1. UTAH Future – Navigating Career Pathways
Teacher Professional Development Series: Tools You Can Use
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Presenters:
Jamai Blivin, Founder and CEO, Innovate+Educate

3. THE GAP
Highest unemployment of young adults in the history of U.S. and rising
Nontraditional jobseekers are on the rise, with Veteran unemployment double the national average
50% of companies report difficulties filling jobs
53% of recent college grads (under age 26) are unemployed or underemployed

4. The Tradition The Reality
There are, in reality, many pathways to employment from traditional education to competency based and credentials that provides the skills and competencies for employment

5. Skills for Careers and Success
The Importance of
Skills for Careers and Success

6. Cognitive and Foundational Skills
Job Specific
Skills
(10-20% of most jobs)
Professional Skills
(non-cognitive)
Don’t we have an actual % here? For the number of non-traditional? Good to add
Cognitive and Foundational Skills
(95% of all jobs include the same 3-5 Core Skills)

7. COMMON EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS PERSONAL SKILLS Integrity Initiative
Dependability & Reliability
Adaptability
Professionalism
PEOPLE SKILLS
Teamwork
Communication
Respect 
APPLIED KNOWLEDGE
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Critical Thinking
COMMON
EMPLOYABILITY
SKILLS
WORKPLACE SKILLS
Planning & Organizing
Problem Solving
Decision Making
Customer Focus
Working with Tools
& Technology

8. Cognitive Skills
The skills that allow people to decode, internalize, and apply information of varying types
Information Type
Skill Name
School Importance
Work Importance
Text
Reading
High
Numbers/
Quantitative
Math
Med
Charts, Graphs, Diagrams
Locating Information (“Document Literacy” in Europe)
Low
Visual
Observation
Audio
Listening
Med-Low
Cognitive skills are information-processing skills. At low levels of proficiency, they are simple decoding. At high levels of proficiency, they are critical thinking and problem-solving. These skills are weighted differently in school and work environments. Critical observation, for instance, is highly relevant to job performance but never taught explicitly in school.

10. Cognitive Skills Training Significantly Improves High School Test Scores
(Georgia High School Graduation Test for a majority-black, low SES high school)
White, Statewide
Used
Keytrain©
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Ph.D. Thesis, Jeremy Dockery, Capella University, 2006
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11. IT Sector Competency Model framework

12. Identifying Demand and Skill Gaps
Sample Report: Top IT Jobs (most openings), 2014

13. Foundational Skills are Transferable
Advanced Manufacturing
Information Technology (IT)
Department of Labor site: Competency Models

14. Navigating Careers To prepare Students
Student Centric Goal: Create student/family understanding for certificates and competencies aligned to the high demand jobs. A big role for CTE.
Statewide Goal: Expand Pool of students graduating high school with validated skills/credentials recognized by employers . Example: Coding
Internships
Apprenticeships
High Demand Occupations identified
Partnerships with ATCs and community colleges

15. CURRICULUM TO REALITY Concepts of Work Budgeting, Economic Security
Career Visioning & Exploration
Career Goals and Training
Resume/Cover Letter
Interviewing Skills
Social Media for Jobs

16. QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION