Get A Great Career!
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Get A GreatGet A Great
Career!Career!
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A Great Career? Success?
Career Clusters and Programs of Study will!
Luck Won’t Do It.
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What is Success? What does success look like?
Fancy Car?
Nice House?
Family?
Travel?
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How Does Success Happen?How will you become successful?
Win the Lottery?
Marry into a rich family?
Be Discovered?
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NotLikely!
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So really…How do most people become successful?
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Planning and
Hard Work
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First!
Figure out what is important to you:• Interests• Values• Skills • What kind of people do you like to hang out
with?
Your “Passions”
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NextFind your “Passion” in your
Job Choice – Yes “Choice”
Match your interests and strengths (your passions)…
…to jobs that are in demand and pay a good wage.
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Use Career Clusters & Programs of Study in
• Career Clusters organize jobs by SKILLS needed and by INTEREST!
• AchieveTexas is a Texas education initiative designed to prepare students for a lifetime of success using Career Clusters.
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• AchieveTexas is a Texas Education Agency initiative designed to help students (and their parents) make wise education choices.
• It is based on the belief that the curricula of the 21st century should combine rigorous academics with relevant career education.
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• When schools integrate academic and technical education, students can see the “usefulness” of what they are learning.
• The system also facilitates a seamless transition from high school to college-COLLEGE READINESS.
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Career Clusters• There are 16 federally defined Career Clusters in the
States’ Career Clusters initiative and in AchieveTexas
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How does this all work??OK – say….. you like:
• Doing stuff outside• Math and life science• Working with your hands• Hunting• Adventure
You’re not sure???
COMPLETE A CAREER INTEREST INVENTORY
USE CAREER CRUISING!
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Career Cruising Can HELP!
• Career Cruising is an industry-leading online career guidance and planning system
• People of all ages use Career Cruising to find the right career, explore education and training options, and build their own portfolio.
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Career Cruising Activities
• First you complete the Matchmaker assessment (Career Inventory)
• Second complete the My Skills assessment
• Third select a suggested Career Cluster in
• Finally, select a suggested Career/Program of Study
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Career/Program of Study Initiative
A Uniquely Texas
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Program of Study Model
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Program of Study Model
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Program of Study Model
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How do some of these jobs
look?
Cluster:
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
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How about building stuff?
Cluster:
Architecture & Construction
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Or – finding out “How” & “Why”?
Cluster:
Science, Technology,
Engineering & Math
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Or, maybe you like…$$$
Cluster: Finance
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Or CSI in the “Law” Cluster?
Cluster:
Law & Public Safety
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How to get there??
OK You researched and finally decided!!!
Becoming a Police Detective is what you would like to do!!!
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How to GET where you want to GO?Find your Career Cluster
& Program of Studyunder
A Program of Study gives you:• More occupations to think about
• Classes to prepare you
• Other learning opportunities
• Postsecondary programs to consider
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What is Your Program of Study?
• Log-on to • Locate your cluster and Program of Study• You will see classes 9th grade through entering
the job market• Academic Skills
– Math, Science, Communication
• Also– Career & Technical Education Classes– Computer Classes– Dual Credit/AP Classes
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OK – Police Detective is for you!
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A “Program of Study”,that you use as a guide and personalize,
keeps doors open to the world.
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No Really –
YOU NEED TO DEVELOP YOUR PROGRAM OF STUDY!
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WHY?
Here’s what happens… (when you don’t have a program of study)
Look at these real statistics…
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Out of every 100 ninth graders….
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65 will graduate from high school
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39 will enter college
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26 are still enrolled in the sophomore year
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15 will graduate from college
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Let’s look at it another way!
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• Andrea did not create a Program of Study and did not know about career clusters
• Andrea only took keyboarding in middle school• Andrea has not attended college, she is not sure what
she wants to be• Andrea likes the work, but not the pay
Meet Andrea, Age 22 -A Retail Clerk
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Meet John, Age 21 – A Car Wash Attendant
•John did not create a Program of Study and select a career cluster
•John took some career and technical education courses in high school
•John enrolled in college but is undecided about a career
•John doesn’t like the work or the pay
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Do You Get It?
You have to:“figure it out!”
“go for it!”
and “Get it Done”.
“plan it out!” Career Clusters/Program of Study
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Let’s meet some more people…
…People who had high school “Programs of Study”
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• Tom Created a Program of Study and selected a career cluster
• Tom knew what courses to take in high school
• Tom took Diesel Technology in high school. He liked the class, received a diesel mechanics certification in high school and participated in an internship
• Tom went to 2 year technical college.• Tom was hired fulltime with benefits
where he completed the high school internship.
Meet Tom, Age 22 – Diesel Mechanic
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• Jody created a Program of Study and selected a career cluster
• Jody took Health Science and Technology courses in high school
• Jody received her Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in high school and completed all her clinical rotations in high school
• According to her Program of Study, Jody went on to complete 2 years of college and received an Associates Degree and her LVN certification while working at a nursing home as a CNA.
• Jody enjoys working fulltime with benefits at local healthcare facility.
Meet Jody, Age 22 –Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
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Meet Phil, Age 22 – Hospital Administrator
•Phil Created a Program of Study and selected a career cluster•Phil knew what courses to take in high school
•Phil took finance, accounting, marketing, and medical terminology classes in high school.
•Phil participated in work-based learning and completed internships in high school and had a part time job in a local business.
•Phil Completed a college degree in
Business Administration.
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How much training or ‘college’ do you really need?
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Jobs of Today & Beyond
Professional Workers
20%
Unskilled Workers
15%Skilled Workers65%
(Where are workers needed?)
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Professional – 4 or more yrs of college.
Skilled: less than 4 years of college
Unskilled
On-The-Job or short training.
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Let’s look at examples of Jobs
Unskilled Annual Salary
Food Service $15,592 – $28,489
Receptionist $17,330 – $28,414
Truck Driver $25,115 – $45,927
Construction Laborer $17,947 – $26,553
Retail Clerk $15,609 – $26,673Economic Base Analysis -TX Workforce Wage Information Network http://www.texasindustryprofiles.com/
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Let’s look at examples of JobsSkilled Annual Salary
Electric/Electronic Tech. $31,664 – $50,828
Dental Hygienist $50,909 – $74,743
Carpenter $23,302 – $36,811
Plumber $28,446 – $49,648
Nurse $48,346 – $72,827
Welder $24,395 – $43,159
Economic Base Analysis -TX Workforce Wage Information Network http://www.texasindustryprofiles.com/
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Let’s look at examples of JobsProfessional Annual Salary
Social Worker $23,786 – $30,198Engineer $60,157 – $114,812Teacher $41,278 – $57,765Pharmacist $88,815 – $120,983Architect $43,871 – $95,678Business Manager $38,654 – $123,120
Economic Base Analysis -TX Workforce Wage Information Network http://www.texasindustryprofiles.com/
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Want to find out more? Check out . . .• Guidance Counselor/Career Cruising
– Information about careers– Interest Inventory– Skills Assessment– Portfolio– Career Clusters– Career Selector
• AchieveTexas – Programs of Study– Career Clusters– Programs of Study– Texas Achievement Plan/CCRP
• TexasCares – Career Exploration– Interest Inventory– Skills Assessment– Career Clusters– Career Selector
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Check out Career Cruisingwww.careercruising.com
• Guidance Counselor & Career Cruising
– Information about careers– Interest Inventory– Skills Assessment– Portfolio– Career Clusters– Career Selector
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Check out AchieveTexaswww.achievetexas.org
Career Clusters– Programs of study– Postsecondary programs– www.careerclusters.org– www.achievetexas.org
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Check out Texas Cares http://www.texascaresonline.com/
Career Exploration
– Interest Inventory– Career Clusters– Exploring Work
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So – what’s in your future?
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ACHIEVE TX CAREER CLUSTERS & PROGRAMS OF STUDY!