CREATING EFFECTIVE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

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Increasing Personal Success with Effective Career
Development Resources
Charlsey Cartwright Executive Director California
Career Resource Network (CalCRN) Sacramento,
CA John Merris-Coots Education Programs
Consultant California Department of
Education Sacramento, CA
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Creating Effective Career Development Programs

• Two Assumptions
• Developing effective career management skills is
  critical for leading successful lives.
• Despite limited resources, we can help students
  to become effective career self-managers.

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Recent Research ShowsInformed Considered
Career Development Works

• Educational Outcomes
• Improved preparation and participation in
  postsecondary education
• Better articulation among levels of education and
  between education and work
• Higher graduation and retention rates
• Social Benefits
• Higher levels of worker satisfaction and career
  retention
• Shorter path to primary labor market for young
  workers
• Lower incidence of work-related stress and
  depression
• Economic Consequences
• Higher incomes and increased tax revenues
• Lower rates and shorter periods of unemployment
• Increased worker productivity
• The Educational, Social, and Economic Value of
• Informed and Considered Career Decisions
• Scott Gillie and Meegan Gillie Isenhour, Fall 2003

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Most career decision-making is unintentional and
uninformed

• 78 of students credit their parents as the top
  adult influence regarding career planning
  (Source Ferris State University, April 2002)
• 65 of working adults do not believe they are in
  the right job
• (NCDA/Gallup, 1999)

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Most H.S. Graduates are Not Ready for Adult Life

• Too few students see personal relevance in their
  studies
• Only 28 percent of 12th-grade students believe
  that school work is meaningful
• Only 39 believe that school work will have any
  bearing on their success in later life
• In the largest 32 urban U.S. districts, only 50
  of students who enroll graduate (National Center
  for Education Statistics and reported in The
  Condition of Education 2002)
• In California, the 2001 graduation rate was
  68.9. With an 82 rate for Asian students, 75.5
  for White students, 57 for Hispanic students,
  55.3 for Black students, and 49.7 for native
  American students.  (Who Graduates? Who Doesn't?
  A Statistical Portrait of Public High School
  Graduation, Class of 2001 The Urban
  Institute/Education Policy Center, February 2004)
  
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Changing Work DynamicWhat the workforce
experiences today and in the future

• Global competition made possible by rapidly
  evolving technology
• Organizations continuously re-defining their
  missions and right-sizing
• Re-definition of jobs and work Youth will face
  up to 25 jobs in 5 different occupational
  sectors
• Many jobs we are training for today wont exist
  in 10 years
• Change is Constant!

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Choosing the Right Compass

• Industry Sectors are organizational constructs
  based on nature of work, economics, etc.
  changing at an accelerating, and unpredictable
  rate
• human nature much more complicated, but
  universal and enduring

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The Old Paradigm in Career Development and
Planning
From A linear, destination-oriented model of
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Job Choice
Retirement
Employment
Education/Training
Source Phil Jarvis, Vice President National
Life/Work Center
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Moving to a New Paradigm in Career Development
and Planning
Source Phil Jarvis, Vice President National
Life/Work Center
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Moving to a New Paradigm in Career Development
and Planning (continued

• Follow your HEART
• Who are you now?
• What are your special assets/talents?
• Who needs what you like to do?
• What work environment do you want?
• What are you passionate about
• What skills do you need to manage your
  career?

Source Phil Jarvis, Vice President National
Life/Work Center
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SCANS Employability Skills (What Employers Want
in Employees)

• Can communicate, solve problems and continue to
  learn
• Have positive attitudes and behaviors
• Are responsible and adaptable
• Who can work with others as a team
• Have strong educational and career exploration
  and planning skills
• Secretarys Commission on Achieving Necessary
  Skills (SCANS)

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Tools to Help Students Learn Career
Self-Management The following tools are all
used successfully in school settings and make
education more relevant to students
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CalCRN Resources

• The Real Game Series
• The Real Game California
• California Career Planning Guide (CCPG)
• California CareerZone
• California Reality Check
• Smart Options
• Career Development Facilitator (CDF) Program
• www.californiacareers.info

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Career Management Curricula
Years 9 10
Years 3 4
Years 5 6
Years 11 12
www.realgame.com
Years 7 8
Adults
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Career development curriculum adapted for
Californians from middle school ages on up
using current California economic and workforce
information and occupations.
Through experiencing fun role-simulations, partic
ipants learn effective career self-management
competencies (knowledge, skills, attitudes).
The relevance of the game to their lives helps
students focus more on their future and
appreciate the importance of lifelong learning.
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TRG California Curriculum Aligned with

• California Academic Content Standards
• 2. Equipped for the Future Content Standards for
  Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning
• 3. California Career Technical Education
  Standards
• 4. National Career Development Guidelines
• 5. American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
  National Standards for Student Academic, Career
  and Personal/Social Development
• 6. Secretarys Commission on Achieving Necessary
  Skill (SCANS) Employability Skills

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The High FiveCareer Management Principles

• Focus on the journey, not the destination. Become
  a good traveler.
• Know yourself, believe in yourself and follow
  your heart.
• Youre not alone. Access your allies, and be a
  good ally.
• Change is constant, and brings with it new
  opportunities.
• Learning is lifelong, and its good. We are most
  alive when we are learning.

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Benefits of The Real Game SeriesAs reported
from parents, teachers, administrators, and
counselors

• Learners see the relevance of their education to
  their future lives
• Learners become more enthusiastic about school
  and learning
• Academic performance increases
• Attendance increases
• Learners develop strong career management skills
• Bullying behavior decreases and
• Learners are more communicative and understanding.

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California Career Planning Guide
(CCPG)2003-2005 intended for students,
teachers, counselors, parents, and anyone wanting
to develop their career/life skills.
Handout!

• . . . helps people of all ages plan their
  futures. It includes
• an introduction to career planning
• how to develop good career/life management
  skills
• self-assessments
• ways to investigate the world of work
• how to identify and meet education and training
  needs
• how to create a Career Action Plan.

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www.CACareerZone.org
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www.CaliforniaRealityCheck.com
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Smart OptionsCareer Exploration Based on
Multiple Intelligences

Handout!

• Gardner
• Bodily-kinesthetic Intelligence
• Interpersonal Intelligence (EI)
• Intrapersonal Intelligence (EI)
• Linguistic Intelligence
• Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
• Musical Intelligence
• Naturalist Intelligence
• Spatial Intelligence

• Armstrong
• Body Smarts
• People Smarts (EI)
• Self Smarts (EI)
• Word Smarts
• Logic Smarts
• Music Smarts
• Nature Smarts
• Image Smarts

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Career Development Facilitator(CDF) Program
Handout

• Increases skills of persons working in career
  development settings, such as
• Adult counseling/career centers
• K-12 school systems
• Technical college system
• Career resource centers
• Employment service, Vocational rehabilitation
• Business and industry human resources
• One-stop career centers
• School-to-Career programs
• Community-based organizations

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CalCRN Website
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Charlsey Cartwright Executive Director California
Career Resource Network (CalCRN) Sacramento,
CA [phone] calcrn_at_cwo.com John
Merris-Coots Education Programs
Consultant California Department of
Education Sacramento, CA [phone] jmerris_at_cd
e.ca.gov