Syllabus_Career Center Workshop.pdf

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Training of Trainers

COURSE OUTLINE & PROGRAM

1. COURSE TITLE: Training of Trainers (ToT): Developing Career Centers for KandaharUniversity (Afghanistan), Tikrit University (Iraq), Salahaddin University (Iraq), Kufa

University (Iraq) and Basrah University (Iraq).

2. SYNOPSIS: The ultimate goal of the 10-day ToT course is to train invited officers fromuniversities in Afghanistan and Iraq that are developing career centers for the first time.

The course also addresses issues/potential issues that normally happen in planning,developing and managing a career center for university students. It is a training program

course that will assist student services officers/counselors in understanding, planning,

developing and dealing with issues involving students career needs and aspirations intheir respective universities.

The course is designed to prepare individuals, practicing counselors and student servicesofficers on how to understand career counseling theory and practice, and how to develop

a career center in a university setting based on their understanding of career guidance and

counseling. It provides a comprehensive foundation in career guidance and career centermanagement, and how to develop and implement a career guidance/counseling model

that is congruent to the students needs, personal and professional values, and work

culture in respective cultural contexts.

This course is hands-on and concentrates on the knowing how rather than just knowing

what issues. The percentage distribution is 40% for theory and 60% for practical aspects.

3. SPONSOR: This training is made possible by grants to Ball State University (Muncie,Indiana, USA) and fhi360 (Washington, DC, USA) from the U.S. Department of State,

Bureau of Public Affairs, initiated by the Public Affairs Sections of the U.S. embassies in

Kabul, Afghanistan, and Baghdad, Iraq.

4. COURSE DURATION: Ten days (13 to 24 February 2012: from 8.30 5.30)

5. TARGET PARTICIPANTS: The course is specially designed for the following people(Total: 23 participants):

a. 5 staff from Kandahar Universityb. 5 staff from Tikrit Universityc. 2 staff from Salahaddin University

d. 2 staff from Kufa Universitye. 2 staff from Basrah University

6. OTHER DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.a. Chancellor of Kandahar University, Dr. Hazrat Mir Totakhail.b. Vice Chancellor of Kandahar University, Eng. Abdul Tawab Balakarzai.c. President of Tikrit University, Prof. Dr. Maher Saleh Alawi.


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d. Cultural Affairs Specialist, Public Affairs Section, US Embassy Kabul, Dr.Patricia Hansen.

e. English Language Program Manager, Public Affairs Section, US Embassy Kabul,Mr. Stephen Hanchey.

f. Dean of the Rinker Center for International Programs, Ball State University, Dr.

Kenneth Holland.g. Director of the Career Center, Ball State University, Ms. Mollie Fout.h. Project Coordinator, Ball State University, Mr. Garth Eberhart.i. Project Director, Iraq University Linkages Program, Center for Global

Connections, fhi360, Ms. Husna Ali-Khan.

j. Ilka Balk, Engineering Co-op Coordinator, University of Kentuckyk. Brendan O'Farrell, Business & Economics Internship Coordinator, University of

Kentucky

l. Lindsay Vallaster, Career Coordinator for Undergraduate Students, BusinessStudent Success Center, Oklahoma State University

m. Philip Goodwin, Assistant Director of Employer Relations for University Career

Services, Oklahoma State Universityn. Dr. Sourushe Zandvakili, Head and Professor of Economics at the Department ofEconomics, Carl H. Linder College of Business, University of Cincinnati

o. Dr. George M. Vredeveld, Professor, Alpaugh Family Chair in Economics,Economics Center, Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati

7. OBJECTIVES: There are six main objectives as follows:a. To share and impart basic knowledge and principles of counseling, especially in

career counseling sub-specialization;b. To train officers/counselors to become effective practitioners in the planning,

developing, and management of a career counseling center;c. To build skills and impart knowledge that will make student services

officers/counselors more confident and prepared in dealing with career issues and

conflicts;

d. To discuss suitable ways and techniques in dealing with career needs and issues incounseling among university students;

e. To help officers/counselors to recognize their full potential as human beings andprofessionals in career counseling.

f. To introduce career placement specialists to the use of technology, both hardwareand software, that can make career counseling more effective and efficient.

