Informed Career Decision Making What’s the connection to graduation and positive employment rates?

1. Informed Career Decision Making What’s the connection to graduation and positive employment rates? Idaho’s Career Information System-CIS Work Force Development Council January, 15th, 2008 Presenter: Christine Stoll Administrator, Idaho Career Information System Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

2. Did you Know that over 97% of people aspire to go to college… • 63% enroll in college the fall following their graduation from high school. • More than a 1/3 leave within 2 years without earning a degree. * Only about 1/2 earn a bachelor’s degree by the time they are 29 years old. Source: The Condition of Education, 2002 Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

3. Is Career Information Necessary? • Informed and considered career decisions are linked to improved educational : • Achievement • Attainment & • Efficiency • Students who make informed and considered career decisions are more likely to graduate from high school and to succeed in postsecondary education. “The Educational, Social, and Economic Value of Informed and Considered Career Decisions” (Scott Gillie and Meegan Gillie Isenhour, Fall 2003) Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

4. Did You Know? • Of the 22.2 million jobs to be generated between 2000 and 2010, 17.5 million will require some postsecondary education. • Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2001 Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

5. Is Career Development Necessary? • More than 5X as many people enter careers by chance than through the assistance of career professionals. • This results in: • A high degree of occupational mismatch • Job dissatisfaction • Job-related stress and depression (estimated to cost employers $44 billion annually). • **People who make informed and considered career decisions reduce the likelihood of mismatch and increase the likelihood of “fit,” which is characterized by increased job satisfaction. Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

6. Why is career information important for Idaho? • Informed career decisions lead to: • Higher levels of education, • leading to higher wages overall • A better “person-to work” fit • Reducing turnover, illness, and loss of productivity • Lower incarceration rates • The ability to attract Higher skilled, higher paying jobs to Idaho!! Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

7. Idaho Career Information System • Created in 1980 • A Division under the Department of Labor Mission: • To assist Idahoans in making successful education and career decisions by providing comprehensive career information, resources, and services Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

8. Fast Facts • Used by: • 93% of school districts • 100% of Commerce and Labor offices • 100% of Vocational Rehabilitation offices • 100% of Correctional entities • Majority of the public postsecondary schools and some private post secondary schools. Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

9. What CIS provides • Career information & planning tools so that individuals can make informed decisions about their future. • Our NICHE is detailed Idaho Information Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

10. Involved in State and National Initiatives • Career Clusters • Gear-Up grant • Idaho’s Comprehensive Guidance Model • The Attorney General’s Office • - letter to parents/students Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

11. Career Development • Career - the total paid and unpaid work experiences throughout a person’s lifespan. • Development - a pattern of growth and progress • Career Development: • Outcomes - success, harmony, and satisfaction • Process - deciding, constructing, creating Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

12. Research about kids ages 9-13(Gottfredson’s Research) • Children identify the maximum amount of effort they are willing to exert to obtain an occupation. • Commitment towards life goals impacts their ability to dream and achieve. Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

13. Career Development in MS 3UniversalQuestions • Who Am I? • Knowing yourself • Where am I going? • Exploring your world • How do I get there? • Researching your options • Planning your career Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

14. CIS in Action! Tools for: • Students • Teachers/Counselors • Parents Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

15. A Middle School Look and Feel Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

16. Simple Navigation Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

17. Reflective Activities Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

18. Relevant Worksheets Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

19. Search over 377 Occupations Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

20. Explore Occupations Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

21. Explore Clusters Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

22. Interest and Cluster Inventories Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

23. Get a Reality Check Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

24. Electronic Portfolios Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

25. 6 Year Course Planners Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

26. A Place to Save Your Research Favorites Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

27. A Place to Collect Important Events Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

28. Takeyour Portfolio to High School Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

29. eCIS • Appropriate for Grade 7 through Adult • Information on: • Occupations • Training Options • Colleges and Schools • Financial Aid • Employer Information and Job Openings • Assessments and Sorting • Online Portfolios with Course Planners Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

30. A More Mature Look and Feel… Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

31. Simple Navigation • More: • Occupations • In-depth Information • Planning Tools Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

32. Employment Information • Job Searching • Interviewing • Writing Resumes • Military Employment • Options during after enlistment • Self Employment • Assessments and Resources • Job Central Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

33. Assessments and Practice Tests Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

34. Online Portfolios with Course Planners Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

35. “Through CIS…I have learned there is so much more out there than just doctors and nurses. The medical field is an endless opportunity gold mine!” “I have learned what careers my strengths, abilities, and interests are related to, a huge step in finding success.” “I have discovered new careers that are open to me, and learned the types of education these would require, and identified even specific classes to take!” “Now that I have a little bit of a feel for what a long run I’m in for, I know what I need to do to succeed in the future. I’ve learned a lot more about myself and what I need to do to become a pediatrician.” * Kathleen McCarter’s “Technology and Careers” students, Meridian Medical Arts Charter School What Students Say: Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

36. A Source You Can Trust Information is PRIVATE It is never shared or sold! Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

37. Quality Information Standards Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

38. Meets Strict Industry Standards Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

39. What Career Development Professionals Say.. I've used CIS to help clients understand the challenges of a vocational goal they've chosen that is probably not realistic for them in terms of expectations in comparison with that client's abilities or limitations.  CIS is a tool I reach for with almost every client with whom I'm associated.  I worked closely with two male youth, who were happy just working menial construction jobs. Their highest aspirations were to “work the loaders or backhoes”. With the help of CIS program we were able to make a daunting experience fun and easy. I believe both of these guys lives were changed thanks to CIS! The information provided by CIS ruled out many occupations that my client might have otherwise pursued. He is now working successfully and no longer needs to receive SSDI benefits. Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships *Excepts from career development professionals from Id. Commerce & Labor and Idaho Vocational Rehabilitation

40. CIS… Linking School to The World of Work! Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships