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D R A F T
Louisiana Workforce Commission www.laworks.net
Career Builder www.careerbuilder.net
Louisiana ePortal www.laeportal.com
America’s Job Bank – nationwide job posting service http://www.ajb.dni.us
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Everything you need to: look for a job make career choices develop skills select the right school
Get: Information Guidance and counseling Training referrals Computer access or other services provided by their knowledgeable
staff who are eager to help you succeed in achieving your goals
http://www.lwia20.org/
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Tangipahoa Parish Workforce Center 1745 SW Railroad Ave. Hammond, La 70403 Ph. 985-345-4134 Ph. 1-800-257-0270 Fax: 985-542-0491 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday Contact: Belinda Cason
Ascension Parish Satellite Center / WIA Office 204 Mississippi St. Ste. B Donaldsonville, La. 70346 Ph. 225-437-5712 Fax: 225-635-4529 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday Contact: Edrice Thomas / Edna Alexander
Pt. Coupee Parish Satellite Center / WIA Office 305 East Main St. New Roads, La. 70760 Ph. 225-638-6852 Fax: 225-638-4825 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday Contact: Ronald Bellezaire
East and West Feliciana Parishes Satellite Center / WIA Office 5681 Commerce St St. Francisville, La. 70775 Ph. 225-635-6635 Fax: 225-635-4529 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday Contact: Greta Scales
St. Helena Parish Satellite Center / WIA Courthouse Square Hwy 10 Greensburg, La. 70441 Ph. 225-222-6962 Fax 225-222-4962 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday Contact: Janice King
Livingston Parish Workforce Center 9384 Florida Blvd, Ste. B Walker, La. 70785 Ph. 225-667-1874 Fax: 225-667-1840 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday Contact: Bryan Taylor
Washington Parish Workforce Center / Job Center 438 Avenue B Bogalusa, La. 70427 Ph. 985-735-2006 Ph. 985-732-2007 Ph. 985-732-2008 Fax: 985-735-0934 8a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday Contact: Tammy Crain
Ascension Parish Workforce Center / Job Center 1827 BS. Burnside Gonzales, La. 70737 Ph. 225-647-7394 Ph. 225-644-1113 Fax: 225-647-9350 8 a.m. - 4:30 Monday - Friday Contact: Brendalen T. Scott
Iberville Parish Workforce Center / WIA Office 23425 Railroad Ave. Ste. 1 Plaquemine, La. 70764 Ph. 225-687-0969 Fax: 225-687-9113 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday Contact: Lan D'Albor / Mary Young
West Baton Rouge Parish Satellite Center / WIA Office 1643 Louisiana Ave. Port Allen, La. 70767 Ph. 225-343-5919 Fax: 225-387-5930 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday Contact: Joyce Hawkins
ONE-STOP
CAREER
CENTERS
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River Center Branch of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library
http://www.careercenterbr.com/Louisiana Jobs & Career Center http://lajacc.state.lib.la.us/
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Service Locator: http://www.laworks.net/ServiceLocator.aspWorkers Resources: https://www.voshost.com/default.aspOnline Services: http://www.laworks.net/
OnlineServices.aspCareer Solutions: http://www.laworks.net/CareerSolutions.as
p D R A F T
http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LMI/LouisianaCareerPlanningGuide.pdf
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https://www.voshost.com/careers.asp
Career Tips - View a guide to the steps you should take to follow the path of selecting the ideal career or occupation.
Career Explorer - If you do not have a specific career in mind, select this option to learn what career or type of job best suits you as well as areas for which you might want to receive more training and education.
Career Informer - If you have a career in mind, select this option to highlight a specific occupation and display information on wages, employers and jobs that are available as well as the details of available education and training, the job requirements and the nature of the work involved.
Job Market Explorer - Choose a career or occupation by analyzing the current labor market trends where you want to work, including wages, employment projections and educational requirements.
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Simple self-tests No wrong answers Helps you discover your “career
personality” Identifies jobs you might enjoy
Part of your personal portfolio› Says a lot about YOU› Shows a potential employer that you have
developed a career plan, etc.