8. COURSE CONTENT: The course comprises five main parts. These are:

A. Center Management Tasks and Implementation Guidelines

B. Overview of Career Guidance: Practitioner Choices

C. Strategic Planning for Career Center Program


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D. Program Implementation and Evaluation Models

E. Outside Program and Activities (site visits, tours, etc.)

The course covers selected topics (2-hour slots) which can address basic issues in the

planning, development, and implementation of an effective career guidance center at

a university setting.) The suggested topics are:

TOPICS

A. AN OVERVIEW OF CAREER GUIDANCE: PRACTITIONER CHOICES

B. INTRODUCTION TO WORLD OF WORK

C. INTRODUCTION TO BASIC HELPING SKILLS (A HELPING MODEL)

D. INTRODUCTION TO CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORIES/MODELS

E. HOLLANDS CAREER TYPOLOGY (1959): BASIC APPLICATION

F. CAREER ASSESSMENT: PERSONALITY, INTERESTS, VALUES, ANDABILITY

G. GOTTFREDSONS THEORY (1981) CIRCUMSCRIPTION ANDCOMPROMISE: BASIC APPLICATION

H. MULTICULTURAL ISSUES AND DIVERSITY IN CAREER GUIDANCEAND COUNSELLING

I. MULTICULTURAL SKILLS IN CAREER GUIDANCE SERVICES:DEALING WITH STUDENTS FROM MINORITY GROUPS

J. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINE: ANOVERVIEW

K. PLANNING AND DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC CAREERPROGRAM/CENTER

L. HIRING AND TRAINING STAFF

M. PROMOTION GUIDELINE

N. PUBLIC RELATIONS GUIDELINE

O. PROMOTING SERVICES TO STUDENTS

P. EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS: RESUME DEVELOPMENT, NETWORKING,AND INTERVIEWING


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Q. PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE CAREER GUIDANCESERVICES: A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH

R. MANAGING INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR CAREER CENTER

S. HELPFUL COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

T. PROFESSIONAL ISSUES AND ETHICS IN MANAGING CAREERCENTERS

U. COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP: BRIDGING UNIVERSITY WITH JOBMARKET

V. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN CAREER GUIDANCE SERVICES

W. RECORD KEEPING SKILLS AND ASSESSMENT OF SERVICES

X. ENHANCING IMPROVEMENT: THE ROLE OF SWOT ANALYSIS ANDRESEARCH

Y. PROGRAM EVALUATION MODEL: BEST PRACTICE

9. TRAINERS/FACILITATORSDr Melati Sumari (MS), Head of Counseling Department, Faculty of Education,

University of Malaya

Ms. Rafidah Aga Mohd Jaladin (RAMJ). Psychology and Counseling Lecturer,

Department of Educational Psychology & Counseling Faculty of Education

Ms. Ida Hartina Ahmed Tharbe (IHAT), Lecturer,

Department of Educational Psychology & Counseling Faculty of Education

Ms.Halimaton Attan (HA), Head of Counseling, Career and Disability Section


Ms.Norilah Salam (NS), Special Task Officer to the Vice-Chancellor


Mollie Fout (MF), Director, Career Center, Ball State University

Dr. Pat Hansen (PH), Cultural Affairs Specialist, US Embassy, Kabul,

Afghanistan


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PROGRAM AGENDA

DAY 1 Monday, February 13, 2012

TIME AGENDA TRAINER

08.30 am Trainee Evaluation Assessment (20 MIN)

A. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ANDIMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINE: AN OVERVIEWWho, What, When, Where, How and Why (20min)Small Group Discussion/Workbook Assignments (30 min)

HIRING AND TRAINING STAFF (20 min)Job descriptions, supervision, on-going training

Small Group Discussion/Workbook Assignments (30 min)

MF

MF

NS

10.30 am Tea/Coffee Break

11:00 am PUBLIC RELATIONS and PROMOTION GUIDELINES(15 min)How to introduce Career Services to Faculty and Studentsand Employers

Small Group Discussion/Workbook Assignments (15 MIN)

Using a Marketing Plan to Guide Promotion (15 MIN)

5 MINUTES TO SEPARATE GROUPS

Create a Marketing Plan to Promote New Services(60 MIN) Discussion and Implementation

HA

MF

IraqiGroup/

AfghaniGroup

w/

Facilitators

MF/PH,HA/NS

andinterpreters

1.00 pm Lunch and Solat

02.30 pm MANAGING INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR CAREERCENTER (20 MIN)

Student contact and assessment information; employer contactinformation; internship and job information; career educationmaterials.

IHAT


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Online resources, printed resources and overview of software(20 MIN) I will bring a power point presentation for this partof the session.


RECORD KEEPING SKILLS AND ASSESSMENT OFSERVICES (IHAT) (20 MIN)Small Group Discussion/Workbook Assignments (15 min)

MF

IHAT

HT/MF/PH/IHAT

Plus interpreter

To facilitate

discussion

04:30 pm Afternoon tea& Q/A chat

DAY 2 Tuesday, February 14, 2012

TIME AGENDA TRAINER

08.30am

PROFESSIONAL ISSUES AND ETHICS IN MANAGINGCAREER CENTERS (20 MIN)Considerations for confidentiality; equality; access toopportunity.

