1. Competence in life involves the appropriate use of knowledge, whereas academic success involves the recognition and recall of knowledge. National Council for Continuing Education and Training

2. Online Portfolio Research and Development Focus on student ownership Driven by users’ needs Custom application

4. Key points to remember: multi-purpose tool Aids job search Provides benefit from general process of collection, organization, and reflection Enables students to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities

5. Key points to remember: information sources Students and staff collaborate on PCDP, ESP, work-based learning Students enter personal information and work history Students organize class work and projects

6. Key points to remember: user audience Receive initial training in CPP Utilize tool on center for education, training, employability Access during 2 year follow-up to support employability and career goals

7. Developer Definitions: Portfolio Categories Labels that identify groups of portfolio elements: Top line of organization Help student users remember where different kinds of information are stored

8. Developer Definitions: Portfolio Elements Individual pieces of information: Student users build portfolio with elements Elements are designed to organize information for easy input and retrieval

9. Portfolio Categories V1 & V2: Which are Preferred? V1 Category Labels Who Am I? Where Am I Going? On My Way Going Out On My Own V2 Category Labels Personal Information Education and Training Skills Career Recognition

10. Portfolio Categories V1 1.Who Am I? 2.Where Am I Going? 3.On My Way 4.Going Out On My Own

11. V1 Portfolio Categories and Elements 1. Who Am I? Personal Information (contact, mentors, role models) Career Assessment Results Personal Development Assessment My Reflections Personal Goals 2. Where Am I Going? My Career Research My Career Path 3. On My Way Student PCDP, ESP My Career Plan Academic and Vocational Information (including honors/awards/certificates) Transferable Skills and Work Experience (including TARS) Employability Kit 4. Going Out On My Own Identify and Address Barriers Job Search –Employment History

12. Portfolio Elements V2 Categories 1.Personal Information 2.Education and Training 3.Career 4.Skills 5.Recognition

13. V2 Portfolio Categories and Elements 1. Personal Information Contact info, mentors, role models Personal Development Assessment Personal goals, journal Employability Kit 2. Education and Training Student PCDP, ESP Academic Information Vocational Information 3. Skills Transferable skills 4. Career Career assessment results Career research Career plan (including barriers) Employment history (including work based learning) Job Search 5. Recognition Awards, honors, certificates

14. Which Categories Do You Prefer? For recognition—how easy to learn and remember categories and the type of information contained? For organization—do groups of elements help user enter, retrieve, and manage information? Please work in groups and respond to Portfolio Questions on worksheet provided.