This learning/assessment tool was designed to help middle school students focus on their work interests and develop career exploration and planning skills. Students will become familiar with the 14 families in the Skill-Based Job Family Matrix in order to open the gateway to career planning. This self-directed program can be administered to multiple classes, the reusable booklet and single-use replacement answer folder make it an economical and effective classroom tool.

Designed to help students develop a career oriented educational program for high school and beyond, Career Journeys emphasizes the 14 families within the Skill-Based Job Family Matrix and the importance of cross-disciplinary job skills. Students will develop the skills needed to analyze career options in relation to their interests and abilities, and learn to develop an educational plan to match their career choices.

This workbook guides students through a series of exercises designed to help them consider who they are, who they want to be, and which positive actions they can take to help them overcome the situations prompting them to consider dropping out of school. Students learn how to set goals and make decisions, find alternatives to dropping out of school, and are made aware of the life issues faced by high school drop outs.

Resource equips parents, teachers and counselors to help kids assess their learning, social interaction styles and discover why they should consider college and which one will best serve them. Uses a question and answer format and a variety of worksheets to generate interest in career planning.

This self-assessment tool provides students with the opportunity to explore their interest in occupations within eight occupational groups. Jobs are sorted by required level of education and training in this version of our popular Job-O tools. Students working with Job-O Enhanced will be able to: match their interests with education and training levels, examine career preparation options, identify tentative career choices, develop educational plans to meet their career choices. Includes a reusable booklet and single-use answer folder. Additional answer folders are available, making this both an economical and effective classroom tool.

Job-O 2000+ is a self-scored career interest assessment program. The program may be used in a variety of ways: in group/classroom sessions, individually, in career centers or adult retraining programs. The answer folder contains information on 120 of the fastest growing occupations, with a listing of approximately 1,000 related jobs. The information provided is vital for accurate career decision making. Those completing this program will be able to: match their interests with education and training levels, examine career preparation options, identify tentative career choices and develop educational plans to meet their career goals.

Career Delivery Units (CDU) is a resource designed to provide teachers and counselors with lesson plans to guide students through an in-depth self-evaluation. The 13 Units lead to an understanding of one's self and to intelligent career information gathering. The CDU guides your students in learning how to study their interests, personal values, attitudes and aptitudes, and how to best apply them towards a career.

The lessons are designed for classroom use, but can be used on an individual basis. You have the choice of either a set of 70 reproducible worksheets or individual handbooks for each student to use. The CDU has a standard Teacher Handbook which contains objectives, teaching strategies, and activities which match the student handbooks and worksheets.

The 13 Units covered:

• Unit 1: Introduction
• Unit 2: Self-Knowledge
• Unit 3: Understanding Self-Esteem
• Unit 4: Communication: Speaking
  & Listening
• Unit 5: Understanding My Interests
• Unit 6: Understanding My Aptitudes
• Unit 7: Understanding My Values
• Unit 8: Understanding My Attitudes
• Unit 9: Problem-solving Techniques
• Unit 10: A Look at Decision-making
• Unit 11: Goal Setting
• Unit 12: How to Use Career Information & Materials
• Unit 13: What is Career PlanningAll About?

  CDUSETW	Teacher Handbook & Reproducible Worksheets Set	$75.95
  CDTHW	Teacher Handbook	$25.54
  CDUWKW	Reproducible Worksheets Set	$54.99
  CDUSW	Student Handbook	$12.77

Designed to assist students in gaining self-knowledge, this easy to use program works as a prelude to career guidance and personal growth. Students will learn to form values, make good decisions, develop problem solving skills, improve communication skills and set goals.

LAM II comes with a reusable booklet and single-use activity folder. This program meets the National Standards for school programs involving personal and social development.

The Student Career Portfolio is designed to store the history of a student's career development. This sturdy seven-part file folder has preprinted guides to record the history of the student's transition from education-to-career developments, charts to record personal and career growth, results of educational and career assessments, and resume building information.

In addition, the portfolio contains a handy pocket for storing students' assessment test results. The Student Career Portfolio contains four main dividers: Knowledge of Self, Career Plan, Educational Plan, Plans After School/Resume.

The High School Career Course Planner is an interest self-assessment tool with the goal of helping students choose high school level curricula and activities which will assist them with their future career interests. Students with strong career interests will find many high school level courses which may help them build their skills towards their goals.

Students using this folder will be able to: match interests with 16 occupational groups, choose an occupational group which best matches their interests, research job titles for educational planning, match job interests with job entry requirements, and develop a high school educational plan based upon their tentative career plans.

Students and teachers report a high degree of satisfaction with the simplicity of the process and the results.

This four-volume reference set covers over 2,500 occupations and 93 industry fields. It is accurate, current, easy to use and contains more comprehensive career information than any other print resource on the market.

This edition includes career articles keyed to government classification systems, more than 300 on-the-job interviews, expanded coverage of internships, apprenticeships and more. There are more than 2,500 websites of professional associations, government agencies, and other organizations to assist students in their exploration and research.

This edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) presents occupational information and projections through 2010 collected by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Statistics. The OOH is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The OOH can be used in classrooms, career centers, and libraries by teachers, counselors and students. This book is revised every two years..

The OOH covers the following topics:

• Nature of work and related jobs
  
• Working conditions
  
• Employment information and job outlook
  
• Training, qualifications & advancement
  
• Earnings
  
• Sources of additional information
  

The Students' Occupational Outlook Handbook (SOOH) is derived fromthe Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network (O*NET) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' databases on Occupational Employment, Training and Earnings; Occupational Employment Statistics; and Standard Occupational Classification. This new edition provides updated information on over 300 jobs!

The SOOH information is presented in a helpful, easy-to-read format that makes educational planning and career research fun and meaningful. The Information includes: nature of work, employment and projected growth, average earnings, skills needed, Education and training needed, worker interests and work values needed and additional sources of information.

Used with the OOH; these activities help students recognize occupational families, understand job descriptions, locate career information and understand future job trends. Set of 10 workbooks.