Common use of Career Exploration Clause in Contracts

Career Exploration. Involves visits by youth to workplaces to learn about jobs and the skills required to perform them. Visits and meetings with employers and people in identified occupations outside of the workplace are also types of career exploration activities from which you can learn about jobs and careers. (Xxxxxxxx, 2009) Career Index Plus – Website that provides easy, convenient and quick access to all of the best-of-breed labor market and occupational, job openings and training provider information in a few clicks. It shows localized, state projections data from state labor market information divisions and career exploration tolls including “top 50” lists of local occupations including best outlook for entry level positions, high wage high demand/ high skills occupations, fastest growth and more. Career Occupational Preference System (COPS) – The COPS Interest Inventory consists of a series of items, providing job activity interest scores related to 14 different career clusters. Each cluster corresponds to high school and college curriculum, as well as current sources of occupational information. The COPS interpretive material emphasizes a “hands-on” approach to career exploration, featuring career and educational planning worksheets, along with a listing of suggested activities to gain experience. Career Pathways – Small groups of occupations within a career cluster. Occupations within a pathway share common skills, knowledge, and interests. The development of strategies to support the use of career pathways for the purpose of providing individuals, including individuals with disabilities, with workforce investment activities, education, and supportive services to enter or retain employment is written into WIOA Title I Adult Programs and Services, Dislocated Workers and Youth Programs. RSA strives to promote access to career pathways into education, training, and employment opportunities leading to economic self-sufficiency in the 21st century through the development of high quality formula and discretionary grants that align with the provisions under WIOA and the program’s mission. Career Readiness Education – A paradigm in education that focuses on career and/ or college readiness as a goal for K-12 education. Institutions may set their own definitions and metrics, but generally career readiness education models focus on preparing students to go into the workforce or further technical/career training pathways. With this goal in mind, states may work to make community college courses or internships available to high school students. Career Services – Formerly known as WIA core and intensive services. There is no required sequence of services, enabling job seekers to access training immediately.