New York State Career Development and Occupational Studies Commencement
Credential
New York State Education DepartmentP-12: Office of Special Education
October 2013
MODULE 2: Career Plan and CareerZone
Topics
O Career Plan
O Commencement Level Career Plan (Model Form)
O CareerZone
O Additional Resources
CAREER PLAN www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/careerplan/
CAREERZONE www.careerzone.ny.gov
Career PlanO Commencement Level Career Plan (beginning in 9th grade)
O Student driven: Active engagement in career exploration
O Documents student-identified, career-related: Interests Strengths and needs Goals Career and Technical Education (CTE) coursework
O Work-based learning experiences
O Considered in development of individualized education program (IEP)
O Reviewed Annually
O Maintained in permanent record
1. View over 800 occupations by
Career Cluster or select “View All
Careers”
2. Create an account, access the
interest assessment, and create a portfolio
3. Budget For the
Future with expenses specific to
NYS 9
Search CareerZone by job title, salary, career cluster, STEM Discipline, Ed. Prep or Training, Bright Outlook, Green Jobs, Apprenticeship salary or preparation and training .
Use the Occupational
Profile page to explore
important occupational
details to make informed decisions
Assess Yourself : A “Quick
Assessment” where students choose one
to three interest areas to view a list of occupations to begin exploring.
Results of the quick interest assessment
are shown with a star rating.
.
Information that students enter in the
Portfolio will compile in a ready-to-view State Education Department
Career Plan.
Summary of Key PointsO Model FormO Student developed O Career-related interests, strengths, needs,
goals and activities to achieve goalsO Reviewed annually and considered in
development of IEPO CareerZone
Technical Assistance
O Questions: email [email protected]
O P-12: Office of Special Education: Diploma and Nondiploma Exiting Credentials http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/gradrequire.html
O Special Education Policy (518) 473-2878
ResourcesO June 2013 Special Education Field Advisory: NYS Career
Development and Occupational Studies Commencement Credential -http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/CDOScredential-memo-613.htm
O NYS Career Plan - http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/careerplan/
O NYS Commencement Level Career Plan -http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/careerplan/docs/SecondaryCommencLvl.pdf
O CareerZone: A comprehensive career exploration and planning system developed by the NYS Department of Labor - www.careerzone.ny.gov
Resources (con’t)
O Training Regional Special Education Technical Assistance Support Centers (RSE-TASC) http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/rsetasc/locations.htm
O RSE-TASC Transition Specialists http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/rsetasc/tslist.htm
O NYS Career and Technical Education Technical Assistance Center (CTE-TAC) http://www.nyctecenter.org/
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