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“Next Steps” One of the important parts of the Literacy Program is helping our
adult learners plan for the “Next Steps” after improving their literacy
skills or getting a GED. The mission
of our program encourages lifelong learning, and we also want our students to
achieve success and self-sufficiency in their career choices. Our Educational Counselor and staff spend
time talking to students about their short and long-term goals. These are the steps: |
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1. The Counselor
introduces the process. §
Give an overview to the class of counseling services. §
Explain the process that will help students to determine
their next steps. §
Emphasize that educational and career success are achieved
when goals match interests, values, and abilities. 2. The students set their
goals. §
The counselor meets individually with each student. §
Using the DESE Goal Form as a “menu” selection sheet,
write specific goals on the “Go for the Gold” sheet. §
One copy goes to the student, one to the teacher, and one
to the counselor for the student’s file. 3. The students take the
Harrington-O’Shea Career Decision Making System. §
Following the directions, go through the survey booklet
with the class. §
Instruct them to fill in their responses on the summary
profile. §
Under “Work Values” on page 5, help students choose their 4
most important work values through a process of elimination. Give each student a set of 14 cards made by
copying the page and cutting out each value.
Instruct them to remove 4 that are not important to them. Then tell them to remove 3 more, then 2, then
1. This will leave them with their 4
most important work values. §
Encourage students to share their choices with the class. §
Use the examples provided to promote class discussion. 4. The students research
careers. §
With the teacher, use the Harrington-O’Shea Career Summary
as a writing project. §
Students can use the Internet to research 3 potential job
choices. §
Students are shown the “Aptitude, Jobs, and Careers” section
of the web-site suggestions page on our web-site. For students with a Plymouth Public Library
library card, “Career
Cruising” and the PPL-
Career Transitions are extremely helpful, and the educational
advisor helps students work through the features of these resources. 5. The students complete a
Resume. §
If possible, meet individually with each student to
collect his/her work and educational history. §
Use a program like Print Shop Resume Pro to write and
print a resume. §
Give the student a folder with several copies of his/her
resume as well as a cover letter template and reference sheet. 6. The program provides
additional support. §
Schedule guest speakers from local colleges, training programs,
or the local Career Centers. §
If possible, take students to local college or |
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Ph: 508.830.4260 |