Part 1—Career ExplorationPart 1—Career Exploration

Chapter 1Chapter 1

Making the Making the Transition from Transition from

School to CareerSchool to Career

Chapter ObjectivesChapter Objectives

IdentifyIdentify what students should consider what students should consider when trying to make a career decision.when trying to make a career decision.

ExplainExplain how a work-based learning how a work-based learning program is organized.program is organized.

ListList the purpose and types of work-based the purpose and types of work-based learning programs available.learning programs available.

DescribeDescribe the benefits of the work-based the benefits of the work-based learning programs for students and learning programs for students and employers.employers.

IdentifyIdentify the career knowledge and skills the career knowledge and skills that all students should develop. that all students should develop.

Key ConceptsKey Concepts

To find the job that is right for you, you will To find the job that is right for you, you will need to explore the options available.need to explore the options available.

Work-based learning programs can help Work-based learning programs can help you prepare for the world of work.you prepare for the world of work.

Participating in a work-based learning Participating in a work-based learning experience has many benefits.experience has many benefits.

Career clusters knowledge and skills and Career clusters knowledge and skills and transferable skills can help you succeed on transferable skills can help you succeed on the job. the job.

Exploring the World of Exploring the World of WorkWork

Job:Job: A task performed by a worker, usually A task performed by a worker, usually to earn money.to earn money.

Occupation:Occupation: Work that requires the use of Work that requires the use of related skills and experience.related skills and experience.

Career:Career: A progression of related A progression of related occupations that results in employment and occupations that results in employment and personal growth.personal growth.

Ways to decide which type of job is best for Ways to decide which type of job is best for you include:you include: Career events.Career events. Field trips.Field trips.

Job shadowing.Job shadowing. Volunteering.Volunteering.

The Career ClustersThe Career Clusters

Career clusters:Career clusters: The 16 groups of The 16 groups of occupational and career specialties that are occupational and career specialties that are similar to each other by common interests.similar to each other by common interests.

Each cluster includes several career Each cluster includes several career directions called career pathways. directions called career pathways.

Occupations in each pathway range Occupations in each pathway range from entry-level to very challenging.from entry-level to very challenging.

Careers in each pathway require a set Careers in each pathway require a set of common knowledge and skills.of common knowledge and skills.

Related careers require similar Related careers require similar programs of study.programs of study.

Workplace ExplorationWorkplace Exploration

Attend career events at school.Attend career events at school. Listen to expert speakers talk about their Listen to expert speakers talk about their

field.field. Take field trips to different employers in Take field trips to different employers in

the community.the community. Volunteer at nonprofit operations in your Volunteer at nonprofit operations in your

community.community. Job shadowing:Job shadowing: Following a worker on the Following a worker on the

job and observing what that job involves.job and observing what that job involves.

Opportunities to Opportunities to Learn on the JobLearn on the Job

Work-based learning programs:Work-based learning programs: Provide students Provide students with job training; also called with job training; also called school-to-career school-to-career programs.programs.

Program coordinator: Program coordinator: A special teacher or A special teacher or counselor at the school assigned to each student.counselor at the school assigned to each student.

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Opportunities to Opportunities to Learn on the JobLearn on the Job

Training station: Training station: A job site where a student A job site where a student works to learn job skills.works to learn job skills.

Supervisor:Supervisor: A student’s boss in the A student’s boss in the workplace.workplace.

Work-based mentor:Work-based mentor: An assistant assigned An assistant assigned to answer the student’s day-to-day to answer the student’s day-to-day questions; also called a questions; also called a training sponsortraining sponsor..

Types of work-based learning include:Types of work-based learning include: Cooperative education programs.Cooperative education programs. Internships.Internships.

Cooperative EducationCooperative Education

Cooperative education: Cooperative education: A A school program that school program that prepares students for an prepares students for an occupation while getting occupation while getting paid.paid.

Students take classes Students take classes half a day, work half a half a day, work half a day, and take a day, and take a cooperative education cooperative education class.class.

The co-op class and work The co-op class and work experience earn the experience earn the student graduation student graduation credit.credit.

InternshipInternship

Internship:Internship: Paid or unpaid work for a Paid or unpaid work for a specific amount of time.specific amount of time.

No formal class is attended, but credit No formal class is attended, but credit toward graduation is earned.toward graduation is earned.

The duties may be very routine, or they The duties may be very routine, or they may focus on specialized projects.may focus on specialized projects.

Benefits of Learning on the Benefits of Learning on the JobJob

Gaining on-the-job Gaining on-the-job experience.experience.

Acquiring marketable Acquiring marketable skills.skills.

Recognizing career Recognizing career goals.goals.

Learning to work with Learning to work with others.others.

Earning money.Earning money.

Preparing for Career Preparing for Career SuccessSuccess

Companies try to Companies try to hire workers who hire workers who have knowledge have knowledge and skills for and skills for workplace workplace success.success. Career Career

knowledge and knowledge and skills.skills.

Transferable Transferable skills.skills.

Career Knowledge and Career Knowledge and SkillsSkills

Academic Academic foundationsfoundations

CommunicationsCommunications

Problem solving Problem solving and critical and critical

thinkingthinking

Information Information technology technology applicationsapplications

SystemsSystems

Knowing how to read, write, Knowing how to read, write, make presentations, and make presentations, and listen well; and use math and listen well; and use math and science principles.science principles.

Using illustrations to convey Using illustrations to convey complex concepts.complex concepts.

Analyzing, synthesizing, and Analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating data.evaluating data.

Using Internet searches, Using Internet searches, presentation software, and presentation software, and writing/publishing writing/publishing applications.applications.Understanding the roles within Understanding the roles within the team, work unit, the team, work unit, department, and organization.department, and organization.

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Career Knowledge and Career Knowledge and SkillsSkills

Safety, health, and Safety, health, and environmentenvironment

Leadership and Leadership and teamworkteamwork

Ethics and legal Ethics and legal responsibilitiesresponsibilities

Employability and Employability and career career

developmentdevelopment

Technical skillsTechnical skills

Knowing and following the Knowing and following the procedures required by health procedures required by health and safety codes.and safety codes.Demonstrating integrity, Demonstrating integrity, perseverance, self-discipline, perseverance, self-discipline, and responsibility.and responsibility.

Behaving in ways that are Behaving in ways that are appropriate for the workplace.appropriate for the workplace.

Recognizing what needs to be Recognizing what needs to be learned or accomplished to learned or accomplished to gain a promotion.gain a promotion.Correctly using the technology Correctly using the technology systems and equipment systems and equipment common to a chosen career.common to a chosen career.

Transferable SkillsTransferable Skills

Transferable skills: Transferable skills: Skills Skills used in more than one job.used in more than one job.

Having transferable skills Having transferable skills helps people move from one helps people move from one job to another. job to another.

Leadership and problem-Leadership and problem-solving skills are examples.solving skills are examples.

Transferable skills make you Transferable skills make you more capable and help more capable and help expand your workplace expand your workplace know-how.know-how.

Thinking BackThinking Back

How do you plan to How do you plan to make the transition make the transition from school to from school to career?career?

What are the What are the sequential steps in sequential steps in that plan?that plan?

If you do not have If you do not have a plan yet, why a plan yet, why not?not?