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Career Development
Vision
Career development is a vital part of one’s educational career and is a school wide initiative. Individuals define and re-define career-related choices and outcomes in a life-long process. In general labor trends indicate that many workers will change jobs an average of 7-10 times in their career, will work in teams, and will need more education and training to be competitive in their selected field. Therefore, this process will be used repeatedly in one’s work career. Educators in Georgia are responsible for providing the tools, knowledge and resources that young people along with their parents need to make these critical education and career-related decisions. The Georgia Department of Education’s (GaDOE) career development initiative has selected as its framework the National Career Development Guidelines (NCDG) www.acrnetwork.org. The framework identifies three major domains aligned with goals and indicators to represent the knowledge, skills and attitudes people need to be successful in the world of work. Each indicator is presented in three learning stages (Knowledge Acquisition, Application and Reflection) derived from Bloom’s Taxonomy. The following list represents the three major domains:
Key Career Components
In an effort to reach ALL students in grades 6 through 12, the GaDOE strongly recommends a teacher-as-advisor (TAA) program beginning in the 6th grade as the delivery system for the career development initiative. Students need the opportunity to make connections between themselves, education, and the world of work. Educators need the opportunity to make connections with students in an effort to assist them in answering the following questions:
For more information regarding Teachers-as Advisors (TAA) program, email Vivian Snyder at vsnyder@doe.k12.ga.us or call at 404-657-8331. Resources www.GeorgiaCRN.org - a web site designed to assist counselors, instructors, and administrators with career-related programs, initiatives, and information. Georgia Career Information System (GCIS) – an internet based comprehensive career planning program including over 400 value added activities. GACollege411 – an internet site for planning, paying and applying for college. Georgia Department of Labor, a state web site for obtaining local labor market information Bureau of Statistics, a national web site with current labor market statistics Career Voyages - national web site for emerging industries and high demand occupations Occupation Supply and Demand - a career web site with information regarding high-wage, high-demand and high-skilled occupations in Georgia. GaCollege411 Career Self Assessment - the Career Keys assessment to help identify careers that fit students’ interests. |
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