Indiana Career Pathways

Career Pathway - A set of defined experiences (K-16) which help students gain self knowledge, explore educational and career options, narrow down their career interests, make plans for the future, prepare for employment, and ultimately secure meaningful employment.

Career Cluster – A group of related occupations

Career Major – The career cluster which a student would like to further explore by taking related high school courses and applying academic content within that career cluster.

Terminology

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HIGH SCHOOLEXPERIENCE

RELATED TO THE CAREER MAJOR

CAREER PLAN

GRADES K - 8

GUIDANCESelf Knowledge

Exploration

Planning

RIGOROUS

ACADEMICS

Indiana

Academic

Standards

GQE, ICTA, SAT, ACT, ASVAB

CareerSchool

CollegeAppren-ticeship

CommunityCollege

Military Workforce

Graduation ReqCore 40 ReqHonors ReqNCAA Req

Postsec. Req

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ASSESSMENTS:CAREER PATHWAYS

INDIANA

Name: Cheryl Smith

Career Major: Health Services

Postsecondary Educational Plan:

Career Development Plan

Possible Occupation

Education Required Possible Institutions

Medical Assistant Certificate Miller’s Merry Manor

Nursing Supervisor 4-yr College Indiana University

Valparaiso University

9th 10th 11th 12thJob Shadow

Interest Inventory

Cluster Field Trips

Job Shadow

Interest Inventory

Cluster Field Trips

Summer Job

Interest Interview

Occupational Service

Summer Job Interest Interview

Internship

Continued . . .

Career Plan - Sample

High School Course Plan:

Postsecondary Transition Plan:

9th 10th 11th 12th

Academic English

Algebra II

Biology

W. History

Spanish I

English

Geometry

Chemistry I

W. Geography

Spanish II

English

Geometry

Chemistry II

U.S. History

Spanish III

English

Pre Calculus

Physics

Govt / Econ

Spanish IV

CareerPrep &

Grad Req

Physical Ed.

Human Studies I

Health/CompAp

Human Studies II

Anatom / Physio

Medical Careers

Health Internship

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9th 10th 11th 12thCampus Visits Campus Visits

Take PLAN (pre ACT)

Campus Visits

Take PSAT, SAT & ACT

Save $$ - summer job

Campus Visits

Submit Aps - Nov

Submit FAFSA – Mar 1

Save $$ - summer job

Career Plan – Sample (cont)

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Geom

Alg II

Pre-Calc

Eng

Eng

Eng

Eng GovEcon

USHist

Soc

PE Hlth

Bio

Chem

Physics

ForLang

Chorus

ForLang

Food

Tex-tiles

Photograph

WghtLift

TchrAid

IntroBus

StudyHall

ForLang

FineArts

SOCMTH FLSCI ELECENG ELEC

9TH GRADE

10TH GRADE

11TH GRADE

12TH GRADE

Hodge-Podge 4-Yr Plan

Alg

Geom

Alg II

Pre-Calc

Eng

Eng

Eng

Eng GovEcon

USHist

Soc

PE Hlth

Bio

Chem

Physics

ForLang

Com-munic

ForLang

TechSys

Transporta

Manufactur

EngineeringInternship

DesignProc

CAD

ForLang

FineArts

SOCMTH FLSCICAREERMAJORENG

CAREERELECT

9TH GRADE

10TH GRADE

11TH GRADE

12TH GRADE

Engineering

Career Major 4-Yr Plan

Alg

Geom

Alg II

Pre-Calc

Eng

Eng

Eng

Eng GovEcon

ForLang

USHist

PEBio

Chem

ForLang

Health

Physic

AREA CAREER CENTER

DRAFTING

ForLang

SOCMTH FLSCICAREERMAJORENG

CAREERELECT

9TH GRADE

10TH GRADE

11TH GRADE

12TH GRADE

Engineering

WorldHist

Art

Career Major With Area Career Center

Alg

Geom

Alg II

Pre-Calc

Eng

Eng

Eng

Eng GovEcon

USHist

Soc

PEHlth

Bio

Chem

Physics

ForLang

Commun

ForLang

TechSys

Transport

Manu

EngineeringInternship

DesignProc

CAD

ForLang

FineArts

SOC FLSCIENGINEERING CAREER ACADEMY

9TH GRADE

10TH GRADE

11TH GRADE

12TH GRADE

Engineering

Career Major With Academy

HOW DO SCHOOLS

DESIGN CAREER

PATHWAYS?

Step 1: Involve the School and Community

Establish a Career Majors Steering Team HS Administrator

HS Counselor

HS Academic Teacher

HS Vocational Teacher

HS Parent

HS Student

MS Administrator

MS Counselor

Business Reps

Establish a Career Majors Community Advisory Council ALL STAKEHOLDERS

Academic teachers

Vocational teachers

Business reps

Parents

Students

Community members

Clergy

What are your student’s career interests

For which labor market are we preparing our students? local national

state global

Within that labor market, which career clusters are high demand, low supply, and high skill?

