Presented by Dr. Janet Wall Sr. Trainer, O*NET Academy An O*NET Academy Briefing: O*NET Tools for School Counselors, Counselor Educators, and Other Career Development Professionals Presented by Dr. Janet Wall Sr. Trainer, O*NET Academy

Webinar Objectives Show how O*NET materials and services support professional career development guidelines Review various free materials and services that school counselors can use for their career development programs

Three Important Documents for School Counselors Vision into Action: National Standards for School Counseling Programs (ASCA) National Career Development Guidelines (US Department of Education) Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act

Vision into Action National Standards for School Counseling Programs Academic Development Personal/Social Development Career Development

Career Development Standard I: Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions. Standard II: Students will employ strategies to achieve future career success and satisfaction. Standard III: Students will understand the relationship among personal qualities, education and training, and the world of work.

National Career Development Guidelines Domain 1: Personal Social Development Domain 2: Educational Achievement and Lifelong Learning Domain 3: Career Management

Career Management CM1 - Create and manage a career plan that meets your career goals. CM2 - Use a process of decision-making as one component of career development. CM3 - Use accurate, current, and unbiased career information during career planning and management. CM4 - Master academic, occupational, and general employability skills in order to obtain, create, maintain, and/or advance your employment. CM5 - Integrate changing employment trends, societal needs, and economic conditions into your career plans.

Perkins Employment statistics Information on industries Information for career awareness and planning Education and training information High wage, high demand jobs Alignment of programs with objectives, industry requirements

O*NET Information Supports Career and Technical Education Efforts Provides unbiased and accurate information Specifies wages by state and nationally Documents occupational trends and outlook Offers assessment tools for learning about oneself Shows students how personal characteristics are related to the world-of work Shows how education and training relates to occupations Supports decision-making by supplying credible occupational, educational, and job information Includes in demand occupations, emerging occupations

What is O*NET Dynamic system of occupational information Frequently updated Based on Information from job incumbents and employers (comprehensive) Supporting tools Assessments Job information Financial aid O*NET Online

Find Occupational Information

Note search fields.

Tasks, Tools and Technology, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Work Activities, Work Context, Job Zone (education and training), Interests, Work Values, Related Occupations, Wages and Employment, Additional Information

T&T – New Feature

Knowledge and Skills

Work Context

Interests and Work Styles

Work Values and Related Occupations

Wages and Employment Trends, Additional Information

Search by Skills

Skill Search

Select Skills from List Basic Skills, Complex Problem Solving Skills, Resource Management Skills, System Skills, and Technical Skills

60 Matches Using 10 Skills Click on occupational title to obtain Summary Report

Search by Interest Area

Search by Interests

Select Primary Interest Area

Related Occupational Listing

Career Info Net Provides significant information Can be reached on its own or through O*NET Online http://www.acinet.org/

Significant Resources for You

Occupational Information

Career Videos

Skills Gap Analysis Exercise that compares one’s current skills and level of performance to requirements of an occupation

Other Resources

Education and Training – Select Job Family

Select Occupation

Select Level and Location

Results

Assistance with Pell Grants

Student Financial Aid Guides http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html

Scholarship Search

10 Results

Career Assessment Tools Three high quality instruments Use for career exploration and career guidance Not for job selection or selection into job training programs. Can be downloaded for your use from www.onetcenter.org

Interest Profiler What Do You Like to Do?

Work Interest Areas R I A S E C Realistic Artistic Enterprising Investigative Social Conventional

The Work Importance Profiler What Do You Value?

Work Value Areas A I R R S W Achievement Recognition Support Working Conditions Independence Relationships

What are your work-related skills? The Ability Profiler What can you do? What are your work-related skills?

Eleven Subtests Non-Psychomotor Psychomotor Arithmetic Reasoning Power Speeded Non-Psychomotor Psychomotor Arithmetic Reasoning Mark Making (paper/pencil) Vocabulary Place Three-Dimensional Space Turn Computation Assemble Name Comparison Disassemble Object Matching

Links to Occupations All three assessment instruments link results back to occupations About 800 occupations These occupations can be explored via O*NET Online

O*NET and Career Clusters From… State Directors of Career and Technical Education at http://www.careerclusters.org

Career Clusters

Career Clusters

Cluster Pathways occupations pathways

Review of Tools How O*NET relates to the ASCA standards and the new National Career Development Guidelines How to find occupational information How to search for occupational information by skills How to search occupational information by interest area How to find financial aid information How to find higher education information Find and use quality assessment tools Locating information on career clusters

Concluding Remarks There is an old Chinese proverb that says …… "Give a man a fish and you feed him for the day. Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

Questions?

Tons of Tools for School Counselors Important Websites     Tons of Tools for School Counselors O*NET Resource Center http://www.onetcenter.org   ONET Online http://online.onetcenter.org   Skills Gap Analysis http://ww.acinet.org/acinet/skills_gapreport.asp Career Info Net http://www.acinet.org/acinet/default.asp Student Financial Aid Information http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html  Financial Aid Advisor http://www.careertools.org/finaidadvisor/ College Search http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/ O*NET Academy http://www.onetacademy.com Career Cluster http://www.careerclusters.org Important Websites

Opportunities for You Spotlight on O*NET Knowledge Site – contact stenson49@hotmail.com Podcast – audio interview Special User Webinars Contact me at sagesolutions@earthlink.net

Supporting Webinars How to Download and Use the O*NET Interest Profiler and Work Importance Profiler Overview of the O*NET Ability Profiler How to Administer the O*NET Ability Profiler How to Interpret the Ability Profiler Whole Person Assessment O*NET Tools for Job Seekers and Students O*NET Enhancements O*NET for Military in Transition