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Agenda Activity Learning Objectives ECG Model The Undecided Career Assessment Career Exploration Skills Identification Career Planning Wrap Up Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 3

Learning Objectives Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 4  Interpret the Educational Career Guidance (ECG) Process  Define Career Assessment, Career Exploration, Skills Identification, Career Planning

Learning Objectives Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 5  Understand the Importance of Career Assessment, Career Exploration, Skills Identification, Career Planning  Utilize Web Tools for Career Assessment, Career Exploration, Skills Identification, Career Planning

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What percent of college students in the U.S. change their major ?? Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 7

8 2/ Approximately, how many accredited academic programs exist for undergraduates in the U.S.?

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Career Assessment “Tests and assessments taken to measure preferences in jobs and career types based on the individual’s assessment of his or her own personality, character traits, and skills.” -BusinessDictionary.com Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 13 Define:

Career Assessment Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 14 Importance: Matches a well-suited career with the individual talents of the student Allows the students to take an active role in customizing their future Identifies talents may be unknown to the student

Career Assessment Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 15 Web Tools: O*Net Interest Profiler College Major Quiz Career Discovery Wizard /

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Career Exploration “Investigating occupational interest areas often through real or simulated job experience” –Education.com “The process of finding a rewarding career path” –The Law Dictionary.org Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 23 Define:

Career Exploration Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 24 Importance: Introduces the student to the skills needed for each job type Looks at all of the occupations within one career area Gives students a trial run of their career choice

Career Exploration Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 25 Web Tools: Career One Stop Job Titled Nebraska 4-H- Career Explorer

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Skills Identification Skill= “The ability coming from one’s knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well” –Dictionary.com Identification= “An act or instance of identifying” – Dictionary.com Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 33 Define:

Skills Identification Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 34 Importance: Defines the first step in the career selection process Reveals the skill areas that need the attention Provides a confidence of skills that they student already demonstrates

Skills Identification Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 35 Web Tools: Skills Profiler Mind Tools Careers New Zealand to-do/figure-out-what-skills-you-have/

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Career Planning “The process of establishing career objectives and determining appropriate educational and developmental programs to further develop the skills required to achieve short- or long-term career objectives.” –HumanResourcesiq.com Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 38 Define:

Career Planning Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 39 Importance: Keeps the student on the right course Serves as a starting point Organizes the progression of the student while in the workforce

Career Planning Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 40 Web Tools: UC Berkeley Career Development Action Plan development/career-management/planning/action-plan Career Maps Monster Career Mapping

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What are the four levels of the Educational Career Guidance (ECG) model? What is career assessment? Why is skill identification important? What was the name of one of the web tools that I presented today? Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 44

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Article References Simon, C. (November 2, 2012). Major Decisions. The New York Times. Retrieved from: college-major-out-of-hundreds.html college-major-out-of-hundreds.html Marcus, J. (October 22,2012). The other reason grads are drowning in debt. The Hechinger Report. Retrieved from: debt/index.html debt/index.html Sofferet, A. (April 21, 2010). 5 Best Career Aptitude Tests to Help You Find the Perfect Job. Yahoo! Contributor Network. Retrieved from: html?cat= html?cat=4 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 48

Online References Ministry of Education, Singapore Business Dictionary.com The Law Dictionary.org Education.com Dictionary.com O*Net Interest Profile College Major Quiz Career Discovery Wizard Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 49

Online References Career One Stop Job Titled Nebraska 4-H- Career Explorer Skills Profiler Mind Tools Careers New Zealand what-skills-you-have/ Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 50

Online References UC Berkeley Career Development Action Plan plan Career Maps Monster Career Mapping Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 51