Presented by:
Marianne Krismer, National Director, H2P Consortium
Monique Sheen, Project Manager, Jobs for the Future
Virtual Career Network
The Virtual Career Network—the VCN—is a publicly
accessible, Web-based healthcare and green economy
career platform that includes assessment, learning,
and career management tools. Its primary purpose is
help users prepare and qualify for a well- paying job
and a rewarding career in healthcare or the green
economy by connecting them to the education and
training.
What does the VCN do?
The VCN helps individuals:
 Explore healthcare and green economy careers
 Assess applicants’ personal interests, aptitudes, and
readiness to pursue the careers of their choosing
 Identify and qualify for related education and training
 Manage the career development and lifelong learning
process
 Locate relevant job openings
How does the VCN help users prepare for
Healthcare and Green Economy jobs?
The VCN provides tools to help individuals assess their
strengths and weaknesses to determine suitability for
specific careers in healthcare and green economy.
Once assessments are complete, the VCN guides users
to available training and education programs—both
online and classroom-based.
Who should use the VCN?
 Jobseekers (Including long-term unemployed)
 Underemployed workers
 Career changers (Veterans included)
 Healthcare and green economy workers who want to
advance in their careers
What makes the VCN unique?
 A Learning Exchange that enables users to find, compare, enroll in,
and take online remedial and technical skills development courses that
provide a pathway into healthcare and green economy careers;
 My VCN Account that enables users to store testing, assessment,
counseling, course completion, and other credentialing data to
document and present to third parties (e.g., counselors, employers).
We recommend that users sign up for a Career Management Account to
help track career progression and job search process; and
 A Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) tool that provides a way to
earn college credit for what you already know based on training or
work experience user may have received in previous jobs.
Functions/Features of VCN
• Get Started: Explore careers by zip code and current education level
• Choose a Career: Explore careers by category
• Get Qualified – Review the associated career requirements, enroll in a
suitable education program, and review available certifications and
licenses
• Find a Job – More than just a job search tool. It provides resources to
help
research employers, build a resume and ace the interview
• College Credits – Prior Learning Assessment tool
• Career Tools - VCN Learning Exchange and O*NET Interest Profiler
Advance Career Tools
My VCN Account
Earn Credit for Prior Learning
Matching Interests to Careers
The O*NET Interest Profiler helps users decide what
kinds of careers to explore.
By answering 60 questions about work activities that
some people do on their jobs, the O*NET Interest
Profiler can help users find out what their interests are
and how they relate to the world of work.
A Learning Exchange
Accessing the VCN (www.vcn.org)