1. Principles of Manufacturing 1 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

2.  What are your:  Interests  Skills  Values  Goals 2 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

3.  What are your:  Hobbies  Sports  School classes 3 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

4.  What types of skills do you have?  Logical thinking  Manual dexterity  Creative thinking  Problem solving 4 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

5.  What values are important to you?  Freedom  Service  Behavior  Responsibility  Challenge  Salary 5 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

6.  Where do you want to be in 5 years? 10 years?  Salary  Responsibilities  Family 6 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

7.  Put things together  Use hand and power tools  Make plastic models  Draw cars and other products  Build with lego’s, K’nex or blocks 7 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

8.  Engineers  Machinists  Assemblers  Welders  Quality Control  Production Managers 8 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

9.  Decide on a career  Find the classes you need to obtain that career  Find the school that offers the classes 9 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

10.  What classes do I need to take for a career in manufacturing?  Engineering Design and Presentation  Algebra I or Geometry  CTE Manufacturing courses 10 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

11. Principles of Manufacturing Flexible Manufacturing Welding Precision Metal Manufacturing Engineering Advanced Precision Metal Manufacturing Advanced Welding Advanced Flexible Manufacturing Practicum in Manufacturing 11 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

12. http://www.achievetexas.org/Manufacturing.htm Students can view the Achieve Texas Manufacturing booklet for information on classes, jobs information and salaries. 12 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

13. Research colleges in your area to see what courses they offer. Use the Six Year School Plan worksheet to help you select college courses and a college to attend. This form will help you start thinking about where you want to be in the next six years. 13 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

14. High School _________________________________College _________________________________ High SchoolCollege / University SubjectFreshmanSophomoreJuniorSeniorSemester ISemester IISemester IIISemester IVSemester V English Language (4 credits) English Mathematics (4 credits) Algebra IGeometryAlgebra II4th year math Science (4 credits) BiologyChemistryPhysics4th year Science Phy Education (1 credit) Physical Education Speech (1/2 credit) Fine Arts (1 credit) Fine Arts Foreign Language (2 credits) Foreign Language Foreign Language Electives (5 1/2 credits) 14 Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

15.  Use the following web sites to check your personal interests.  New York State Career Zone  http://www.nycareerzone.org/cz/assessment/inde x.jsp http://www.nycareerzone.org/cz/assessment/inde x.jsp  O*NET Resource Center  http://www.onetcenter.org/IP.html http://www.onetcenter.org/IP.html 15 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved

16. Types of Manufacturing Jobs http://www.ehow.com/facts_5138657_types-manufacturing- jobs.html Achieve Texas Manufacturing Booklet http://www.achievetexas.org/Manufacturing.htm College TechPrep of Texas http://www.techpreptexas.org/index.shtml Texas Tech Prep Document Downloard http://www.techpreptexas.org/downloads/index.shtml 16 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved