Preparing for Success

1. IPP Portfolio Exit Plan Blueprint Preparing for Success Steps to Successful Transition in Life

2. Transition Planning is Fundamental to Implementing a Career Development Culture in Schools • Individual Pathway Plan (IPP): For school students the IPP is a plan for how an individual will navigate the curriculum to demonstrate career competencies and achieve career development outcomes. The IPP is a valuable tool for managing transitions. • Transition Portfolio: is a student-owned product used to record and inform the student’s Transition Planning processes. The opportunity for students to develop a portfolio provides early intervention support that will give every student the opportunity to develop a skills portfolio document to record the development of skills and competencies; and enable all education providers to develop the school-community (including business and industry) partnerships required to underpin successful early intervention and transition strategies. • Exit Plan: Young people will develop an exit transition plan assisted by schools and families, which will outline the strategies for transition to post-school destinations including further education, training and employment. Source: WA Guidelines for Career Development and Transition Support Services http://careyp.customer.netspace.net.au/guidelines.html Next

3. The Blueprint aiding student transition planning K- 12 …Source: http://www.blueprint.edu.au

4. Transition Planning in the Early Years YEARS 5 -6 Assessment and Reporting: Work Sample Portfolio and Initial IPP Emphasis on identification of strengths and weaknesses YEARS K - 4 Assessment and Reporting: Work Sample Portfolio Emphasis on building a positive self concept, self image, self esteem and relationships with others- discovering the nature of life and work roles- simple identification of strengths and weaknesses

5. Transition Planning in the Secondary Years YEARS 10 - 12 Personal Transition Portfolio Emphasis on post school options IPP that emphasises transitions to post school options Exit plans that showcase attainment of blueprint and employability skills YEARS 7 - 9 Personal Transition portfolio Emphasis on career development and career exploration including development of resumes and interview technique training Development/monitoring of IPP that emphasises school and training options

6. What is an Individual Pathway Plan (IPP)? An IPP is a summary of ones skills, knowledge and attributes together with short and long term goals and associated action plans to assist a person manage their life, learning and work throughout the many transition points in their life

7. Recommendations for an IPP An IPP should be developed by a young person with support from parents, teachers and mentors and be flexible enough to change as life experiences, access to information and decisions change in the course of a young person’s schooling. Source: Youth Pathways Action Plan Taskforce 2001 • DEST (call them a Learning Transition Plan; VICManaged Individual Plan (MIP); NSWSenior Education and Training Plans (SET) plans; TASPathway Plans; WA Career Action Plans or Individual Pathway Plan( IPP). Examples located at: http://careyp.customer.netspace.net.au/career_management.html

8. Transition Planning, Support & Coordination • Preparation: • Context: connection to other programs- e.g. The Blueprint • Structure: case management approach- it can not be adhoc • Resources: course selection, career exploration, site visits, guest speakers, work placement, the Real Game. • Time: Year 10 version can take up to 7 hours to complete properly, Year 7- 9, 3 hours, preferably over a day or 2 • Staffing: Choice of staff is important – their level of interest / connection with the students • Opportunity for Self Exploration: • Students need to know that they are going to have to look within • They need to understand that its safe to dream • Opportunity for Self exploration • Set the scene: start where the student is at • Emphasis it is about future planning • Set the tone: students need to be willing, it is about them • Emphasise Flexibility • Putting pen to paper does not mean that plans cannot change- student directions and aspirations may and usually do change

9. IPP– Primary School Years • About me • My leisure time, key people in my life • What I’m good at, what I’m proud of • What I’d like to do better • How I learn best • My future • Dreams/goals • Why, how • Choices for next year • My Self Concept • Building a positive self concept, self image, self esteem • Relationships with others • My support network • Family, friends, teachers, community • Discovering the nature of life and work roles in the community • Opportunities to review Kids Health: Self Esteem Building Programs. Source: http://kidshealth.org / or http://www.dvirc.org.au/whenlove/selfesteem.htmCareer Development in the Early Years: http://careyp.customer.netspace.net.au/primary.html

10. IPP– Primary School Years They can take many forms, this is just one example! Source: Department of Education: IPPs http://www.det.wa.edu.au/curriculumsupport/secondary/detcms/navigation/wace-resources

11. IPP – Secondary School Years • About me • My learning style, values, interests, skills and abilities • Where I am heading • Jobs/occupations I am considering • School performance and targets • My career goals • Lifestyle, learning and work • Career competencies • My career plan • What do I need to do to get there • How will I know I’m there • My support network • Family, friends, community • Opportunities to review

12. IPP – Secondary School Years They can take many forms, this is just one example! Source: Department of Education: IPPs http://www.det.wa.edu.au/curriculumsupport/secondary/detcms/navigation/wace-resources

13. IPP– The Review • How am I going? • Successes, concerns/challenges • Where I am heading? • Jobs/occupations I am considering • My reviewed action plan • What do I need to do to get there • How will I know I’m there • Opportunities to review

14. IPP– The Review They can take many forms, this is just one example! Source: Department of Education: IPPs http://www.det.wa.edu.au/curriculumsupport/secondary/detcms/navigation/wace-resources

15. Exit Plan • My Achievements • School based achievements: subjects, awards, responsibilities • VET achievements • Community based achievements • Extra curricula Activities • Long Term Goals • Where to from here? • Short term actions • What do I need to do to get there? • How will I know I’m there? • My support network • Family, friends, teachers, community

16. Exit Plan They can take many forms, this is just one example! Source: Department of Education: IPPs http://www.det.wa.edu.au/curriculumsupport/secondary/detcms/navigation/wace-resources

17. A K-12 PORTFOLIO PROGRESSION POST SCHOOL Employment Portfolio YEARS 10 – 12 Personal Transition Portfolio Emphasis on post school options IPPs that emphasises transitions to post school options Exit plans that showcase attainment of blueprint competencies and employability skills YEARS 8 - 9 Transition Portfolio and IPPs emphasis on career development and career exploration YEARS 6 – 7 Assessment and Reporting: Work Sample Portfolio and Initial IPP Emphasis on identification of strengths and weaknesses YEARS K – 5 Assessment and Reporting: Work Sample Portfolio Emphasis on building a positive self concept, self image and self esteem and relationships with others- discovering the nature of life and work roles- simple identification of strengths and weaknesses

18. WA Guidelines Audit and Planning Tool Source located at: http://careyp.customer.netspace.net.au/guidelines.html

19. Reporting Blueprint Competencies demonstrated Reporting