1. Career EMPOWERMENT Curriculum
Taking Control of Your Career
Choosing and Planning for the Career You Want
They do recommend that there be computers w/ internet access available for each participant or copies of the Occupational Outlook Handbook (bls.gov/ooh to order a copy)

2. Intended Outcomes Describe the difference between a job and a career
Choosing and Planning for the Career You Want
Intended Outcomes
Describe the difference between a job and a career
Choose a career that fits your interests, skills, and needs
Research several different careers
Choose your target career
Develop a plan for the career you want

3. Module Flow Introduction Career Exploration – your interests
Career Exploration – your skills
Career Exploration – your needs
Career Research
Target Career
Career Plan
Applying the Learning

4. Introduction We want… participants to feel safe
participants to start talking
to gather relevant data from the participants

5. Job vs. Career Job Career Someone chooses you Something you apply for
Has a beginning and an end
Typically provides one work experience
Something that you choose
Something you plan for and develop
Keeps going as long as you develop it
Provides many work experiences

6. Example Career Path Level Occupation Wages Qualifications 5
Registered Nurse
$24 hr - salary
Bachelor Nursing, State license 4
Licensed Practical Nurse,
Clinical/ Med Lab. Technician
$ hr
AS degree, experience, State license 3
Patient Care Technician
11.65 hr
H.S. Diploma or GED, technical fundamentals, advanced certificate 2
Nursing Aides, Orderlies
$9.85 hr
8th grade literacy, basic certificate 1
Home Health care aid
$7.90 hr
5 to 7 grade literacy, reliable, work skills

7. Career Exploration – your interests
Job – someone chooses you; something you apply for; has a beginning and an end
Career – something that you choose; something you plan for and develop; keeps going as long as you develop it
Examples provided of a career path of a nurse and hospitality industry
People do better at what interests them
Go to womenemployed.org to take online career test

8. Career Exploration – your skills
Job-specific skills
Skills needed for a particular job. They can be developed on the job, in job training or educational programs.
Employability skills
Personality traits and characteristics that help people adapt and succeed in the workplace.
Transferable skills
Skills – such as people and organizational skills – that can be used in a variety of jobs and situations.
Examples of

9. Career Explorations – your needs
Safety
Refer to Safety Assessment from Module 1
Money
How much would you like to make yearly?
Location
How would you like to travel to work?
Transportation
How long can you travel each day?
Hours
Are there certain hours you prefer to work?
Working Conditions
What would you like your workplace to be like?

10. Career Research www.womenemployed.com 2012 median pay
Education required
How training occures
# of new jobs projected in the industry
Projected growth rate

11. Career Plan What is your career goal?
What additional information do you need about your target career?
What additional research will you conduct?
What are your next steps?

12. Wrap Up
Resources: Do you have additional resources you feel would benefit the training participants?