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Interests grouped into clusters Describeds knowledge, skills &
interests that connect with industries, jobs & educational programs
Louisiana has 16 Career Clusters› Go to the Louisiana Career Planning Guide
for more information
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1. Check activities that you like2. Add up your scores3. Evaluate yourself4. Think about the future
You will use your results to select a career that you will research
Refer to pages 4-7 of the Louisiana Career Planning Guide (http://www.lctcs.edu/assets/docs/WorkforceDevelopment/LA_CareerPlanningGuide.pdf)
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Helps you describe yourself Identifies clusters & careers that match YOU Assists with preparing for the interview process
You will use your results to select a career that you will research
LA ePortal › https://www.laeportal.com/main.aspx?stg=module_explore&item=ass
essyourself_takeassessments
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Explore Careers tab (https://www.laeportal.com/main.aspx?stg=module_explore&item=assessyourself_gettingstarted)
Getting Started Take Assessments Self Appraisal Questions Know What You Want Ask for Help
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www.laeportal.com Sign in Access the Assessment Center Assessment takes approximately 1
hour Report with results provided
› Sample report: https://www.laeportal.com/docx/user_assessments/pdf/pathway_ready_sample_report.pdf
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http://www.ioscar.org/la/
Quick Trip Search by Work Value
› Work Importance Locator self-assessment helps you find occupations based on your work values
› Work Values Scores – if you have already taken the Work Importance Locator, you may enter your work values scores no
o Search for similar attributes o Best Match – uses the characteristics of your current (or most
recent) occupation to find similar occupationso Advanced Best Match – lets you select which
characteristics of your current or most recent occupation are more important in your search of similar occupations
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Full Flight Assessment - explore career options using the Work
Importance Locator of the Interest Profiler I enjoy – find occupations based upon things that you enjoy
doing at home or away from your job Clusters – see occupations within each cluster. Search – find new occupations based upon selected
knowledges, skills & abilitiies Best Match – match the knowledges, skills & abilities you
use in your current occupation to new occupations Compare – compare your current or most recent
occupation to a chosen occupation Profile – produce a profile for one occupation of your choice
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High School Diploma› A diploma awarded for the completion of
high school› Considered the minimum education
required for government jobs and higher education
General Equivalency Diploma (GED)› A group of five subject tests which, when
passed, certify that the taker has high school-level academic skills
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High School Diploma Endorsements-graduating seniors who meet certain requirements for a College & Career diploma & satisfy performance indicators› Career Endorsement› Academic Endorsement
Requirements http://www.doe.state.la.us/topics/
grad_reqs.html http://www.doe.state.la.us/topics/
grad_reqs.html
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Industry-Based Certifications (IBCs) tangible evidence that an individual has
successfully demonstrated skill competencies in a specific set of work related tasks, single occupational area, or a cluster of related occupational areas.
http://www.lctcs.edu/assets/docs/WorkforceDevelopment/IB_web.pdf
Currently there are 51 IBCs available to Louisiana high school students
Bulletin 741, Chapter 3115, B, 3 (May 2010) http://www.docstoc.com/docs/23745424/Industry-
Based-CertificationD R A F T
Provides recognized employment credentials
IBC courses may result in dual enrollment or articulated credit
Provides a “jump start” for post-secondary pursuits
Gives students a sense of accomplishment Helps students become more employable
with higher starting salaries
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Types: International National State 51 IBCs approved
by BESE
Program Areas Agriscience Business Family & Consumer
Sciences Health Science Marketing Technology Education Trade & Industrial General CTE
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Allow and high school students to earn college credit and acquire higher-level knowledge and skills by enrolling in college-level courses at local technical or community colleges and four year universities
http://www.lctcs.edu/assets/docs/WorkforceDevelopment/DualEnrollment_LOWres.pdf
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Eases the high school to college transition Students who participate in dual enrollment in high school
have had significantly higher cumulative college GPAs three years after high school graduation than their peers who did not participate in dual enrollment programs
Dual enrollment students earned more college credits than non-participating peers
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KeyTrain› A comprehensive, easy-to-use system for
improving the basic skills measured by the WorkKeys® Assessment System
› http://www.keytrain.com/keytrain/ktn_over.asp
WorkKeys› A job skills assessment system that helps
employers select, hire, train, develop, and retain a high-performance workforce
› http://www.act.org/workkeys/D R A F T
Licensing formal permission from a governmental or
other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession
Trade Certificates a document attesting to the fact that a person
has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorized to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma
Source: dictionary.com
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