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Career Planning and Development

Career Planning and Development . Arkansas Dept of Workforce Education Office of Career Guidance, Exploration, and Preparation. Arkansas Act 730. The Arkansas College and Career Readiness Planning Program

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Career Planning and Development

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  1. Career Planning and Development Arkansas Dept of Workforce Education Office of Career Guidance, Exploration, and Preparation

  2. Arkansas Act 730 The Arkansas College and Career Readiness Planning Program Requires “consistent precollege readiness assessments to increase successful student transitions into postsecondary education” And, Measure student readiness for future learning without remediation to improve college and workforce readiness

  3. Consistent career readiness results in successful employment from: • Consistent career guidance and exploration • Consistent career employability training • Consistent Career Portfolio Development • Consistent education in the SMART Core Curriculum (college preparation) • Consistent career planning with career preparation

  4. The 2010 Meltdown Solving the Impending Job Crisis • 47% of job applicants lacked the reading, writing and math skills for the jobs they sought • 73% of US employers cited “very” or “somewhat” difficulty hiring qualified workers • 40% said applicants have poor or no employment skills

  5. U.S. Literacy Woes • 50% of current workers had serious reading, writing, and math skills • 5% of all American adults speak English so poorly they cannot hold a high-paying job • 90 million Americans face higher health risks because their low literacy leads to trouble understanding medical terms • $60 billion per year is lost in productivity

  6. Assessing the Pipeline to America’s Workforce • More than 50% of employers couldn't find qualified applicants for entry-level jobs • Over 50% of adults are unhappy in their jobs • A 2004 Gallup poll indicated that more than 55% of people in the workforce were not engaged in their work • An estimated 80% are underemployed

  7. Where are the students? • Arkansas has a 69% adjusted graduation rate from those who began the 9th grade • Between the 8th grade and the 11th-12th grades (where most college and career planning is being done) many students have already dropped out • Highest number of GED recipients are in the 16-17 age range

  8. Increasing the high school and college graduation rate of male students in Arkansas by only five percent could lead to a combined savings and revenue of almost $77 million each year by reducing crime-related costs (Alliance for Excellent Education, June 2007).

  9. Where are the Boys According to Arkansas’ Kuder data There are 12% more girls in the 11th and 12th grades compared to a 50/50 ratio in the 8th grade. According to Ark Dept of Higher Ed There are about 10% more girls graduating than boys from 4-year universities.

  10. Arkansas DWE White Papers If Arkansas’ high schools and colleges raise the graduation rates of Hispanic, African-American, and Native-American students to the levels of white students by 2020, the potential increase in personal income would add more than $785 million to the state economy.

  11. If Arkansas’ likely dropouts from the class of 2006 graduated instead, the state could save more than $94 million in Medicaid and expenditures for uninsured care over the course of those young people’s lifetimes.

  12. 1/3 of college students leave after their first year in college Almost 50% of college students never graduate 30% of college students leave school at the end of their first year and another 30% take five or six years to earn their degree Dropouts from the class of 2006 cost the state more than $2.7 billion in lost wages, taxes, and productivity over their lifetimes

  13. The Institute of Education and the Economy Concluded: • Many different types of career guidance interventions are effective • Career development activities positively influence school attendance and completion • Simple planning will help students connect their goals and steps to reach them

  14. Results from Lapan, Gysbers, and Sun concluded students in Missouri: • Make better grades • Have more college and career information • Believe their school has a positive climate • Feel middle school is safer • Have a better relationship with their teachers • Are more satisfied with their education

  15. A HSTW study concluded: • Students who completed a 4-year high school plan increased math test scores • Students spent more time talking with counselors • Math, science and reading scores improved • Career guidance increased college-prep math and science classes

  16. Information is Vital2010 Meltdown by Edward Gordon • Schools can help students by helping their parents • Career aptitude and personal interest assessments need to be provided in middle schools • Future workers need higher quality education which integrates arts and sciences with emerging technology

  17. Improve the quality of career planning interventions provided to students • To help students meet personal goals • To help students successfully transition through the educational system smoothly and efficiently • To help students graduate successfully • To help students become employable with employability skills and industry certifications • To help students successfully reach career goals

  18. Career Exploration and PlanningInterventions in Middle and Junior High Schools • Kuder Galaxy (provided to 50 elementary schools) • Career Orientation (8th grade requirement to explore the world of work and assess self) • Kuder Navigator with assessments -Interests, Skills & Values with a Person Match • ACT Explore (Interest and aptitude for learning resulting in the World of Work Map with clusters and pathways) • Career Development Portfolio (state required 4-year+ planning with parental involvement )

  19. Assessing The Whole Person

  20. High School Interventions • Keystone (9th grade transition elective) • Kuder (10th grade re-assessment after exploration) • ACT Plan (Improved academic achievement, career preparation, and post-high school planning) • Or PSAT (Individual strengths and weakness on college readiness skills)**Arkansas State Law 2010-2011** • Workplace Readiness (11th-12th grade elective using KeyTrain to prepare students for WorkKeys) • Work-based Learning (JAG, Internship & Youth Apprenticeship electives)

  21. KeyTrain in Secondary Schools • Students in Workplace Readiness will be required to use KeyTrain to prepare for the ACT WorkKeys Assessments. • Work-based learning programs including Internship and JAG will allow students to use KeyTrain in schools where Workplace Readiness is not being offered.

