Career Action Planning
Best Practices
Module 4
Career Portfolio Preparation
and Development
Engage Students in School
• Make students responsible for their future with a
Career Development Portfolio
• Continued development of a personal career
portfolio brings the future to the present
• Keeps students on track even when they change
their minds
• It gives students the ability to see the big picture
and why they need to take those classes
Career Student Portfolios:
• Are personal individualized folders for each student
• Belong to the student and should be given to the
student upon graduation or transfer
• Record student’s records, plans, and progress
• Reviewed & up-dated at least once annually
Follow-through not just Follow-up
• A portfolio is the focal point allotting time to visit
periodically with a counselor, advisor, or career
coach
• A portfolio is a developmental process with the
maturity of the student through adulthood
• A portfolio is a historical record as well as a planning
tool
Student Portfolios
• All students should be given a portfolio by the end
of the 8th grade
• Students should have easy access to their portfolio
folder at all times
• Portfolios should be updated regularly
– Four-year education plans must be updated annually
Career Portfolios
• Most experts agree that the career portfolio should
be kept in a professional three-ring binder (zipper
closure optional). You should include a table of
contents and use some kind of system -– such as
tabs or dividers -– to separate the various parts of
the portfolio.
Electronic Portfolios
• Kuder Navigator http://www.arworkscareer.com/
Assessment Results
Access score reports of any assessment you’ve taken online as well as ones you’ve entered.
Education Plans
Review your education plan.
Manage My e-Portfolio
Use your e-Portfolio to compile information and documents - e.g., references, contact information,
résumés, certificates, work samples, and your past work experiences and long-term career goals.
You can send a link to this e-Portfolio to potential employers so update it as often as needed.
Plans Beyond High School
Create or update your plans for after high school and send them to your parent(s) and counselor for
review.
Career Development Portfolio
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Collection of assessments
Record of accomplishments
Contains Resumes & Application Examples
Education and Training Plan of Action
Opportunity for Creative Self-expression
Process for Career Development
Self Discovery & Evaluation
Business & industry Certifications
Navigator Portfolio
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Sample Plans for each Career Cluster Pathway
Individualized electronic 4-year plans
Explore and Plan results
Link to College Favorites
Connect to Business Employer Research
Needs assessment,
Setting goals
Education and Training Plans Beyond High School
Student Certifications
and Recognitions
• Arkansas Career Readiness Certificate
• Business and Industry Certifications where available
(Perkins approvable)
• Program of Study Certificates of Completion
• Completion awards (Seals, Cords, Certificates)
ACGA Student Portfolio Contest
• Contest Guidelines
• Portfolio Checklist
• Grade Level Guide
A Career Pathway is:
• A coherent, articulated sequence of rigorous
academic and career/technical courses,
commencing in the ninth grade and leading to an
associate degree, baccalaureate degree and
beyond,
• An industry recognized certificate, and/or
licensure.
• Developed, implemented, and maintained in
partnership among secondary and postsecondary
education, business and industry.