The California Career Resource Network

1. The California Career Resource Network www.californiacareers.info

2. California Career Resource Network CalCRN Partners Committee is composed of: • California Department of Education • Chancellor Office of the California Community Colleges • Employment Development Department • Department of Rehabilitation, • Department of Social Services, • California Workforce Investment Board, • Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, • Department of Corrections • Department of Social Services

3. Problem Most career decision-making is largely unintentional and not fully informed 65% of working adults think they are in the wrong job (Gallup) 78% of students credit their parents as their top adult influence in career planning (Ferris State University) 28% of 12th-graders see school as meaningful, and 39% believe it will impact success later life (National Center for Education Statistics, Condition of Education) The average worker will hold eight to 10 different jobs during his or her employment lifespan (U.S. Department of Labor)

4. Paradigm Shift • OLD: Choose a DESTINATION • What will you be when ... ? NEW: Follow your HEART • Who are you now? • Why are you here (purpose)? • What are your special skills, abilities, talents, gifts (assets)? • Who needs what you love to do? • What will you do next (Stepping Stones)? • What competencies will you work on? • What does your future look/feel like? • (Power of Imagination - Heliotropic Effect)

5. Goal Help students learn the competencies they will need, lifelong, to be healthy, self-reliant and resilient citizens, able to find work they love in times of constant workforce change and maintain balance between work and other life roles

6. Recent Research ShowsInformed & Considered Career Decisions Work 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

7. The High Five 1 Know yourself, believe in yourself, and follow your heart • Focus on the journey, not the destination - become a good traveler (Stepping Stones) • Change is constant, and always brings new opportunities • Access your allies, and be a good ally • Learning is lifelong

8. Career Self-Management Skills • Personal and Social Development • Build and maintain a positive self-concept • Develop interpersonal skills including respect for diversity • Integrate personal growth and change into career development • Balance personal, leisure, community, learner, family and work roles • Educational Achievement and Lifelong Learning • Attain educational achievement and performance levels needed to reach personal and career goals • Participate in on-going lifelong learning experiences • Career Management • 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

9. Respect Responsibility Honesty Integrity Empathy Fairness Initiative Perseverance Courage Optimism Character DevelopmentIts Not Just A Good Idea!

10. Learning Concepts • Maslow’s four stages of learning • Change or Die • Power of imagination – Heliotropic effect • Learning from the future • Flight simulators

11. www.californiacareers.info

12. Assess Yourself --- Three Types: Quick Assessment (5 minutes) Interest Profiler (30 minutes) Work Importance Profiler (30 minutes) Explore Industry Sectors (Both O*Net and CTE) 900 Occupations (Approximately 300 with videos): Additional Resources Search Occupations Occupation Details Job Definition Interests Tasks Skills Knowledge Education School Classes Wages (California data) Outlook (California data) Similar Jobs Job Openings (California data) California CareerZonewww.cacareerzone.org

14. Three exploration Options Build a Budget in one of 22 California Cities, then Choose an Education Level Choose an Occupational Category Begin with a “Future Salary” then go directly to Education Level/Occupational Category page Begin “Occupation Direct” then count down through the budget categories Build a Budget Monthly Budget Housing Utilities Food Transportation Clothes Health Care Entertainment Personal Misc Savings Taxes (25% of Annual Expenses, no choice) Reality Checkwww.californiarealitycheck.com

15. California Career Planning Guide • Contents • Introduction to the career Planning Process • Learn About Yourself • Investigate the World of Work • Synthesize What You Have Learned • Test the Waters • Wrap It Up – Create a Career Action Plan

16. The Real Game CaliforniaTM • TRGC is the latest addition to the internationally popular The Real Game SeriesTM being used in over 50,000 classrooms in ten countries. • Students experience California adult life/work roles to learn career self-management competencies.