Career Guidance Resources

100 Students Start 9th grade

• graduate college…………….

• on a “college prep” track……• graduate from high school…..• enter college…………………

College Completion Toolkit U. S. Department of Education, March 2011

5175

29• 38 need remediation

51

416,408 HS Graduates in 2009

185,669 Remaining Graduates

CCC

CSU

UC

AICCU

118,014

49,263

28,462

35,000

2009 HS Graduates & First Time Freshmen

The Old Paradigm in Career Development and

Planning

Birth Job Choice Education/Training Employment Retirement

From:From:

A linear, destination-oriented model of:

““What do you want to be when you grow up?”What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Source: Phil Jarvis, Vice PresidentNational Life/Work Center

To A New Paradigm of:Developing Career Self-Management Skills

Source: Phil Jarvis, Vice PresidentNational Life/Work Center

Research ShowsInformed & Considered Career

Decisions WorkEducational Outcomes include:• Better articulation among levels of education and between

education and work• Higher graduation and retention rates

Social Benefits include:• Higher levels of worker satisfaction and career retention• Shorter path to primary labor market for young workers

Economic Benefits include:• Higher incomes and increased tax revenues• Increased worker productivity

“The Educational, Social, and Economic Value of Informed and Considered Career Decisions.”

Scott Gillie and Meegan Gillie Isenhour, 2003 & 2005.For America’s Career Resource Network Association.

Career Self-Management Skills

• Create and manage a career plan that meets your career goals• Use a process of decision-making as one component of career

development• Use accurate, current, and unbiased career information

during career planning and management• Master academic, occupational and general employability skills• Integrate changing employment trends, societal needs, and

economic conditions into your career plans

National Career Development Guidelines

Career Management Competencies

Pathways to Prosperity

• include career objectives; • a program of study; • degree and/or certificate objectives; and • work-linked learning experiences.

“Young adults simply cannot chart a course if they do not have a goal.”

In the U.S., our goal should be to assist every young adult beginning at the end of middle school to develop an individualized pathway plan that would:

Harvard Graduate School of Education, February 2011

CalCRN Resources

• CaliforniaCareers.info

• California CareerZone

• California Reality Check

• California Career Planning Guide

• The Real Game California TM

(TRGC)

California CareerZone

California CareerZonewww.cacareerzone.org

Assess Yourself --- Three Types:• Quick Assessment (Holland)• *Interest Profiler (Holland)• Work Importance Profiler Explore Industry Sectors (Both

O*Net and CTE)900 Occupations (Approximately

300 with videos):Additional ResourcesSearch OccupationsOnline Account OptionWorkbook available (Resources)*IP worksheets in Spanish, Chinese

and Vietnamese

Occupation Details• Job Definition• Job Zone• Interests• Knowledge• Skills• Tasks • Wages (California data)• Outlook (California data)• Colleges and Training (NEW)• Similar Occupations• Jobs in California

California CareerZone Portfolio

• Account Set-Up: Username, Password, Zip Code• Save Work Importance & Interest Profiler results• Bookmark Occupations• E-mail Occupations• Keep Notes in the Journal• Review Recently Explored Occupations• Pending – E-mail Assessment Results & Occupations

California Reality Check

California Reality Checkwww.californiarealitycheck.com

3. Begin “Occupation Direct” then count down through the budget categories

Build a Monthly Budget• Housing• Utilities• Food• Transportation• Clothes• Health Care• Entertainment• Personal• Misc• Savings• Taxes (25% of Annual

Expenses, no choice)

*Workbook available (Intro page)

Three Exploration Options

1. Build a Budget in one of 22 California Cities, then

Choose an Education Level, then Choose an Occupational category

2. Begin with a “Future Salary” then go directly to Education Level/Occupational Category page

*Updated January 2010

ExploreCalifornia Career Zone

andCalifornia Reality Check

www.CaliforniaCareers.info• Educators

– Counselor’s Guide to Career Exploration (PDF)

• Students– Find and Get the Right Job (PDF)– Succeed at Work (PDF)

• Job and Career Seekers– Find a job emphasis– Work/Life Balance

• California Career Planning Guide– English, Spanish, text, video “How to use”

• “Where Do I Start?”

California Career Planning Guide

Contents Summary• Introduction to the Career Planning Process • Learn About Yourself • Investigate the World of Work • Use What You Have Learned • Test the Waters • Wrap It Up – Create a Career Action Plan

Additional resource links and online How-To Video, plus English, Spanish & text PDFs. We plan to have writable PDF worksheets available soon.

CalCRN Resources CDCalifornia Career Planning Guide

full format version in English & Spanish

text version in English & Spanish

California Career Zone workbook

California Reality Check workbook

Find and Get the Right Job (student guidebook)

Succeed at Work (student guidebook)

The Real Game California 2.1Four Units - Twenty-two Sessions

1. Making a Living – Spin Game, Wish Lists, Role Profiles

2. Quality of Life – Time Budgeting, Financial Budgeting, Financial Literacy

3. Changes & Choices – Gender Equity, Job Loss, Disasters, Self-Employment

4. The Personal Journey – Self Understanding, Occupational Options, Life Planning

96 California Role ProfilesFacilitator’s Guide

www.RealGameCalifornia.org

Evaluation of The Real Game A two-year evaluation, involving 600 students, indicated that the U.S. version of The Real Game:

•Significantly strengthened students’ understanding of the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to succeed in the workplace;

•Positively impacted students’ goal setting abilities and confidence in their future success;

•Increased student’s engagement in school, and

•Benefited student’s sense of self-efficacy.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2007

Counselors’ Guide to Career ExplorationUsing Resources from CalCRN

• California Career Zone• California Reality Check• California Career Planning Guide• The Real Game California 2.1 *

1. One brief session with a student2. One long session with a student3. Multiple sessions with a student4. Full class session with a group5. Multiple sessions with a group6. Full term with a group*

Online Student Survey

• Middle School Students

• High School Students

• Career/College Exploration

• Post High School Options/Planning

• Student Portfolio

• Virtual Counselor

• Counselor/Parent Resources

Under Development“My Career Center”

Next Steps

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people

can change the world.

Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

~ Margaret Mead

California Career Resource Network

Contact Information

John Merris-CootsExecutive Director

916-324-8151

jmerris@cde.ca.gov