presented by dr. janet wall sr. trainer, o*net academy

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An O*NET Academy Briefing:An O*NET Academy Briefing:

O*NET Tools for School Counselors, Counselor O*NET Tools for School Counselors, Counselor Educators, and Other Career Development Educators, and Other Career Development

ProfessionalsProfessionalsPresented by

Dr. Janet Wall

Sr. Trainer, O*NET Academy

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Webinar ObjectivesWebinar Objectives

Show how O*NET materials and services support professional career development guidelines

Review various free materials and services that school counselors can use for their career development programs

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Three Important Documents for Three Important Documents for School CounselorsSchool Counselors

Vision into Action: National Standards for School Counseling Programs (ASCA)

National Career Development Guidelines (US Department of Education)

Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act

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Vision into ActionVision into ActionNational Standards for School National Standards for School

Counseling ProgramsCounseling Programs

Academic DevelopmentPersonal/Social Development

Career Development

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Career DevelopmentCareer DevelopmentStandard I: Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world

of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.

Standard II: Students will employ strategies to achieve future career

success and satisfaction.Standard III: Students will understand the relationship among

personal qualities, education and training, and the world of work.

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National Career National Career Development GuidelinesDevelopment Guidelines

Domain 1: Personal Social DevelopmentDomain 2: Educational Achievement and Lifelong LearningDomain 3: Career Management

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Career ManagementCareer Management

CM1 - Create and manage a career plan that meets your career goals.

CM2 - Use a process of decision-making as one component of career development.

CM3 - Use accurate, current, and unbiased career information during career planning and management.

CM4 - Master academic, occupational, and general employability skills in order to obtain, create, maintain, and/or advance your employment.

CM5 - Integrate changing employment trends, societal needs, and economic conditions into your career plans.

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PerkinsPerkins

Employment statisticsInformation on industriesInformation for career awareness and planningEducation and training informationHigh wage, high demand jobsAlignment of programs with objectives, industry

requirements

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O*NET Information Supports Career O*NET Information Supports Career and Technical Education Effortsand Technical Education Efforts

Provides unbiased and accurate information Specifies wages by state and nationally Documents occupational trends and outlook Offers assessment tools for learning about oneself Shows students how personal characteristics are related to the

world-of work Shows how education and training relates to occupations Supports decision-making by supplying credible occupational,

educational, and job information Includes in demand occupations, emerging occupations

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What is O*NETWhat is O*NET

Dynamic system of occupational information– Frequently updated – Based on Information from job incumbents and employers

(comprehensive) Supporting tools Assessments Job information Financial aid O*NET Online

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Find Occupational InformationFind Occupational Information

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Note search fields.

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Tasks, Tools and Technology, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Work Activities, Work Context, Job Zone (education and training), Interests, Work Values, Related Occupations, Wages and Employment, Additional Information

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T&T – New FeatureT&T – New Feature

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Knowledge and SkillsKnowledge and Skills

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Work ContextWork Context

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Interests and Work StylesInterests and Work Styles

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Work Values and Related OccupationsWork Values and Related Occupations

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Wages and Employment Trends, Wages and Employment Trends, Additional InformationAdditional Information

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Search by SkillsSearch by Skills

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Skill SearchSkill Search

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Select Skills from ListSelect Skills from List

Basic Skills, Complex Problem Solving Skills, Resource Management Skills, System Skills, and Technical Skills

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60 Matches Using 10 Skills60 Matches Using 10 Skills

Click on occupational title to obtain Summary Report

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Search by Interest AreaSearch by Interest Area

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Search by InterestsSearch by Interests

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Select Primary Interest AreaSelect Primary Interest Area

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Related Occupational ListingRelated Occupational Listing

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Career Info NetCareer Info Net

Provides significant informationCan be reached on its own or through O*NET

Online

http://www.acinet.org/

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Significant Resources for YouSignificant Resources for You

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Occupational InformationOccupational Information