5 MINUTES TO DIVIDE GROUP TO SEPARATE ROOMS

Discussion of PROFESSIONAL ISSUES AND ETHICS in smallgroups Q&A (40 MIN)

5 MINUTES TO BRING GROUP TOGETHER

B. AN OVERVIEW OF CAREER GUIDANCE:PRACTITIONER CHOICES) (30 MIN)

INTRODUCTION TO CAREER DEVELOPMENTTHEORIES/MODELS (30 MIN)

MS

MF/PH

MS/RAMJAND

INTERPRETERS

MS

MS

10.30am

Tea/Coffee Break


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11:00am

INTRODUCTION TO CAREER ASSESSMENT ANDPERSONAL DECISION MAKING: PERSONALITY,INTERESTS, VALUES, AND ABILITY (20 MIN)

GOTTFREDSONS THEORY (1981) CIRCUMSCRIPTIONAND COMPROMISE: BASIC APPLICATION (20 MIN)

HOLLANDS CAREER TYPOLOGY (1959): BASICAPPLICATION (35 MIN)( ASSESSMENT, LECTURE,)UM will provide assessments to administer the Strong InterestInventory and a group interpretation for participants.

INTERPRETATION (20 MIN)

MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR (30) LECTURE

BSU will provide assessments to administer the MBTI andprovide a group interpretation for participants.

IHAT/MF

MS

IHAT

PH/MF


2:30 pm INTERPRETATION (20 MIN)

C. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN CAREER GUIDANCESERVICES (20 MIN)

INTRODUCTION TO BASIC HELPING SKILLS(A HELPING MODEL) (15 MIN)

MULTICULTURAL ISSUES AND DIVERSITY IN CAREERGUIDANCE AND COUNSELING (20 MIN)


MULTICULTURAL SKILLS IN CAREER GUIDANCESERVICES: DEALING WITH STUDENTS FROM MINORITYGROUPS (20 MIN)

PROMOTING SERVICES TO ALL STUDENTS (HT/NS) (20MIN)Small Group Discussion/Workbook Assignments (10 MIN)

PH/MF/interpreter

IHAT/PH

RAMJ

PH/RAMJ

IHAT

HA

04:30pm

Afternoon tea & Q/A chat

5.30 pm END OF DAY 2 PROGRAM


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DAY 3 Wednesday, February 15, 2012

TIME AGENDA TRAINER

08.30 am MAKING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CAREER CENTER(30 MIN)Mission Statements; Goals and Objective; Tactics

Small Group Discussion/Workbook Assignments (30 MIN)

ENHANCING IMPROVEMENT: THE ROLE OF SWOT ANALYSISAND RESEARCH (20 MIN)A Small Group Discussion/Workbook Assignments (30 min)

NS/MF

RAMJ


11:00 am SYSTEMS MODEL FOR STRATEGIC EVALUATION (30 MIN)

Small Group Discussion/Workbook Assignment (30 MIN)

NEED Additional Programming Here 1hour

MF


BREAK OUT OF AFGHAN AND IRAQI TRAINEES INTO

SEPARATE TRAINING SESSIONS2.30 pm 5:30 pm

Afghantrainees

Career Placement Services Taking into Account Conditions inAfghanistan

PH

2.30 pmIraqitrainees

Husna Ali-Khan from fhi360 and the U.S. representatives from BallState, Kentucky, Cincinnati and Oklahoma State.

Husna Ali-

Khan

04:30 pm

Iraqitrainees

Afternoon tea & Q/A chat

5.30 pmIraqitrainees

DAY 4 Thursday, February 16, 2012


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TIME AGENDA TRAINER

08.30 am PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE CAREERGUIDANCE SERVICES: A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH(40 MIN)

5 MINUTES TO DIVIDE GROUP TO SEPARATE ROOMS

Discussion of Career Guidance Services in small groups? Q&A(60 MIN)

RAMJ

MF/PH/RAMJ&

INTERPRETER


11:00 am STUDENT TRANSITION TO WORLD OF WORK (15 min)

Activity: Write description of current situation for students asthey leave the University to find employment.

Write a list of ways the Career Center could improvetransition for graduates?(15 MIN)

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS: RESUME DEVELOPMENT,NETWORKING, AND INTERVIEWING (20 MIN)

Activity: First impression last (resume making exercise)(20 MIN)

IHAT

1.00 pmLunch and Solat

02.30 pm Connecting Students and Employers through Networking (15 MIN)

Networking skills (15 MIN)

Interviewing skills: Dos and Donts (20 MIN)

Activity: Making a lasting impression (interview role-play)(30MIN)(triad exercise with interviewer, interviewee and observer)

RAMJ

RAMJ/PH

RAMJ

RAMJ/MF

04:30 pm Afternoon tea & Q/A chat


DAY 5 Friday, February 17, 2012

TIME AGENDA TRAINER


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8:30 OVERVIEW: CONNECTING EMPLOYERS AND STUDENTS(20 MIN)5 minutes to separate groups

Discussion of strategies to connect students and employers:(60 MIN)

Introductions/Direct Resume Referral(See item E1 in Forms Section)

Networking with alumni

Hosting events: Career Fairs; recruitment days

Using technology: online job postings andapplications

HA

MF/RAMJ/HA/NS

RAMJ

MSorIHAT

HA

MF

10:30am Tea/Coffee

Break

11:00am D. Program Evaluation Model: Best Practices (30 MIN)

10 minutes to reach Career Center

TOUR OF CAREER CENTER (60 Min)

RAMJ

HA

1:00 Lunch and Solat

2:30 INTRODUCTION TO PRESENTATIONS (30 MIN)

Small Group Discussion Template Completion Assignment (30MIN)

Participant Evaluation Survey (20 MIN)

PH/MF/Garth



DAY 6 Monday, February 20, 2012

TIME AGENDA TRAINER

08.30 am PANEL REVIEW OF TRAINING TOPICS: Q & A (55 Min)

5 minutes to separate groups

REVIEW of Workbook Activities/Group Clarification ofCenter Planning/Decisions (60 Min)

ALLTRAINERS

MF/PH/RAMJ/

IHAT



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11:00 am Introduction to Information Systems(45 MIN)

10 minutes to return to classroom

Groups Prepare for Presentations (60 MIN)

David fromU of M IT

EBERHART/

PH/MF


2.30 pm Remarks and Introduct ion of fi rst groupPresentation: Kandahar University (30 MIN) then Q & A

10minutebreaktosetup technology

Introduction of second group

PresentationfromTikritUniversity(30Min)thenQ&A

Dr.HollandOR

MF

Dr.Holland

ORMF



DAY 7 Tuesday, February 21, 2012

TIME AGENDA TRAINER

08.30am

Outside Activity 1: Visit to Industrial site (Sime Darby) HA

10.30am

Tea/Coffee Break

11:00am Outside Activity 2: continued

Return to UM

HA


2.30 pm Discussion of Outside Activities (30 Min)

Value and Roles of a University Career Center(30 Min)

HA/NS/interpreter

MF/PH


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5 minutes to separate groups fo r discussion

Small Group Discussion with delegations(60 Min)MF/PH/IHAT/RAMJ

04:30pm Afternoon tea & Q/A chat


DAY 8 Wednesday, February 22, 2012

TIME AGENDA TRAINER

08.30 am Outside Activity 3:1) Tour to Cyberjaya2) Visit to Putrajaya3) Visit to Ministry of Higher Education

HA

10.30 am Tea/Coffee BreakAt some outside location

11:00 am

12:00 pm

Outside Activity 4: continued from outside activity 3.

Return to UM

1.00 pm Lunch and Solat Introduction/Brief Remarks StephenHanchey

02.30 pm Discussion of Outside Activities (30 MIN)


Writing the Strategic Plan (60 MIN)

HA/MF/PH

Interpreter

HA/MF

NS/PH/SH

04:30 pm Afternoon tea

5.30 pm ENDOFDAY8PROGRAM


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DAY 9 Thursday, February 23, 2012

TIME AGENDA TRAINER

08.30 amOutside Activity 5:

Visit to MISC

Return to UM


11:00 am Informal Discussion of outside activities (30 Min)


Review of Strategic plan for Kandahar University (60 Min)

Review of Strategic plan for Tikrit University(60 Min)

HA

NS

MF/HA


02.30 pm Panel of Employers: TFM, IBM & MICCI HA



DAY 10 Friday, February 24, 2012

TIME AGENDA TRAINER

08.30 am Informal Discussion of outside activities (30 Min)

Presentation of Strategic Plan for Kandahar University(30 MIN)

10 minutes for technical set up

Presentation of Strategic Plan for Tikrit University (30 MIN)

NS



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11:00 am Graduate EmployabilitySession with University of Malayas Leader,Vice-Chancellor Tan Sri Dr Ghauth Jasmon


02.30 pm Closing Remarks by Deputy Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs

03:00 pm Award of Certificates of Completion

04:30 pm Afternoon tea & final gathering of trainers, participants andobservers

5.30 pm ENDOFPROGRAM

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