  22. WorkKeys Implementation • Dept of Workforce Services contracted with Thinking Media to provide KeyTrain to dislocated workers and high school students in grades 11 and 12. • ACT WorkKeys assessments were purchased to provide job seekers with the CRC credential.

  23. Where do we begin? • Assess current knowledge with KeyTrain pretests • Identify occupational needs for career goal • Assign KeyTrain lessons so the student can work at their own pace to the level they need to achieve • Bridge the gap between being unemployable and being hirable.

  24. WorkKeys Identifies Skill Gaps By comparing the job profile and individual assessment results, skills gaps can be identified 6 Skills Gap 5 5 5 Skills Gap 4 4 4 4 4 4 Individual Results 3 3 3 3 3 3 Job Profile Applied Mathematics Reading for Information Locating Information

  25. Job Seekers • Must score at least a level 4 on the KeyTrain in Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics, and Locating Information. • Must also register with the Arkansas Job Links • Instructor refers KeyTrain completers to a two-year community college for the WorkKeys assessment • Career Readiness Certificates are then awarded to students receiving the Bronze, Silver or Gold Certificate.

  26. Arkansas Career Readiness Certificates • The state has awarded a total of 10,912 certificates signed by the Governor of Arkansas and the Department of Workforce Services • 2,907   Gold      (27%) • 5,886   Silver    (54%) • 2,119   Bronze  (19%)

  27. ArkansasAtWork.orgArkansas Career Readiness Certificate Governor’s Initiative Video Spot • http://www.dws.arkansas.gov/CRC/Governor.htm “We must have a career ready workforce” Radio Spot • http://www.dws.arkansas.gov/CRC/audio/DWS%20CRC%20(Employers)%20e.mp3 Brochure • http://www.dws.arkansas.gov/CRC/PDF/CRC%20Employer%27s%20Guide%20Brochure.pdf

  28. Sum of all the Parts for a Career Ready Workforce • Career Guidance, Exploration & Preparation • Career Development Facilitator • Career Development Portfolios • Kuder (ArkansasWorks) • ACT Explore, Plan and WorkKeys • Placement and completion in CTE programs of study • KeyTrain(ArkansasAtWork) • Arkansas Career Readiness Certificate

  29. Career Development Facilitators A (CDF) is a person who has been specially trained to work with students or dislocated workers to assist with vocational and educational planning, assessments, and workforce preparation from middle school through postsecondary education and the adult workforce.

  30. Positions for which CDF’s could be trained for Student Career Development Coach Career Action Plan Program Facilitator School Career Guidance Counselor Job Search Trainer Co-op and Tech Center Coordinators Employment/Placement Specialists College Counselor/Recruiter

  31. Network of CDF’s working alongside professionals with more extensive training • Dept of Workforce Education Staff • Secondary School Counselors and Career Tech Program of Study Teachers • Two-year Community College Counselors and recruiters • Career Pathways Administrators • Workforce Services Center Staff

  32. Career Development Portfolio • Collection of assessments • Record of accomplishments • Contains resumes & Application Examples • Education and training Plan of Action • Opportunity for creative self-expression • Process for career development • Self-discovery & evaluation • Business & industry certifications

  33. DWE Involvement • Kuder support • CDF training and supervision • Carl Perkins funding through schools and educational cooperatives • Statewide Career Development Portfolios with a two-year crosswalk for two-year community college majors in CTE programs of study • Articulation for concurrent credit for CTE programs of study.

  34. WorkKeys is a System Job Profiling: to match applicants with jobs Skill Assessments: Measures an individual’s skill level Career Guidance Education/ Training: Efficiently closes skill gaps

  35. This is to certify Johnny B. Good__ Successfully completed: Arkansas High School Graduation Requirements Arkansas Dept of Education Smart Core Advertising & Graphic Design Program of Study Adobe Premier CS3 Certification GOLD Arkansas Career Readiness Certificate Skills attained: Proficient in Adobe Premier Pro Multimedia 3.5 GPA CTSO Member: FBLA & Skills USA Concurrent College Credit Earned: Fundamentals of Graphic Design Freshman Composition College Algebra Signed this day the 18th of May , 2009 ______________ John Davidson Dept of Workforce Education

  36. For more information please contact: Ray Henson, Program Manager Dept of Workforce Education Office of Career Guidance, Exploration, and Preparation Three Capitol Mall, Suite 408 Little Rock, AR 72201 501-682-1616 raymond.henson@arkansas.gov

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