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Students, Parents and Career Planning A Seamless Transition

What do you want to be when you grow up?. Gallup pollsters asked more than 1,000 kidsaged 13 through 17,"What kind of work doyou think you will do fora career?" They thenasked them to give theirtop 3 choices. . 16 Career Clusters What are the top interests?. Agriculture, Food

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Students, Parents and Career Planning A Seamless Transition

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    1. 45 Minutes - Career and Technical Education has evolved from the traditional “Vo-Tech” image to an integrated curriculum that provides students with real-world skills that can be applied to a variety of different career fields. To facilitate the career development process, CTE provides resources that can help all students. Learn about current and future CTE initiatives that can facilitate the counseling process. 45 Minutes - Career and Technical Education has evolved from the traditional “Vo-Tech” image to an integrated curriculum that provides students with real-world skills that can be applied to a variety of different career fields. To facilitate the career development process, CTE provides resources that can help all students. Learn about current and future CTE initiatives that can facilitate the counseling process.

    3. Gallup pollsters asked more than 1,000 kids aged 13 through 17, "What kind of work do you think you will do for a career?" They then asked them to give their top 3 choices.

    4. 16 Career Clusters What are the top interests? Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Architecture & Construction Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Business, Management & Administration Education & Training Finance Government & Public Service Health Science Hospitality & Tourism Human Services Information Technology Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Manufacturing Marketing, Sales & Service Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Transportation, Distribution & Logistics What is the top interest across Virginia?What is the top interest across Virginia?

    5. Interest Aggregate Report – 2006-2007

    6. 16 Career Clusters What are the top skills? Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Architecture & Construction Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Business, Management & Administration Education & Training Finance Government & Public Service Health Science Hospitality & Tourism Human Services Information Technology Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Manufacturing Marketing, Sales & Service Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Transportation, Distribution & Logistics What is the top skill across Virginia?What is the top skill across Virginia?

    7. Skills Aggregate Report – 2006-2007

    8. What are the top Work Values? Achievement Creativity Co-Workers Income Independence Lifestyle Mental Challenge Prestige Security Supervision Variety Work Environment What is the top Work Value across Virginia?What is the top Work Value across Virginia?

    9. Values Aggregate Report – 2006-2007

    11. “Have Adolescents Become too Ambitious?” 78.3% expect to obtain a 4-year degree 36.7% of 25-34 year olds have a Bachelor’s degree John Reynolds, FSU

    12. Enrollment and persistence in postsecondary education For every 100 ninth graders: 67 Graduate from high school on time 38 Directly enter college 26 Still enrolled at sophomore year 18 Graduate in 150% of the time from a 2- or 4-year colleges College and Career Transitions Initiative (CCTI) http://www.league.org/league/projects/ccti/index.html

    13. What helps define the opportunities ahead for the student?

    14. Education Pays… Note: Data are 2007 annual averages for persons age 25 and over. Earnings are for full-time wage and salary workers. http://www.bls.gov/emp/emptab7.htm U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics

    15. Percent of students who take remedial courses 63% at two-year institutions 40% at four-year institutions

    16. The Need for Postsecondary Education 85% of current jobs and 90% of the fastest-growing and best-paying jobs now require some postsecondary education. Business-Higher Education Forum, 2003 U.S. Department of Labor, 2006

    17. Entry into employment or further education Employers estimate that 39% of high school graduates who have no further education are not prepared for their current job and that 45% are under prepared for advancement College instructors estimate that 42% of their students are not adequately prepared Source: “Rising to the Challenge: Are High School graduates prepared for college and work?”; Achieve, Inc. 2005

    18. What is the thread that ties this all together?

    19. Career Planning Research shows that students who put a career plan in place during their high school years are 47 percent more likely to complete postsecondary education.

    20. How do we get students and parents interested in career planning now?

    21. Career Clusters and Pathways

    22. Career Clusters: Framework Cluster Level Represents the skills and knowledge, both academic and technical, that all students within the cluster should achieve regardless of their pathway. Pathway Level Represents the skills and knowledge, both academic and technical, necessary to pursue a full range of career opportunities within a pathway - ranging from entry level to management, including technical and professional career specialties. Career Specialties Represents the full range of career opportunities within each pathway.

    23. Knowledge & Skills (K & S) The foundational principle of career clusters and career pathways is that a set of knowledge and skills can be identified within an occupation that is shared with other occupations in a pathway and other pathways in a cluster.

    24. Career Clusters Creates a common language between secondary & postsecondary Allow for “vertical thinking” about high school course selection and “horizontal thinking” across skill sets Multiple entry & exit points Non-linear approach

    25. Health Science Cluster

    26. Multiple Entrance & Exit Points High School & Post-Secondary – Therapeutic Services Pathway

    27. Manufacturing Cluster

    28. Multiple Entrance & Exit Points HS & Post-Secondary – Manufacturing Prod. Process Development Pathway

    31. Career Clusters

    33. The Goal? A Comprehensive Blend of Academics and Skills

    34. The Goal? A Comprehensive Blend of Academics and Skills

    35. The Goal? A Comprehensive Blend of Academics and Skills

    36. The Goal? A Comprehensive Blend of Academics and Skills

    37. Warm Body Resources: The Passenger in the Car

    38. Career Coaches 90 Career Coaches 131 High Schools Served All 23 Community Colleges Support Coaches In 2006-2007 46,502 Students Served 34,513 Received One on One Coaching 14,656 Developed Career Plans 9,246 Received help with college applications 1,753 Business Partners brought into schools

    39. Career Coaches Student surveys indicated: Increased interest in postsecondary education Decrease in students with no plans High satisfaction rating of coach experience Multiple services provided New Partnerships GEAR UP & SCHEV Strategic Planning meeting

    40. CareerConnect Virginia’s One-Stop Workforce System

    41. Cold-Body Resources: Paper and Web Resources

    42. What is the status of Virginia’s Career Planning System? Contract renewed through June 2009 RFP being developed with VDOE, SCHEV, VCCS, ECMC, Virginia PrePaid Education Noteworthy components of the RFP Electronic Career Plans of Study Governor’s Workforce Development mandates all students to have an individual career plan DOE Grant to develop electronic transcripts

    43. Hand-out

    44. Questions? Scott Kemp Career Pathways Coordinator 804-819-4968 skemp@vccs.edu

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