Career Services
Career Selection and Employment Search Preparation
Student Career Selection
“This is the first thing that I get to do without
my parents,” explained a Reynoldsburg High
School student. “Deciding which career I
want to pursue.”
The Question
What have we done to provide students the tools they
need to make career choices?
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Ownership of the career conversation
Impacting student debt
K-12 System – Career Connections
OhioMeansJobs.com Applications
Landscape for Post-Secondary
Ohio Career Services Survey
• Responses from all universities and community colleges
• Two use OMJ as a standard part of their processes
• Student to counselor ratios in the thousands (NACE recommends 300
to 500)
• Pockets of success integrating with the academic delivery
• Access to career specific information is a struggle (time and
availability)
• Mimic national numbers in student career/degree transitions (3 to 6)
• Time spent on career selection discussion is relatively non-existent
• Employment preparation activities focus mainly on last minute resume
development
• Student initiated strategy versus a campus intrusive strategy
• Tracking student wage and placement data – time consuming and
encompassing half or less of all graduates
• Few campuses require interaction with career services prior to
graduation
Current Activities
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OMJ Regional Events – January 7th USO Recap and Planning Event
ODE Career Pathway Maps
OBOR Industry Career Pathway Map Buy-in
Ohio Career Conversation
OBOR Data Initiative
Integration of career activities into curriculum delivery - teacher
preparation – Rebecca Watts
• Individual campus visits to benchmark current status and best
practices
• ODE and OBOR collaborating on a set of recommendations
Certificate,
Dental Assisting
Start Pre-Health
As early as grade 7
(based on readiness)
Workplace Visits
Job Shadow
Internship
Work
Associate or Bachelor’s
Degree, Dental Hygiene
Doctoral Degree,
Dentistry
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Median Salary: $33,690
Job Growth (10 yr): 20.5%
Annual Openings: 416
Average Tuition (1 yr): $0 –
$3,900/yr
Median Salary: $65,510
Job Growth (10 yr): 26.3%
Annual Openings: 345
Average Tuition (2 yrs): $3,900/yr
Average Tuition (4 yrs): $9,600/yr
Median Salary: $158,460
Job Growth (10 yr): 9.5%
Annual Openings: 186
Average Tuition (4 yrs): $35,000/yr
Supervised Experience
--Work
Supervised Experience
Internship
--Work
Ohio In-demand Occupations
Data reflects 2014 Ohio labor statistics and public institutions of higher education for 2013-2014. For specific tuition costs, visit ohiohighered.org.
Internship
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Secondary Pathway: Allied Health and Nursing
Postsecondary Program: Dental Hygiene
Postsecondary
Secondary
An Example of Courses with Secondary and Postsecondary Credits
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8
English I
Algebra I
Physical
Science
Social Studies
Fine Arts
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10
English II
Geometry
Biology
World History
Health (.5)
PE (.5)
World
Languages
11
English III
Algebra II
Chemistry
U.S. History
Principles of
Allied Health
Dental
Technology
12
English IV
Trigonometry
or Calculus
Anatomy &
Physiology
U.S.
Government
Nutrition and
Wellness
Oral Diagnosis
& Treatment
Planning
Year 1
1st Semester
College
Seminar
Human Pathophysiology
Intro to Dental
Hygiene
Dental Hygiene
Pre-Clinic
Dental
Anatomy &
Physiology
Periodontology
I
Preventive
Concepts
Techniques I
Year 1
2nd Semester
English
Intro to
Microbiology
Techniques II
Clinic I
Oral Pathology
Periodontology
II
Community
Health
Concepts
Dental
Radiography
Year 2
1st Semester
Interpersonal
Communication
Community
Health
Techniques III
Clinic II
Sociology
Pharmacology
Dental
Materials
Pain
Management
Year 2
2nd Semester
Oral
Communication
College
Algebra
Techniques IV
Clinic III
Psychology
Dental Hygiene
Case &
Concepts
Humanities
Elective
World
Languages
High School CTE Program Courses
High School Courses for Postsecondary Credit (Including Apprenticeship Hours) and the Corresponding Postsecondary Courses
Required Courses
Recommended Electives
Visit education.ohio.gov/CareerConnections for reference information.
Course titles and sequences will vary between schools.
10/2014
Career Services as an Ohio Strategic Advantage
• Imbedding career service activities as a campus strategic goal
• Requiring student interaction (student initiated to campus intrusive)
• Resources
 Models using community partners
 Alumni
 Academic Delivery
• New ways to look at tying careers to education offerings
Preparing Ohio Educators
College and Career Learning and Advising
Educator Preparation: All Educators
• Contextualized Learning
• All educators are prepared to contextualize learning so students
understand the relevance and importance of skills and
knowledge to careers and long-term success.
• Resource Knowledge and Expertise
• Middle Childhood, Adolescent to Young Adult, and Multi-Age
licensure preparation programs include skills in accessing
information resources on current careers in Ohio.
• Professional Learning Community
• Ohio Educator Preparation Programs provide ongoing
professional development opportunities for teachers, school
counselors, principals, and superintendents related to career
advising for PK-12 learners.
Educator Preparation: School Counselors
School counselors address academic, career, and personal/social
realm for children including:
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Goal setting/motivation
Decision making skills/critical thinking
Study skills
Career education
Positive school climate and Behavior/Anti Bullying
Character Education
Anti-drug
Anger management
Resilience
Coping skills
Grit/perseverance
Educators in Action: Sustaining Effective Practices
• School Counselors
• All students have access to the services of the school counselor.
• Counselor time is focused on providing direct and indirect
services to students.
• Counselors deliver a comprehensive curriculum, individualized
planning, and responsive services.
• Building and District Leaders
• Principals and Superintendents prioritize the advising role of the
school counselor.
• Valuing Counseling and Advising Skills
• Local Professional Development Councils (LPDCs) include
career advising skills in their approved professional development
opportunities.