Career Development: Key Theories

DWS Council of CouncilsOctober 12, 2006Dawn Kay-StevensonUtah State Office of Education

Donald Super’s Definitions

Career: a course of events that constitute a life

Career Awareness: developing an inventory on one’s knowledge, values and preferences

Career Development: the process of building the inventory of one’s own knowledge, values and preferences

Career Decision Making: process of choice, entry, and adjustment related to one’s career

Circumscription and Compromise

Masculine

Feminine

High Prestige

Low Prestige

Barriers in Career Awareness, Exploration and Choice Faced by Special Populations

(Including, but Not Limited to, Ethnic Minorities)

Factors that cause one to be different from the general population

Factors that cause one to be different within one’s own social group

Factors involving family responsibilities

Linda Gottfredson

In Utah – Where we are, Where we need to be. ..

7th Grade CTE Course Comp Guidance Program

8th grade SEOP SEOP – High School to College and Careers

DWS and Higher Education Partners Work-based learning activities Post-secondary advisement DWS career counseling

Exploration, Information, Planning, Execute

Components of Career Counseling

Factors in Career Decision Making Parents, counselors, teachers

Effectiveness of Career Guidance Utah study

Planting the SeedsJunior High and High School. . .

to College and Careers ---through

Pathways ---

Mary Shumway, State DirectorCareer and Technical Education

The News

No Child Left Behind Achievement Gap Increase Academic Graduation Requirements Drop Out Rate Employability/Soft Skills College entrance, persistence, completion Difficulty finding qualified workers Economic Development Education Funding (public and higher ed)

Direction for Students

Career Guidance and Pathways

. . .Address Issues

Closing the Gap

Intention and Completion 80% of seniors – college intention 50% enroll 34% complete a post secondary degree

(of which approximately 25% obtain a bachelors or higher)

Where are 66% of the students?

Closing the Gap: Job Requirements

20-25% bachelors or higher

60-65% technical skills - CTE “Gold Collar Jobs”

15% are unskilled

Closing the Gap: Job Outlook & Education

Eighteen of the 20 fastest growing

occupations within the next decade will require Career and Technical Education.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Closing the Gap: College and Career Ready

35% of students are college-ready.

75% of the top 50 fastest-growing jobs require education beyond high school.

Even one year of post secondary education increases lifetime earnings by as much as 15 percent per year.

High Schools That Work (SREB)

Provide all student access to the same rigorous academic core. Enroll in challenging courses Set goals beyond high school Provide mentors Provide extra help needed to meet

course standards

High Schools That Work (SREB)

Provide all students with access to either an

academic or

career/technical concentration Career/technical focus: at least four courses

in a planned career sequence.

Utah’s PATHWAYS

Pathways Vision and Objective:

To ensure that every student has the opportunity to develop the academic knowledge, technical skills, and employment skills vital for entry into the evolving labor market.

Establish a seamless education system with college and career pathways which provide a “one system” approach for student success.

Goals of Utah’s Pathways Initiative:

Maximize opportunities for students Increase student awareness & planning Ease student transitions

high school to college high school to career and college to career

3 R’s – Rigor Relevance Relationships

How Goals Will be Accomplished: Build on Utah’s Existing Programs

Comprehensive Guidance College Tech Prep Program and Articulation Careers.utah.gov web site

Articulation Maps in All Regions Training/Awareness of Secondary & Postsecondary

Counselors Instructors Administrators Local boards Parents

Partnerships with DWS, Business and Industry Public Relations Efforts

What are the opportunities ahead?

Focus on Students

Opportunities for Students

Why should I take this class? should I take another class in this area? should I plan? should I study and take school

seriously?

Opportunities for Students

How do I take advantage of the few electives

that I have? do I get labor market information? do I make a lot of $ ? do I make $ while in college?

Opportunities for Students

What are the components of a plan? concurrent courses can I take? do I want to be doing in 10 years?

Anticipated Outcomes PATHWAYS

Students

Have a pathway that they can modify to meet their needs

Parents/Guardians

Have a well-defined plan to help students achieve goals

Counselors

Have templates they can modify to fit course offerings at their schools/ instutions

High School Teachers

Help students see the connection between what happens in the classroom and their future goals

Colleges Increase enrollments in programs Students motivated and directed Articulated programs with high schools

Business and Industry

Business and industry will benefit from well prepared employees who enter the workforce

High School to College and Career

Pathways

Decisions with Directions:The Importance of Career

Counseling

Now What?