+ Preparing for Success IPP Exit Plan Steps to Successful Transition in Life Portfolio Blueprint

+ Individual Pathway Plan (IPP) : For school students the IPP is a plan for how an individual will navigate the curriculum to demonstrate career competencies and achieve career development outcomes. The IPP is a valuable tool for managing transitions. career competencies Transition Portfolio: is a student-owned product used to record and inform the student’s Transition Planning processes. The opportunity for students to develop a portfolio provides early intervention support that will give every student the opportunity to develop a skills portfolio document to record the development of skills and competencies; and enable all education providers to develop the school-community (including business and industry) partnerships required to underpin successful early intervention and transition strategies. Exit Plan: Young people will develop an exit transition plan assisted by schools and families, which will outline the strategies for transition to post- school destinations including further education, training and employment. Source: WA Guidelines for Career Development and Transition Support Services Transition Planning is Fundamental to Implementing a Career Development Culture in Schools Next

+ COMPETENCIESPHASE IPHASE IIPHASE IIIPHASE IV AREA A: PERSONAL MANAGEMENT 1 BUILD AND MAINTAIN A POSITIVE SELF CONCEPT Build a positive self concept while discovering its influence on yourself and others Build a positive self concept and understand its influence on life and work Develop abilities to maintain a positive self concept Improve abilities to maintain a positive self concept 2 INTERACT POSITIVELY AND EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHERS 2.1 Develop abilities for building positive relationships in life Develop additional abilities for building positive relationships in life Develop abilities for building positive relationships in life and work Improve abilities for building positive relationships in life and work 3 CHANGE AND GROW THROUGHOUT LIFE Discover that change and growth are part of life Learn to respond to change and growth Learn to respond to change that affects your well-being Develop strategies for responding positively to life and work changes AREA B: LEARNING AND WORK EXPLORATION 4 PARTICIPATE IN LIFELONG LEARNING SUPPORTIVE OF CAREER GOALS Discover lifelong learning and its contribution to life and work Link life-long learning to personal career aspirations Link lifelong learning to the career building process Participate in continuous learning supportive of career goals 5 LOCATE AND EFFECTIVELY USE CAREER INFORMATION Understand the nature of career information Locate and use career information Locate and evaluate a range of career information sources Use career information effectively in the management of your career 6 UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK, SOCIETY AND THE ECONOMY Discover how work contributes to individuals' lives Understand how work contributes to the community Understand how societal needs and economic conditions influence the nature and structure of work Incorporate your understanding of changing economic, social and employment conditions into your career planning AREA C: CAREER BUILDING 7 SECURE / CREATE AND MAINTAIN WORK Explore effective ways of working Develop qualities to seek and obtain/create work Develop abilities to seek, obtain/create and maintain work Improve on abilities to seek, obtain/create and maintain work 8 MAKE CAREER ENHANCING DECISIONS Explore and improve decision- making Link decision-making to career building Engage in career decision- making Incorporate realism into your career decision-making 9 MAINTAIN BALANCED LIFE AND WORK ROLES Explore and understand the interrelationship of life roles Explore and understand the interrelationship between life and work roles Link lifestyles and life stages to career building Incorporate life/work balance into the career building process 10 UNDERSTAND THE CHANGING NATURE OF LIFE AND WORK ROLES Discover the nature of gendered life and work roles Explore non-traditional life and work options Understand and learn to overcome stereotypes in your career building Seek to eliminate gender bias and stereotypes in your career building 11 UNDERSTAND, ENGAGE IN AND MANAGE THE CAREER BUILDING PROCESS Explore the underlying concepts of the career building process Understand and experience the career building process Take charge of your career building process Manage your career building process The Blueprint aiding student transition planning K- 12 The Blueprint aiding student transition planning K- 12 … Source:

+ Transition Planning in the Early Years YEARS K - 4 Assessment and Reporting: Work Sample Portfolio Emphasis on building a positive self concept, self image, self esteem and relationships with others- discovering the nature of life and work roles- simple identification of strengths and weaknesses YEARS 5 -6 Assessment and Reporting: Work Sample Portfolio and Initial IPP Emphasis on identification of strengths and weaknesses

