Explore Career Videos - Elementary http://knowitall.scetv.org/careeraisle/students/elementary/index.cfm

Explore Career Videos - Middle School http://knowitall.scetv.org/careeraisle/students/ms/index.cfm

Explore Career Videos - High School http://knowitall.scetv.org/careeraisle/students/hs/index.cfm

LEARNING TO WORK
Work-based Learning {AKA Tech Prep] http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Career-and-Technology-Education/old/cate/tech_prep/

Components of Tech Prep http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Career-and-Technology-Education/old/cate/tech_prep/tprepcomponents.html "Tech Prep is a catalyst for reform that transcends barriers that have traditionally prevented the majority of today's high school students from reaching their full potential."

School-to-Work Transition - Definition http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/stw/sw3swtra.htm

South Carolina Career Standards and Competency Indicators: Learning to Work http://ashleyridge.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/498486/File /STANDCOMPINDICATORS.pdf?sessionid=7babcd1aa81d8719b19e4087eed06ab3

Work-Based Learning: An Implementation Guide http://www.ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Career-and-Technology-Education/old/cate/standards/Work-BasedLearningGuide.html You can get this guide as either a Word or PDF document.

Preparing Students With Disabilities for School-to-Work Transition and Postschool Life (pdf) http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/Transition%20Planning%20WEB.pdf

Working to Learn, Learning to Work: Let's Get Businesses to Better Support Our Schools http://www.edutopia.org/working-learn-learning-work

School To Career Movement http://www.answers.com/topic/school-to-career-movement

Critical Issue: Developing Work-Based Learning Opportunities http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/stw/sw300.htm

Career Related Education Manual [Georgia] http://www.ctaern.org/wbl/manual/default.asp?SysId=601&PLD=11&profile=11 "Including Standards & Guidelines For Work-Based Learning" It's nice to see how other states are doing this!

EEDA Resources by Topic - Learning to Work [University of South Carolina] http://www.ed.sc.edu/ois/EEDA/Res_LearntoWork.asp

JOB SHADOWING
EEDA Resources by Topic - Job Shadowing [University of South Carolina] http://www.ed.sc.edu/ois/EEDA/Res_JobShad.asp

- VIRTUAL JOB SHADOWS by Microburst Learning
Welcome To Microburst Learning - MADE SIMPLE http://virtualjobs.microburstlessons.com/ This is the general log in page and the place to get a username and password. Please notice their announcement: “South Carolina Personal Pathways to Success users may access our Virtual Job Shadow ELOs via the http://www.scpathways.org website. All other users, may access our Virtual Job Shadows via https://virtualjobs.microburstlms.com. Should you have questions, please contact Ann Brown with Microburst Learning at 1.877.719.5073.”

Virtual Job Shadowing http://personalpathways.sc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/0054E840-C133-4CE3-8B12-83FE3D10A724/33543/VirtualJobShadowsML2010.pdf This site gives information about logging in and has some FAQs. One of the FAQs asks about the cost. Their answer is “Microburst Learning is offering all of our Virtual Job Shadows that we build and post on our site at NO cost to South Carolina. Access is completely free to users 24 hours a day / 7 days a week online.”

Personal Pathways – Success Stories http://personalpathways.sc.gov/lowcountry/lcsuccstory.htm Scroll to the second story, “Mircroburst Learning- Credit Recovery Success Story”.

Microburst (company site) http://www.microburstlearning.com/default.php The company provides products and services for a much broader range of business training needs than just the Virtual Job Shadows program.

INDIVIDUAL GRADUATION PLANS (IGP)
Preparing for the Individual Graduation Plan [Career Aisle] http://knowitall.scetv.org/careeraisle/guidance/programs.cfm?programID=223

IGP Guidance Personel User's Manual from SCPathways (pdf) https://www.scpathways.org/EEDA/DOCUMENTS/PDF/eIGP_GuidancePersonnelUsersManual.pdf

Sample IGP from Dorchester County (pdf) http://dorchester.fdhs.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/911435/File/FDHS%20files/9th%20Grade/Individual%20Graduation%20Plan%20Form.pdf?sessionid=8dd092885be8f37d4aa4101bfd619d23

IGPs (Individual Graduation Plans – 8th Grade) (pdf) http://www.acsd.k12.sc.us/wrms/Guidance/IGP.pdf This is an IGP worksheet from J.S. Wright Middle School in Abbeville (SC) County School District.

Personal Pathways to Success (PPT) http://coe.winthrop.edu/sas/Word%20Documents/EEDA/PowerPoint%20Presentation%20-%20Betty%20Kendrick.ppt This is a PowerPoint presentation, which focuses mostly on career clusters and IGPs, was apparently shown at the South Carolina PTA Convention on April 28, 2007. It is unclear who did the presentation, but the contact on the last slide is the director of the SC Office of Career and Technology Education, Dr. Bob Couch.

IGP - Individual Graduation Plan (pdf) http://www.transitiononestop.org/%28S%28g3tx1221q0rpf0ak0jxovu55%29%29/GetFile.aspx?File=Individual%20Graduation%20Plan.pdf&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 This example is from the Kentucky Department of Education and it is a wonderful model to use in developing a graduation plan. (I am having difficulty finding the original source at the

Individual Graduation Plan Downloadable Files (Kentucky) http://www.education.ky.gov/kde/instructional+resources/career+and+technical+education/individual+learning+plan/

Individual Learning Plan (ILP) http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Secondary+and+Virtual+Learning/ILP/ A big part of Kentucky's ILPs is goal setting related to planning for individual post secondary opportunities.

Intervention Plans in the ILP http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Secondary+and+Virtual+Learning/ILP/Intervention+Plans+in+the+ILP.htm The ILP Intervention Module has both student and school-wide interventions.

EEDA Resources by Topic - Individual Graduation Plans [University of South Carolina] http://www.ed.sc.edu/ois/EEDA/Res_IGP.asp