Module 18: Career Decisions (Core)

• To locate and use career and work information effectively.
• To make career enhancing decisions.
• To understand, engage in and manage the career building process.

• To explore and experience the community as a learning environment. (CCT)
• To apply a variety of employability skills, tools and strategies to workplace learning. (CCT, COM, PSVS, TL)

Learning Objectives	Notes
18.1 To understand career decision making.	Define job, occupation and career. Discuss career planning and career decision making. Ask students why people seek an occupation? What are the reasons people work? Information to consider in response to these questions might include the following: Career goals and plans to meet them Ways that plans that evolve from the work placement relate to career goals now and after graduation Information about an occupational cluster that may or may not be of interest. Refer to Learning Objective 16.3.
18.2 To understand how interests, abilities and aptitudes affect career and work choices, and opportunities. (CCT )	A variety of self-assessment tools may be used for student self-evaluation of interests and abilities.
18.3 To understand the relationship among occupational choices, lifestyle and education or training requirements.	Discuss relationships between occupational choice and lifestyle. A thorough self-evaluation and realistic understanding of wants and needs is part of the career journey.
18.4 To explore working conditions related to lifestyle, roles and occupational choices. (PSVS)	Things to consider in the discussion include: hours of work, location, availability of work, travel required, preference for working alone or with others, preference for running their own business or working for others, opportunities for training, further education or advancement, environment, level of activity, salary and fringe benefits, as well as other factors involving the community.
18.5 To develop career goals and a career plan.	Review the career planning process and decision-making model in Module 14. Students can relate personality, interests, abilities and work related factors to the development of a career plan. See notes in Learning Objective 18.4.