Education

The changing nature of workers, work, and the workplace means that information about them needs to be organized and provided in a different way than in the past. Education and training systems and occupational classification systems should be based on the skills that different occupations share rather than on the industry sectors to which they belong (McCage and Olson 1995).

Dykeman and colleagues (2001) have developed a taxonomy of career development interventions used in U.S. secondary schools that can help practitioners evaluate and improve the effectiveness of guidance programs. They consulted career guidance practitioners, researchers, and literature and identified a comprehensive list of 44 interventions. Each intervention was rated on five variables: time (short term/long term), mode (active/passive), control (adult/youth), place (school/community), and size (group/individual). Cluster analysis produced a taxonomy with four types of interventions: introductory, advising, curriculum based, and work based.

2002-2003 Central Region Consortium Accomplishments:

Improved linkages among vocational and technical education programs, economic development initiatives, the Statewide Advisory Committees, and statewide discipline/industry collaborative projects; and WIA boards and entities; and  disseminated best practices.

http://www.crconsortium.com/rdbestprac.html   09/03

The Career Center at Portland State University

The Career Center at Portland State University maintains an excellent site that includes Career Center and Internet resources by major, frequently asked questions about majors and careers, and information about the Peace Corps.

http://www.career.pdx.edu/siteindex.htm is Portland State University's very comprehensive career site. Q3, 2003

What Can I Do With A Major In...

A very popular site that lists careers related to majors at the University of North Carolina.  Every career center should have a set of career guides such as these. Specific major site information is printed at the end.

www.uncwil.edu  Q3, 2003

Career Path Assessment:

This is a guide to help you make a decision about your career path so you can develop an educational plan. It's a good place to start looking for information to help make career choices that feel right, to learn about job prospects for various occupations and the education and training necessary, and to explore skills needed to get the job.

http://www.math.unl.edu/~nmsi/tQ2/assessment.html  Q3, 2003

The Career Interest Game:

This is a game designed to help match interests and skills with similar careers related to the Holland types. Each type links to related careers, but the information is very general. The Occupational Outlook Handbook should be used to obtain more complete information about targeted careers.

http://www.missouri.edu/~cppcwww/holland.shtml  Q3, 2003

Career Paths On-line: 10 Steps to the Career Planning Process

You must register, but it is a user-friendly site with the first five steps containing short assessments on personality, interests, values, learning styles, and skills. It can be completed within a two-hour period and leads to careers to research and ways to set goals in the next five steps. It can be used to confirm other inventories, as a supplement to a career class, or by itself.

http://careerpathsonline.com  Q3, 2003

San Francisco State University Career Center:

www.sfsu.edu an excellent example of a college career center.

Try starting with the "Student" selection and go to "Career Planning." They have good definitions, as well as samples for resumes and interview techniques. Q3, 2003

Online Education Resources:

www.cvc.edu (California links),

http://www.hoyle.com/distance.htm (distance learning classes and educational resources),

www.universityalliance.com, classes are online.

If any of you decide that you want to continue your education by taking classes over the Internet, these resources should help you out.  Q3, 2003

Indiana: Site for career planning - with information for secondary and college students and parents:

 http://www.icpac.indiana.edu  Q3, 2003

American Measuring Tool and Manufacturing Association,  (AMTMA)
                      
features information on AMTMA, such as:

                        

• How to join, membership benefits and a history of the association.
• It also has  two useful features for members and nonmembers alike:
• A newsletter archive and a directory of member organizations.
• Quarterly newsletters, each including complete articles for tool manufacturers, a company profile and short news items.
• The member directory includes contact information and homepage links for dozens of organizations.

www.amtma.com     06/03

University of Columbia Office of Research

www.orsil.ubc.ca  02/03

U.C. Santa Barbara Office of Research 

    02/03

Chronicle of Higher Education