An ONET Academy Briefing ONET Tools for School

An O*NET Academy Briefing: O*NET Tools for School Counselors, Counselor Educators, and Other Career Development Professionals Presented by Dr. Janet Wall Sr. Trainer, O*NET Academy 1

Webinar Objectives v. Show O*NET materials and services support professional career development guidelines v. Review various free materials and services that school counselors can use for their career development programs 2

Three Important Documents for School Counselors v Vision into Action: National Standards for School Counseling Programs (ASCA) v National Career Development Guidelines (US Department of Education) v Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act 3

Vision into Action National Standards for School Counseling Programs Academic Development Personal/Social Development Career Development 4

Career Development Standard I: v Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions. Standard II: v Students will employ strategies to achieve future career success and satisfaction. Standard III: v Students will understand the relationship among personal qualities, education and training, and the world of work. 5

National Career Development Guidelines Domain 1: v Personal Social Development Domain 2: v Educational Achievement and Lifelong Learning Domain 3: v Career Management 6

Career Management v CM 1 - Create and manage a career plan that meets your career goals. v CM 2 - Use a process of decision-making as one component of career development. v CM 3 - Use accurate, current, and unbiased career information during career planning and management. v CM 4 - Master academic, occupational, and general employability skills in order to obtain, create, maintain, and/or advance your employment. v CM 5 - Integrate changing employment trends, societal needs, and economic conditions into your career plans. 7

Perkins v. Employment statistics v. Information on industries v. Information for career awareness and planning v. Education and training information v. High wage, high demand jobs v. Alignment of programs with objectives, industry requirements 8

O*NET Information Supports Career and Technical Education Efforts v v v Provides unbiased and accurate information Specifies wages by state and nationally Documents occupational trends and outlook Offers assessment tools for learning about oneself Shows students how personal characteristics are related to the world-of work v Shows how education and training relates to occupations v Supports decision-making by supplying credible occupational, educational, and job information v Includes in demand occupations, emerging occupations 9

What is O*NET v Dynamic system of occupational information – Frequently updated – Based on Information from job incumbents and employers (comprehensive) v v v Supporting tools Assessments Job information Financial aid O*NET Online 10

Find Occupational Information 11

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Note search fields. 13

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Tasks, Tools and Technology, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Work Activities, Work Context, Job Zone (education and training), Interests, Work Values, Related Occupations, Wages and Employment, Additional Information 15

T&T – New Feature 16

Knowledge and Skills 17

Work Context 18

Interests and Work Styles 19

Work Values and Related Occupations 20

Wages and Employment Trends, Additional Information 21

Search by Skills 22

Skill Search 23

Select Skills from List Basic Skills, Complex Problem Solving Skills, Resource Management Skills, System Skills, and Technical Skills 24

60 Matches Using 10 Skills Click on occupational title to obtain Summary Report 25

Search by Interest Area 26

Search by Interests 27

Select Primary Interest Area 28

Related Occupational Listing 29

Career Info Net v. Provides significant information v. Can be reached on its own or through O*NET Online http: //www. acinet. org/ 30

Significant Resources for You 31

Occupational Information 32

Career Videos 33

Skills Gap Analysis v. Exercise that compares one’s current skills and level of performance to requirements of an occupation 34

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Other Resources 36

Education and Training – Select Job Family 37

Select Occupation 38

Select Level and Location 39

Results 40

Assistance with Pell Grants 41

Student Financial Aid Guides http: //studentaid. ed. gov/students/publications/student_guide/index. html 42

Scholarship Search 43

10 Results 44

Career Assessment Tools v. Three high quality instruments v. Use for career exploration and career guidance v. Not for job selection or selection into job training programs. v. Can be downloaded for your use from www. onetcenter. org 45

Interest Profiler What Do You Like to Do? 46

Work Interest Areas R Realistic I A Artistic Investigative S E C Enterprising Social Conventional 47

The Work Importance Profiler What Do You Value? 48

Work Value Areas A I Achievement R R S W Recognition Independence Support Working Relationships Conditions 49

The Ability Profiler What can you do? What are your work-related skills? 50

Power Eleven Subtests Non-Psychomotor Arithmetic Reasoning Speeded Psychomotor Mark Making (paper/pencil) Vocabulary Place Three-Dimensional Space Turn Computation Assemble Name Comparison Disassemble Object Matching 51

Links to Occupations v All three assessment instruments link results back to occupations v About 800 occupations v These occupations can be explored via O*NET Online 52

O*NET and Career Clusters From… State Directors of Career and Technical Education at http: //www. careerclusters. org 53

Career Clusters 54

Career Clusters 55

Cluster Pathways occupations pathways 56

Review of Tools v How O*NET relates to the ASCA standards and the new National Career Development Guidelines v How to find occupational information v How to search for occupational information by skills v How to search occupational information by interest area v How to find financial aid information v How to find higher education information 57 v Find and use quality assessment tools

Concluding Remarks There is an old Chinese proverb that says …… "Give a man a fish and you feed him for the day. Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. " 58

Questions? 59

Tons of Tools for School Counselors O*NET Resource Center http: //www. onetcenter. org ONET Online http: //online. onetcenter. org Skills Gap Analysis http: //ww. acinet. org/acinet/skills_gapreport. asp Career Info Net http: //www. acinet. org/acinet/default. asp Important Websites Student Financial Aid Information http: //studentaid. ed. gov/students/publications/student_guide/index. html Financial Aid Advisor http: //www. careertools. org/finaidadvisor/ College Search http: //nces. ed. gov/ipeds/cool/ O*NET Academy http: //www. onetacademy. com Career Cluster http: //www. careerclusters. org 60

Opportunities for You v. Spotlight on O*NET Knowledge Site – contact stenson 49@hotmail. com v. Podcast – audio interview v. Special User Webinars – Contact me at sagesolutions@earthlink. net 61

Supporting Webinars v How to Download and Use the O*NET Interest Profiler and Work Importance Profiler v Overview of the O*NET Ability Profiler v How to Administer the O*NET Ability Profiler v How to Interpret the Ability Profiler v Whole Person Assessment v O*NET Tools for Job Seekers and Students v O*NET Enhancements v O*NET for Military in Transition 62