1. MASSACHUSETTS CAREER READY DATABASE
INTRODUCTION
TO THE
MASSACHUSETTS CAREER READY DATABASE

2. Creating Work-Based Learning Plans
I want to create a Work-Based Learning Plan for each of the students in my internship programs and summer jobs programs.

3. Managing Information
I want to print out a list of the students in my internship program…. I want to provide a count of students who participate in my programs. I want to keep track of the performance review dates for the students in my program. (And of course we use the database to produce quarterly and annual reports.)

4. Looking at Employers….
Who are the employers who work with the Connecting Activities initiative?

5. What skills do participants use in work-based learning experiences?
Looking at Skills….
What skills do participants use in work-based learning experiences?

6. Looking at Career Activities….
What career development activities do schools in my region provide for students? Who are our employer and community partners in this work?

7. About the Massachusetts Career Ready Database
Descriptions of hundreds of career development activities are recorded in the database each year. Activities include schoolwide career fairs, guest speaker series, STEM industry awareness events, career development workshop series and more.
Database users can browse these lists to gather ideas from other schools and regions.
Database users can review lists of employers that provide work-based learning or career development. Statewide aggregate data profiles thousands of employers who support youth in work-based learning and career development; local data provides valuable information to support employer outreach.
Over 10,000 work-based learning placements are recorded in the database each year. These include placements made through internships programs, summer jobs programs, cooperative education programs and more. Placements are enhanced through the Massachusetts Work-Based Learning Plan, which is the centerpiece of this database.

8. About the Massachusetts Career Ready Database

9. MAIN MENU Navigation Menu with Navigation buttons Filter bar
Placement List (with WBLPs)
MAIN MENU

10. If you have a PROGRAM STAFF account, you can view reports and lists through the REPORTS/ADMIN MENU. Reports include, for example, lists and counts of placements; summaries and lists of Work-Based Learning Plan skills; lists of employers; and counts by industry cluster, type of pay, type of employer and other factors. The Reports/Admin screen also provides various administrative features, such as batch editing records, deleting records, setting up usernames for worksite supervisors, and a variety of other features.
REPORTS/ADMIN

11. Each person who uses the database has an account, with a username that is typically the address. Many account settings can be updated on the MY ACCOUNT screen. Account settings include the type of account (employer, intern, or staff) and various default settings for the placement screen. (See the video about Using the MY ACCOUNT screen.)
MY ACCOUNT

12. Career Development Activities are described in the ACTIVITY SCREEN
Career Development Activities are described in the ACTIVITY SCREEN. We list activities such as workshops, career fairs or career days, job shadowing, industry-focused events, employer outreach events, and other career-related work here.
ACTIVITY SCREEN

13. Each time you enter an employer name, address and details into the PLACEMENT SCREEN or into the ACTIVITY SCREEN the employer information is saved in an employer table. You can view, sort, update and analyze employer information in the EMPLOYER SCREENS.
EMPLOYER SCREENS

14. Connecting Activities leadership staff and partners collaborate to develop a variety of resources – use the RESOURCES AND NEWS buttons or the links on the sign-in page to find out what is available and what is new.
RESOURCES AND NEWS

15. The heart of the database = the placement and WBLP screens
The heart of the database = the placement and WBLP screens. Each work-based learning experience (job, internship, cooperative education placement, etc., is recorded here, with basic placement information and Work-Based Learning Plans
PLACEMENTS AND WBLPs

16. NAVIGATION BUTTONS & NAVIGATION MENU

17. Status bar
(Is each step completed?)
STATUS BAR

18. With the FILTER BAR, you can select the set of placement records that appear on the list on the main menu. Notice that similar filter bars are found throughout the database.
FILTER BAR

19. Work-Based Learning Experiences: Placement screen + WBLP screens
STEP 3 – Workplace /Career Skills
STEP 1 - Placement Screen
STEP 2 – Job Description
STEP 4 - Reviews

20. Work-Based Learning Experiences: Placement screen + WBLP screens

21. STEP 1 - PLACEMENT SCREEN

22. PLACEMENT SCREEN

23. PLACEMENT SCREEN – CONTINUED…

24. PLACEMENT SCREEN – CONTINUED…

25. PLACEMENT SCREEN – CONTINUED…

26. PLACEMENT SCREEN – CONTINUED…

27. PLACEMENT SCREEN – CONTINUED – EMPLOYER INFORMATION

28. PLACEMENT SCREEN – CONTINUED – EMPLOYER INFORMATION

29. STEP 2 - JOB DESCRIPTION

30. STEP 3 - WORKPLACE / CAREER SKILLS

31. CHOOSING SKILLS FROM LIST….

32. CHOOSING SKILLS FROM LIST….

33. CHOOSING SKILLS … CLICK ARROW TO FILL IN DESCRIPTION (EDITABLE)

34. STEP 4 - Reviews

35. REVIEW SCREEN - EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

36. REVIEW SCREEN – WORKPLACE AND CAREER SPECIFIC SKILLS

37. REVIEW SCREEN – EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS RUBRIC

38. REVIEW SCREEN – COMMENTS AND SIGNATURES

39. (the PPT now leaves the database to look at some resource pages)
WBLP Resource Guide and Skills Dictionary

40. RESOURCES – WBLP RESOURCE GUIDE AND SKILL DICTIONARY

41. RESOURCES – WBLP RESOURCE GUIDE AND SKILL DICTIONARY

42. RESOURCES – WBLP RESOURCE GUIDE AND SKILL DICTIONARY

43. RESOURCES – WBLP RESOURCE GUIDE AND SKILL DICTIONARY

44. RESOURCES – WBLP RESOURCE GUIDE AND SKILL DICTIONARY

45. Massachusetts Career Ready Database
(we now come back into the database to look at
some additional features…)
Massachusetts Career Ready Database
MY ACCOUNT SCREEN

46. MY ACCOUNT SCREEN

47. Massachusetts Career Ready Database
REPORTS / ADMIN MENU

48. REPORTS / ADMIN MENU