Step 2: Know Your Students and Community

Review student interests & labor market

Review career clusters:

Select career majors which support:

student interests

labor market trends

Step 3: Identify Career Majors

01 Agriculture and Natural Resources 02 Art, Media and Communications 03 Engineering, Science, and Technology 04 Manufacturing and Processing 05 Mechanical Repair and Precision Crafts 06 Business, Management & Finance 07 Building and Construction 08 Educational Services 09 Health Services 10 Personal and Commercial Services 11 Legal, Social and Recreation Services 12 Protective Services 13 Marketing, Sales and Promotion 14 Transportation

Indiana Career Clusters

“Great Eight”

Education

Government / Legal

Art / Design / Communication

Social / Personal Services

Natural Sciences / Resource Management

Manufacturing

Engineering / Construction

Business

Common Combined Clusters

COIN

1.Manufacturing2.Business3.Personal Service4.Education5.Sales6.Construction7.Transportation8.Agriculture9.Repairers and Mechanics10.Health11.Social Science12.Design, Commun-ication & Art13.Science and Technical

ACT (Plan)

1.Social Service

2.Business

Contact3.Business Oper-ations

4.Technical

5.Science

6.Arts

CAREERWARE(Choices)

1.Arts and Communication2.Business, Information Management, and Marketing3.Health and Related Services4.Social and Human Services5.Engineering and Industrial Technologies6.Agriculture and Natural Resources

Commercial Clusters

WHICH MAJOR TO IMPLEMENT FIRST

Consider the resources you have or need:

faculty

business / industry involvement

instructional materials

area vocational school programs

Step 4: Stepped Implementation

INSTRUCTION

career applications for academic content

academic – vocational integration

team teaching (academic + vocational)

project-based instruction

career academies

STRUCTURES

block scheduling

master schedule “friendly” to career pathways

Step 5: Supportive Programs and Structures

Summer Work Experiences

Job Shadowing Experiences

Internship Experiences

Community mentors

4-Year Course Plan

Step 6: Create Recommended HS Experiences

Recommended 4-Yr High School Course Plans

Academic course sequenceVocational course sequenceGraduation requirementsIndiana Core 40 requirementsIndiana Academic Honors Diploma requirementsPostsecondary admissions requirementsNCAA eligibility requirementsIndustry certification requirements

Items to Include in EachRecommended Course Sequence

http://doe.state.in.us/publications/pathways.html

SAMPLE 4-YR COURSE PLANS

FOR 37 OCCUPATIONAL GROUPING

INDIANA CAREER CLUSTERS

STATE APPROVED COURSE TITLES

Sample 4-Yr Course Sequences

HOW DO KIDS SELECT CAREER

MAJORS?

Step 7: Develop a Guidance System

Guidance for

ALLKIDS

SELF KNOWLEDGE

All students will identify their career interests area(s).

All students will identify their career aptitude(s).

EXPLORATION

All students will state the high school’s graduation requirements, Core 40 requirements, and Honors Diploma requirements.

All students will describe a variety of types of postsecondary education opportunities including their admission requirements.

All students will describe six career clusters in detail.

All students will describe current labor market trends.

PLANNING

All students will identify a high school career major which matches their career interests and aptitudes.

All students will create a flexible career plan.

All students will create a flexible high school course plan.

Sample Guidance Competencies

SELF KNOWLEDGE

Understand of their personal:

Learning style

Career interests

Career aptitudes

Career preferences

Standardized tests scores

EXPLORATION

Be knowledgeable of:

Career clusters

Demand, supply, wage, skill as job descriptors.

Graduation & various diploma requirements

Postsecondary education options & admissions requirements

Area career center

Labor market trends

Global economy

Financial aid

PLANNING

Develop a Career Plan including:

Career major

Possible occupation occupations

Possible postsecondary education options

4-Yr high school course plan *

Education and career exploration plan *

Transition plan *

* All plans are flexible

Competencies – Prior to Developing a Career Plan

School Counselors

Classroom Teachers

Teacher Advisors

Community Members

Systemic Implementation

MATHGraphing GPA’s

Cost Comp – Post HS

ENGLISHInfo Interview - CareersLit – Decision Making

SCIENCE LABConsensus BuildingConflict Management

SOC STAnger ManagementAssertiveness Skills

Sample Classroom Integration

1. I can name my career interest areas based on an interest assessment.

2. I can describe six career clusters in detail.

3. I have a 4-yr high school course plan on file with my counselor.

A. YesB. Don’t KnowC. No

A. YesB. Don’t KnowC. No

A. YesB. Don’t KnowC. No

Pre- & Post- Assessment

MULTIPLE CHOICE

EXHIBITIONS

PORTFOLIO

Other Types of Assessment

PICKING

AN

OCCUPATION

FOR LIFE

PICKING A CAREER

CLUSTER TO EXPLORE

Step 8: Students Select Career Major

Means to explore potentialcollegemajors

DOUBLE MAJOR

Academic Major+

Career Major

Career Clusters & the College Bound

When students and their parents have knowledge of . . .

Their personal interests and aptitudesLabor market trends / global economyCareer opportunitiesEducational opportunities

They make different choices! Select more difficult courses Work harder in school Increase achievement

Why Career Pathways?

The goal of career pathways is improved student achievement.

In what achievement areas do you think students will improve if your career pathways are successful?

Do you have baseline data in these areas?

Achievement

Developing career pathways is a slow process that takes most schools years to accomplish.

Start with the big picture. What will your whole school look like when you’re finished?

Then, complete one step at a time!

Change is slow . . .

Indiana Career Pathways

DOING

WHAT’S

BEST

FOR

KIDS