+ Transition Planning in the Secondary Years YEARS Personal Transition Portfolio Emphasis on post school options IPP that emphasises transitions to post school options Exit plans that showcase attainment of blueprint and employability skills YEARS Personal Transition portfolio Emphasis on career development and career exploration including development of resumes and interview technique training Development/monitoring of IPP that emphasises school and training options

+ What is an Individual Pathway Plan (IPP)? An IPP is a summary of ones skills, knowledge and attributes together with short and long term goals and associated action plans to assist a person manage their life, learning and work throughout the many transition points in their life

+ Recommendations for an IPP An IPP should be developed by a young person with support from parents, teachers and mentors and be flexible enough to change as life experiences, access to information and decisions change in the course of a young person’s schooling. Source: Youth Pathways Action Plan Taskforce 2001 DEST (call them a Learning Transition Plan; VIC Managed Individual Plan (MIP); NSW Senior Education and Training Plans (SET) plans; TAS Pathway Plans; WA Career Action Plans or Individual Pathway Plan( IPP). Examples located at:

+ Transition Planning, Support & Coordination Preparation: Context: connection to other programs- e.g. The Blueprint Structure: case management approach- it can not be adhoc Resources: course selection, career exploration, site visits, guest speakers, work placement, the Real Game. Time: Year 10 version can take up to 7 hours to complete properly, Year 7- 9, 3 hours, preferably over a day or 2 Staffing: Choice of staff is important – their level of interest / connection with the students Opportunity for Self Exploration : Students need to know that they are going to have to look within They need to understand that its safe to dream Opportunity for Self exploration Set the scene: start where the student is at Emphasis it is about future planning Set the tone: students need to be willing, it is about them Emphasise Flexibility Putting pen to paper does not mean that plans cannot change- student directions and aspirations may and usually do change

+ IPP– Primary School Years About me My leisure time, key people in my life What I’m good at, what I’m proud of What I’d like to do better How I learn best My future Dreams/goals Why, how Choices for next year My Self Concept Building a positive self concept, self image, self esteem Relationships with others My support network Family, friends, teachers, community Discovering the nature of life and work roles in the community Opportunities to review Kids Health: Self Esteem Building Programs. Source: / or Career Development in the Early Years:

+ IPP– Primary School Years Source: Department of Education: IPPs They can take many forms, this is just one example!

+ IPP – Secondary School Years About me My learning style, values, interests, skills and abilities Where I am heading Jobs/occupations I am considering School performance and targets My career goals Lifestyle, learning and work Career competencies My career plan What do I need to do to get there How will I know I’m there My support network Family, friends, community Opportunities to review

+ IPP – Secondary School Years Source: Department of Education: IPPs They can take many forms, this is just one example!

+ IPP– The Review How am I going? Successes, concerns/challenges Where I am heading? Jobs/occupations I am considering My reviewed action plan What do I need to do to get there How will I know I’m there Opportunities to review

+ IPP– The Review Source: Department of Education: IPPs They can take many forms, this is just one example!

+ Exit Plan My Achievements School based achievements: subjects, awards, responsibilities VET achievements Community based achievements Extra curricula Activities Long Term Goals Where to from here? Short term actions What do I need to do to get there? How will I know I’m there? My support network Family, friends, teachers, community

+ Exit Plan Source: Department of Education: IPPs They can take many forms, this is just one example!

+ YEARS 10 – 12 Personal Transition Portfolio Emphasis on post school options IPPs that emphasises transitions to post school options Exit plans that showcase attainment of blueprint competencies and employability skills YEARS K – 5 Assessment and Reporting: Work Sample Portfolio Emphasis on building a positive self concept, self image and self esteem and relationships with others- discovering the nature of life and work roles- simple identification of strengths and weaknesses YEARS 6 – 7 Assessment and Reporting: Work Sample Portfolio and Initial IPP Emphasis on identification of strengths and weaknesses YEARS Transition Portfolio and IPPs emphasis on career development and career exploration POST SCHOOL Employment Portfolio A K-12 PORTFOLIO PROGRESSION

+ WA Guidelines Audit and Planning Tool Source located at:

+ Reporting Reporting Blueprint Competencies demonstrated