1. YOUTHBUILD PROVIDENCE
Career Development Initiative
Individualized & Strength Based Approach
Lisa Basiliere, Career Developer

2. YBP CDI Goals Needs and desires based assessments
Individualized plan for goal attainment
Implementation of curriculum that enhances soft and
hard skills for student success
Career or postsecondary paths
Clear identification of short & long term goals (SMART)
Identification of career versus job, college versus
vocational school
Successful internship opportunities
Successful and sustained placement opportunities
Post-program support in post secondary education
settings

3. Assessment

4. TOOLS Utilized during Academic programming
Life Plan (YouthBuild Philly)
SWOT Analysis (YouthBuild Philly)
Values Inventory
WaytoGoRI.org
ASVAB Exploration Program

5. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude battery
a nationally normed,
multi-aptitude test battery, to high school and postsecondary schools
since 1968

6. A common challenge My students do not want to take a test associated with the military.
“First, remind students that the high-school
version of the ASVAB is not primarily for
use by the military. In fact, in a national
survey, most participants in the ASVAB
Program stated that they were not interested
in joining the military. Then, emphasize that
the ASVAB Career Exploration Program can
give students an idea of their current
interests, strengths and weaknesses, and
help them learn about a wide range of
careers regardless of their post-high school
plans.”
(ASVAB Counselor Manual)

7. Steps to asvab program implementation
Step I
Visit ASVAB online for information and to contact your regional Education Services Specialist .
Step II
Meet with your specialist in order to indicate the most efficient way to utilize the program with your students
Step III
Administer Interest Inventory

8. Steps to asvab program implementation
Step IV
Have students begin exploring interest
areas and identifying “top choices”
Step V
ASVAB Exam proctored by Armed
Services Personnel
Step VI
Compare & Contrast Interests with skill
set and ability levels.

9. ASVAB EXAM Tests Description Test Time (GS) General Science 11 minutes
25-item test measuring knowledge of life science, earth and space science, and physical science.
11 minutes
(AR)Arithmetic Reasoning
30-item test measuring ability to solve basic arithmetic word problems.
36 minutes
(WK) Word Knowledge
35-item test measuring ability to understand the meaning of words through synonyms.
(PC)Paragraph Comprehension
15-item test measuring ability to obtain information from written material.
13 minutes
(MN) Mathematics Knowledge
25-item test measuring knowledge of mathematical concepts and applications.
24 minutes
(EI) Electronics Information
20-item test of knowledge of electrical current, circuits, and electronic systems.
9 minutes
(AS) Auto Shop Information
25-item test measuring knowledge of automotive maintenance and repair, and wood and metal shop practices.
(MC) Mechanical Comprehension
25-item test measuring knowledge of the principles of mechanical devices, structural support, and properties of materials.
19 minutes
TOTALS
200 Items
134 minutes
Administrative Time
Total Testing Time
170 minutes

10. Interest Inventory

11. Integrating Results into Programming
Utilized as a baseline for goals and skills
Allows student to gear coursework towards
their interest (i.e. research projects, resumes, mock interviews, ect)
Effective for back-up planning
Helps students realize realistic goals