1. New York State Career Development and Occupational Studies Commencement Credential New York State Education Department P-12: Office of Special Education October 2013 MODULE 2: Career Plan and CareerZone

2. Topics O Career Plan O Commencement Level Career Plan (Model Form) O CareerZone O Additional Resources

3. CAREER PLAN www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/careerplan/ www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/careerplan/ CAREERZONE www.careerzone.ny.gov

4. Career Plan O Commencement Level Career Plan (beginning in 9 th grade) O Student driven: Active engagement in career exploration O Documents student-identified, career-related:  Interests  Strengths and needs  Goals  Career and Technical Education (CTE) coursework O Work-based learning experiences O Considered in development of individualized education program (IEP) O Reviewed Annually O Maintained in permanent record

9. 1. View over 800 occupations by Career Cluster or select “View All Careers” 2. Create an account, access the interest assessment, and create a portfolio 3. Budget For the Future with expenses specific to NYS 9

10. Search CareerZone by job title, salary, career cluster, STEM Discipline, Ed. Prep or Training, Bright Outlook, Green Jobs, Apprenticeship salary or preparation and training.

11. Use the Occupational Profile page to explore important occupational details to make informed decisions

12. Assess Yourself : A “Quick Assessment” where students choose one to three interest areas to view a list of occupations to begin exploring. Results of the quick interest assessment are shown with a star rating..

13. Information that students enter in the Portfolio will compile in a ready-to-view State Education Department Career Plan.

14. Summary of Key Points O Model Form O Student developed O Career-related interests, strengths, needs, goals and activities to achieve goals O Reviewed annually and considered in development of IEP O CareerZone

15. Technical Assistance O Questions: email CDOScomment@mail.nysed.gov CDOScomment@mail.nysed.gov O P-12: Office of Special Education: Diploma and Nondiploma Exiting Credentials http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/gradre quire.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/gradre quire.html O Special Education Policy (518) 473-2878

16. Resources O June 2013 Special Education Field Advisory: NYS Career Development and Occupational Studies Commencement Credential - http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/CDOScre dential-memo-613.htm http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/CDOScre dential-memo-613.htm O NYS Career Plan - http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/careerplan/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/careerplan/ O NYS Commencement Level Career Plan - http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/careerplan/docs/Secondary CommencLvl.pdf http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/careerplan/docs/Secondary CommencLvl.pdf O CareerZone: A comprehensive career exploration and planning system developed by the NYS Department of Labor - www.careerzone.ny.govwww.careerzone.ny.gov

17. Resources (con’t) O Training Regional Special Education Technical Assistance Support Centers (RSE-TASC) http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/rsetasc/locations.ht m http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/rsetasc/locations.ht m O RSE-TASC Transition Specialists http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/rsetasc/tslist.htm http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/rsetasc/tslist.htm O NYS Career and Technical Education Technical Assistance Center (CTE-TAC) http://www.nyctecenter.org/http://www.nyctecenter.org/

18. Webinar Modules O Module 1 – Overview O Module 2 – Career Plan and CareerZone O Module 3 – NYS CDOS Learning Standards O Module 4 – CTE Coursework and Work- based Learning O Module 5 – Employability Profile O Module 6 – National Work Readiness Credentials