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Career VideosCareer Videos

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Skills Gap AnalysisSkills Gap Analysis

Exercise that compares one’s current skills and level of performance to requirements of an occupation

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Other ResourcesOther Resources

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Education and Training – Education and Training – Select Job FamilySelect Job Family

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Select OccupationSelect Occupation

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Select Level and LocationSelect Level and Location

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ResultsResults

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Assistance with Pell GrantsAssistance with Pell Grants

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Student Financial Aid GuidesStudent Financial Aid Guides

http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html

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Scholarship SearchScholarship Search

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10 Results10 Results

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Career Assessment ToolsCareer Assessment Tools

Three high quality instrumentsUse for career exploration and career guidanceNot for job selection or selection into job training

programs.Can be downloaded for your use from

www.onetcenter.org

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Interest ProfilerInterest Profiler

What Do You Like to Do?What Do You Like to Do?

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Work Interest AreasWork Interest Areas

R I A S E C

RealisticRealistic

InvestigativeInvestigative

ArtisticArtistic

SocialSocial

EnterprisingEnterprising

ConventionalConventional

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What Do You Value?What Do You Value?

The Work Importance ProfilerThe Work Importance Profiler

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Work Value AreasWork Value Areas

A I R R S W

WorkingWorking Conditions Conditions

AchievementAchievement

IndependenceIndependence

RecognitionRecognition

RelationshipsRelationships

SupportSupport

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The Ability ProfilerThe Ability Profiler

What can you do?

What are your work-related skills?

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Eleven SubtestsEleven Subtests

Non-Psychomotor Psychomotor

Arithmetic Reasoning Mark Making (paper/pencil)

Vocabulary Place

Three-Dimensional Space Turn

Computation Assemble

Name Comparison Disassemble

Object Matching

Power Speeded

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Links to OccupationsLinks to Occupations

All three assessment instruments link results back to occupations

About 800 occupations These occupations can be explored via O*NET

Online

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O*NET and Career ClustersO*NET and Career Clusters

From… State Directors of Career and Technical Education at http://www.careerclusters.org

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Career ClustersCareer Clusters

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Career ClustersCareer Clusters

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Cluster PathwaysCluster Pathwaysoccupations

pathways

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Review of ToolsReview of Tools

How O*NET relates to the ASCA standards and the new National Career Development Guidelines

How to find occupational informationHow to search for occupational information by skillsHow to search occupational information by interest areaHow to find financial aid informationHow to find higher education informationFind and use quality assessment toolsLocating information on career clusters

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There is an old Chinese proverb that says …… "Give a man a fish and you feed him for the day. Teach a man how to fish

and you feed him for a lifetime."

Concluding RemarksConcluding Remarks

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Questions?Questions?

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O*NET Resource Center

http://www.onetcenter.org  ONET Onlinehttp://online.onetcenter.org  Skills Gap Analysishttp://ww.acinet.org/acinet/skills_gapreport.asp

Career Info Nethttp://www.acinet.org/acinet/default.asp

Student Financial Aid Informationhttp://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html

 Financial Aid Advisorhttp://www.careertools.org/finaidadvisor/

College Searchhttp://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/

O*NET Academyhttp://www.onetacademy.com Career Clusterhttp://www.careerclusters.org

Important Websites

Tons of Tools for School Counselors

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Opportunities for YouOpportunities for You

Spotlight on O*NET Knowledge Site – contact stenson49@hotmail.com

Podcast – audio interviewSpecial User Webinars

– Contact me at sagesolutions@earthlink.net sagesolutions@earthlink.net

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Supporting WebinarsSupporting Webinars

How to Download and Use the O*NET Interest Profiler and Work Importance Profiler

Overview of the O*NET Ability ProfilerHow to Administer the O*NET Ability ProfilerHow to Interpret the Ability ProfilerWhole Person AssessmentO*NET Tools for Job Seekers and StudentsO*NET EnhancementsO*NET for Military in Transition