- Self-Assessment and Skills/Interest Profilers - Career Exploration and Labor Market Information - Planning for Employment - Identifying Skills - Job Search Process - Applying and Interviewing - Internet Job Search Skills - Employment, Retention, Career Advancement - Post Secondary Options.
Programs
Adults to College: First time attendance and returning students.
Addresses the factors that influence adults' decision to attend and/or return to college: Goals, finances, work, home, studying, support systems, family relationships, stress factors and time management. Explore jobs and occupations with Career Interest Inventories. Explore attitudes and interests with Personality Profilers. Examine career development theories. Introduce labor market information and impact on career goals. 3 - 6 sessions, 2.0 hours each
High impact interactive job readiness and preparedness to effectively market knowledge, skills and abilities to targeted employers to identify and achieve career goals. Explore jobs and occupations with Career Interest Inventories. Examine attitudes and interests with Personality Profilers. Engage in role playing activities with career development theories. Introduce labor market information and impact on career goals. Also cover the Peter Principle, Murphy's Law and the Dilbert Principle impact in the workplace. 6 sessions, 1.5 - 2.0 hours each
Ex-Offender Re-entry Employment: Job readiness and workforce skills development
1) Basic Job Preparation, Job Basics, Job Readiness and Job Search, 2) Skills, Attitude and Material Resources
TeensWORK: Preparing young adults for the world of work and post secondary options.
Getting ready for independence, from applications to first impressions to first paycheck; and analyzing the resulting benefits. Explore jobs and occupations with Career Interest Inventories. Examine attitudes and interests with Personality Profilers. Engage in role playing activities with career development theories. Introduce labor market information and impact on career goals. 6 - 8 sessions, 1.5 hours each
YOUTH Career Education: Career exploration and high school completion planning.
Explore and exposure to careers through written activities, small group discussions, role playing; relating self, family and community; and popular board and strategy games. Explore jobs and occupations with Career Interest Inventories. Examine attitudes and interests with Personality Profilers. 6 - 8 sessions, 1.5 - 2.0 hours each
Employment Coaching: Topical sessions covering self-assessment to employment to career advancement.
Identify, address and tackle goals, issues, concerns, and strategies, obstacles common to the world or work. Addresses job search after vocational training and college completion. Explore jobs and occupations with Career Interest Inventories. Examine attitudes and interests with Personality Profilers. Engage in role playing activities with career development theories. Introduce labor market information and impact on career goals. Also cover the Peter Principle, Murphy's Law and the Dilbert Principle impact in the workplace. 6 - 10 sessions, 1.5 - 2.0 hours each
WORKSHOPS
Vocational Training - How to choose: An informed consumer checklist for vocational training program and school selection. 2.0 hours
Entry Level Careers - Entry level jobs that can lead to careers, beginning with only a high school diploma or GED. 2.0 hours
Advance Internet Job Search Skills - Computer skills shortcuts and exploring the hidden job market. 2.0 hours
Chicago Workforce Centers/WORKNET Providers- Making the cut: eligibility, suitability, services and resources. The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and Individual Training Account (ITA).2.0 hours
