1. Region 11 Summer Counselor Institute
TWC Resources to Use with Students

2. Our Goals for Today: Labor market data for the state
Demo on how to find your own data
How to use data with students
Resource showcase & projects in-progress
Q&A

3. Let’s Take a Look at Your Data:
For Tarrant County

4. County Breakdown

5. Baseline Occupation Breakdown

6. Occupations Adding the Most Jobs 2012-2022 in Alamo WDA

7. Jobs with Most Projected Annual Job Openings 2012-2022 in Alamo WDA

8. Largest Associate Degree Occupations Ranked by 2012 Employment w/ 2014 Wages

9. Fastest Growing Occupations by %

10. Tarrant WDA Growth Comparisons

11. How Does this data Compare to the State?

12. What About Job Postings in the Region?

13. How Does that Compare to State Postings?

14. A Couple Special Cases to Consider:
Data Collected from 5 Sources
Can skew total amounts by too much or too little
Private employers may not post to these 5 sites
One posting can result in multiple hirings
Or can still be one-to-one
Look for the “golden nuggets”
Let’s discuss the golden nuggets for your region

15. Hot Jobs in Your Region

16. Hot Jobs in the State

17. But how does REAL Demand Compare to Student Interest?
Let’s Take a Look

18. The Jobs Kids are Asking For?
Same basic occupations
No matter the age
No matter the region
Why is that?
Kids know what they know
Kids know what they see
Kids know what they experience
Let’s take a look at what they are asking for

20. Meanwhile, at LMCI . . .

21. How Do We Close the Gaps? Promote ALL of the following:
Career exploration
Specifically, alternative careers in interest areas
Career research
With emphasis on education requirements & data
College exploration and research
With CAREER in mind first!
Use the data to guide student investigation

22. How Can Our Data
Help Close the Gap?

23. Counselors, Teachers, & Students Can:
Identify many more career options
Identify skills gaps
Identify in-demand jobs
Identify growing education programs
Identify potential partners
Make well-informed career decisions

24. What Tools do We have?
The Whole Toolbox

25. Online Tools we recommend for Career Exploration
Can be used for:
Career Exploration
College Exploration
Discovering how lifestyle choices can lead to proper career decisions
Discovering the true potential for job opportunities out there.
(How what you don’t know can limit you)
Online Tools we recommend for Career Exploration

26. http://www.texasrealitycheck.com/ Texas Reality Check:
Great for $$-motivated students
Great for undecided students
Career exploration
Lifestyle options lead exploration

27. http://www.texascaresonline.com/ Texas CARES: Explore careers options
Complete career assessment
Collect labor market information
Explores colleges/ universities

28. Texas Career Check Coming soon Replace Texas CARES
Summer/Fall 2016
Replace Texas CARES
Allow career exploration based on:
Assessment
Career Cluster
FHSP Endorsement
Hot Jobs, and more . . .

29. But we promise it’ll be great.
Sorry…No Sneak Peeks
But we promise it’ll be great.

30. http://www.autocoder.lmci.state.tx.us/ Texas AutoCoder:
Find new job titles
Explore occupations in industries you like
Turn a talent into a job title
Define specific research topic

31. http://www.texascrews.org/ Texas CREWS:
Joint effort by the TWC and the THECB
Explore college outcome data
All Texas PUBLIC schools
2 and 4-year institutions

32. Types of Products:
Telephone Hotline
Print Publications
Classroom Poster Sets
Publications that provide
Projections
Soft Skill Help
College Selection Guidance
HB 5 Endorsement Help
College Outcome Data
Publications or Alternative Tools We Recommend for Career Exploration Help

33. Career Hotline: 1-800-822-PLAN (7526) 24/7 automated line
Get career or college information
3 careers
3 colleges/universities
Can call more than once
Anyone can call
Counselor Packets

34. Brochures: Where Do People Find Job Openings
The secret to finding opportunities
Financial Aid
Definition of terms
The straight scoop on Student Loans
How to apply
Helpful websites
Resources

35. Occupation Outlook Handout
State Occupation Projections
Projections through 2022
Top 30 jobs in several categories:
Fastest growing occupations
Adding the most jobs
Most job postings
Highest paid occupations

36. Also available as classroom posters
Top 10 Career Tips:
How to find a job
How to get the job
How to keep a job
Employability skills
What employers want
Be an asset not a liability
Social Media Tips
Also available as classroom posters

37. Beyond High School Written for students and parents
Discusses all post-secondary options
Helps navigate the college-selection process
Defines different institution types
Compares options
Identifies selection criteria
Offers step-by-step approach

38. Bookmarks Reality Check Texas Cares Texas CREWS Coming Soon: AutoCoder
Career Cards

39. Endorsement Bulletins
Written for students and parents
Discusses all FHSP Endorsement options for 9th graders
Helps navigate the endorsement-selection process
Defines different endorsement types
Explains graduation requirements
Provides potential course considerations
Connects all endorsements to potential careers

40. From Our Partners @ the Fed
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Navigate Workbooks
Allows for open exploration/brainstorming
Explore career and education likes, dislikes, and goals
Teacher Curriculum guide available too
Great for Exploring Careers and Career Portals
Provided absolutely free
Yes…..FREE

42. Inside the Workbook

43. Available for all academics, actually.
LMCI Teacher & Counselor page
Counselor Packets
Webinars
Video Tutorials
Outreach Specialists
We can help!
Resources for Educators and Counselors.

44. LMCI Teacher & Counselor Page
Access Webinars
Career-Endorsement Crosswalk
Video Tutorials
and more…

45. Education Outreach Specialists
Available across the state
Use or expertise
Connect with workforce
and more…

46. Who We Are Two specialists Both previous educators Advising experience
Curriculum writing experience
Lori Knight
Karla Jasen

47. Our Services Classroom Presentations Large student assemblies
Hands-on, collaborative exercises in computer labs
Career Day presentations
Career Fair information tables: including our selfie booth
Day or evening appointments
Tailored to each audience

48. Great news… This is all FREE! You will not be charged for:
We offer these services at absolutely no charge to you or your district.
You will not be charged for:
Our travel
Our lodging
Our meals
The materials we bring with us

49. Selfie Booth Wanted interactive element at fairs
Meet kids where they are
Use at career fairs, career days, and expos

50. Samples of Selfie photos

51. Group Selfie Photos

52. Selfies on Social Media
@TXWorkforce
#goals #dreamjobs
#iwillsucceed
#selfiebooth #
#jobsonfleek

53. Resources In-Progress
All complete or underway within the next fiscal year

54. Why Study This? Series of 5 vs 1 All new featured occupations
The Original
Revised Version
Series of 5 vs 1
All new featured occupations
Available in print and online
Downloadable individually or as a collection

55. Career Cards
Front of Card
Back of Card

56. Career Puzzles Elementary Middle School High School Front: Image
Back: Tools
Middle School
Back: Alternatives
High School
Front: Image (Photo)
Back: Alternatives & LMI

57. Coloring Book
Aiming for small
Career variety
Texas in-demand jobs

58. Career Pathways Podcast Series
Focus on career pathways
Ongoing series
Transcribed for readers
Accompanied by infographics
Downloadable online
Every Career
Pathway is Different

59. We know we just shared A LOT of information, but . . .
What questions do you have??

60. Our Contact Information
Lori: Karla:
101 E. 15th Street
Annex, Room 0252
Austin, TX 78778

61. Thank you for being with us today!