Module 14: Career Planning

Time Frame
This module will take approximately 15 hours to complete. The number of lessons will vary depending on the time available for each lesson.

Foundational Objectives and Learning Objectives

Level A - Extend Knowledge Base

Foundational Objectives
Students will become aware of how career planning is influenced by their present situation, which includes their self-concept, friends, family, community and available resources.

Students will recognize that career planning is affected by what they know about the future concerning themselves, friends, family, community and available resources.

Students will acknowledge that career planning reflects personal goals and lifestyle goals.

Students will consider career plans that accommodate change and growth in their personal life and their family life, as well as in the world of work.

Learning Objectives
Students will acquire and evaluate information in order to:

• become aware of the career planning process
• acknowledge the importance of a positive self-concept in career planning
• recognize how aptitudes, attitudes and abilities affect career planning
• examine the relationship between career planning and lifestyle
• explore occupations of interest     
• obtain and interpret information on future trends in employment
• examine potential occupational options
• explore how decisions are made regarding career planning.

Level B - Make an Informed Decision

Foundational Objective
Students will develop the lifelong skill of making career planning decisions that reflect personal goals, lifestyle goals and career goals.

Learning Objectives
Students will:

• recognize that effective decision making is essential in developing a personal career plan
• identify career path alternatives that reflect personal goals, lifestyle goals and career goals
• consider each alternative career path in terms of educational requirements
• relate employment trends to selected career paths
• write a career planning goal.

Level C - Carry Out Action Plan

Foundational Objective
Students will develop the ability and the confidence to design and carry out career planning action plans.

Learning Objectives
Students will:

• design and carry out a personal career plan for postsecondary education, employment or training.

The selection of the following C.E.L.s for emphasis in this module does not preclude the development of other C.E.L.s in the suggested activities and strategies.

Foundational Objective (IL)
Students will develop the ability to access knowledge.

Learning Objective
Students will:

• seek information through a steadily expanding network of options, including other libraries, electronic information systems, databases, individuals and agencies.

Foundational Objective (IL)
Students will develop the ability to meet their own learning needs.

Learning Objectives
Students will:

• relate learning outcomes to prior and future needs
• write up a proposal for an individual project
• plan, manage, and evaluate their own learning experiences.

Foundational Objective (CCT)
Students will develop both intuitive, imaginative thought and the ability to evaluate ideas, processes and experiences relevant to their career planning.

Learning Objectives
Students will:

• consciously evaluate what is being read, heard, or viewed
• examine knowledge in terms of what they already know and what they want to know.