Career Workforce Training materials For All Ages - 2008



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General Topics

Portfolios          Interviewing       Job Search
Job Retention                                  Life Skill
 Career Awareness                       Job Success Career Exploration                             Bullying
Special Education                  Mature Workers
College Bound                             Job Survival
Skills Identification                             Resume
Character Education               Job Readiness 

 
Spanish Versions
 Job Search, Interest Inventory Interviewing Video
 

 

 Job Search,        Resumes     Skills Identification
 
Interviewing                   Character Education Career Awareness                     Job Success   Job Survival                             Job Retention
Special Education                     Job Readiness

Summer Jobs                  Workplace Behavior Dressing and Grooming                  Life Skills
Communications                      School to Work

   Reference Books
 OOH, O*NET Occupational-Career, GOE
 
College  Reference, EGOE

 Libraries   Career Reference   




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Transition to Work Inventory - Now there is a career interest inventory assessment instrument that relates interests in leisure activities to work and employment opportunities. High School and Adult interest level. Please note the Transition to Work Inventory is replacing the Leisure Work Search Inventory.

 

 The Career Exploration Inventory  - is the best career assessment for discovering careers you’re best suited to. Also available in a Spanish Version, High School and Adult Interest Level, paper Instrument.

 

Career Exploration Inventory EZ - Based on the best-selling Career Exploration Inventory, Third Edition, the new Career Exploration Inventory EZ (CEI-EZ) is the perfect assessment for teachers and counselors who need to spend less administration time and for individuals who appreciate an easier-to-read format. Taking only 20 minutes to complete. Assessment high school adult. 

  

Job Search Knowledge Scale - helps you determine how much you know about looking for work. Do you know how to most quickly and effectively find a job? The JSKS also gives you guidance on the job search methods that work best so that you can find a job faster. Respond to the 60 true/false statements on this practical new assessment and learn the topics on which you need more information or instruction for the most effective job search. Space is provided for a Job Search Journal and for Job Search Goals. Makes an ideal pre-test and post-test. Middle School, High School, Adult. Paper Assessment.
 

Job Survival And Success Scale - This new inventory meets the need for a brief assessment that identifies a person’s attitudes and knowledge about keeping a job and getting ahead in the workplace. Assessment inventory paper high school adult. Job survival. 

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The Work Preference Match - A Career Exploration Tool - The Work Preference Match is an easy yet structured way for individuals to identify and compare their work needs, skills, interests, and desires to the realities of jobs. Individuals consider a broad range of 125 work-related factors, grouped by work tasks, environment, schedule, supervision, compensation, work culture, and social issues. After following some easy steps, test takers have a completed grid of their most important work-related preferences for use in exploring and deciding on careers. Identifying work needs and preferences prior to or as part of career exploration, job preparation, and the job search makes these processes realistic, targeted, and effective. Interest inventory, high school interest level. career exploration high school assessment
 

 

O*NET or ONET Dictionary Assessment Package - High School Adult Level - is the complete O*NET package including the O*NET interest inventory and the O*NET Values Inventory and the O*NET Reference Book. High School Adult Level. Interest Inventory, Values Inventory, Assessment, Reference. 

 

College Survival And Success Scales - makes a great discussion tool and helps students to learn what college will be like, to understand expectations in college, and to prepare for the college experience and the college environment. Ideal for various purposes in many programs and settings: college readiness, college preparedness, freshmen orientation, freshmen seminar courses, middle schools, high schools, community colleges, training programs, technical schools, admissions counseling, academic counseling, career counseling, youth programs, college recruitment, improving college persistence and retention rates, military transition to college, adults returning to college, and dropout prevention. Assessment high school adult job survival and job success/

 

 

Interview Style Inventory - is designed to help users identify their approach to employment interviewing based on their personality. By identifying their approach, users can then focus on their interviewing strengths and weaknesses and work to become more skilled at this crucial process. Assessment. Paper. High school adult.  *****Available in July 2007

 

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O*NET Career Interest Inventory - Test-takers indicate whether they like or dislike 180 various activities and then score their responses. Their scores identify career areas that match their interests and pinpoint specific jobs to explore. High School and Adult Interest Level. Paper Instrument.
 

O*NET Values Interest Inventory - First, it asks test-takers to look at 20 cards printed with work value statements. Then, test-takers sort the cards by each value's importance. The process results in scores for six major work values, and these cards identify career groups that tend to include these values and to pinpoint specific jobs to explore. Career Assessment/Paper Pencil. High School and Adult Interest Level.



 

The Job Search Attitude Inventory - Career Assessment - Excellent career assessment that provides a quick assessment of how motivated a person is likely to be in finding a job. High School and Adult Interest Level. Paper Instrument.
 


Individual Career Portfolio - organize students personal information and individual career educational plans like career interest test results, employability skills, extracurricular activities, honors and awards and yearly review of education plans. High School Adult career planning.

 

Create your digital portfolio - Job seekers, students, and teachers are discovering the power of using a digital portfolio for job hunting, career development, teaching, and learning. This new step-by-step workbook unveils each facet of creating a PDF portfolio, providing checklists and worksheets that guide the user through design, collection of artifacts, development, and distribution of a career portfolio through e-mail, on CD/DVD, or within a Web site. Teachers instructor manual on CD Rom includes syllabus, lecture notes, additional activities, PDF of student book with teacher notes, PowerPoint slides, assessments for each chapter, rubrics, information on learning theories, portfolio templates, examples of portfolios, and discussion questions. Keywords, High School adult software workbook. 

 

Barriers to Employment Success Inventory - career assessment - vocational inventory - Identify key barriers that keep people from conducting a successful job search or succeeding on jobs with this career assessment. High School and Adult Level. Paper Instrument.
 


Ability Explorer - ranks strengths in the 14 abilities important in today’s workplace. In about 30 minutes, individuals learn their strongest abilities, plus related courses, activities, and careers for developing and using these abilities. Written at an 8th grade reading level, this 140-question assessment raises self-awareness and creates a foundation for informed career and educational planning. Individuals are asked to read each statement and then indicate how good they are or would be at doing an activity. Assessment, career planning middle school and high school.
 


Careers for Me Plus - Careers For Me Plus is a 24-page consumable booklet expanding on the Career for Me II career assessment which is very simple to use. It's short introduction briefly reviews interests, self-knowledge, and explores more career clusters. Grades 7-9. Middle School career assessment. Paper Instrument.
 

World of Work and You - A complete revision of an important resource that helped hundreds of thousands of youth plan their futures. Students can use it without supervision to explore career and life alternatives. Paper Instrument. Interest Level Middle School and High School

 

Young Person's Occupational Outlook Handbook and Activities Booklet - This new Activities workbook is an inexpensive, interactive, and convenient way to add career awareness and career exploration to your middle school curriculum. The activities are designed to be used with the Young Person’s Occupational Outlook Handbook, a best-selling reference book available here on this page. The Activities workbook is for individual student use in class or as homework. It helps young people interact with the Young Person’s Occupational Outlook Handbook information on over 270 jobs, including work duties, skills needed, required education, related school classes, related jobs, earnings, and more. In addition, students learn how to set goals, research careers using a reference book and the Internet, and read a help-wanted ad. They also are introduced to job interviews. Grades 4-9 elementary and middle school. Reference book and assessment. Young Person Occupational Outlook Activities Booklet  Go to this link to learn more about getting all 3 young persons reference books.  Click title link for Young Person’s Occupational Outlook Handbook and Activities Booklet.



Career and Life Explorer uses bright colors, appealing graphics, easy-to-follow instructions to get young people thinking about their futures and their careers while encouraging them to stay in school. Middle School, School to Work Interest. Paper assessment.


Careers For Me II - Career Assessment for Children - Careers For Me II is a 12-page consumable booklet which is very simple to use. It's short introduction briefly reviews interests, self-knowledge, what is a cluster and explains the concept of school-to-work. Grades 3-7 Elementary. Paper Instrument.

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Career Assessment Software CDROMS

Career Explorer - Explore interests and find the best 20 matches from jobs in the Occupational Outlook Handbook--in just 15 to 20 minutes! Career Assessment - High School and Adult Interest Level. CD-ROM Software. Great for classroom, welfare to work programs and school to work programs. school-to-work. Version 3.0 now available.

Basic Skills Locater Test - The Basic Skills Locator Test CD ROM is designed to assess a person's functional skills levels in math and language. Comes in English and Spanish Versions software. Ages 15 -

 

SCANS Work Readiness Kit And SCANS 2000 Competency Pack with Software - The SCANS Work Readiness Kit provides supplemental and enrichment materials designed to develop necessary work skills identified by the U.S. Department of Labor’s SCANS report. Working through the prescribed activities helps prepare individuals for the workplace by raising their performance levels. The experiential nature of the activities creates a unique learning opportunity and, because the activities are work-based, individuals are exposed to a broad selection of career pathways. The SCANS Competency Pack (for Windows) allows teachers and administrators to track and manage SCANS and Work Keys skills objectives. Add, edit, save, and print objectives and student mastery levels to articulate with parents, students, staff, and industry. Teachers and administrators can also design and print their own lesson assignments and tests with this definitive teaching tool. Scan Skills, assessment software instructional resources. Middle School High School. 

 

The SCANS Competency Pack Software (for Windows) allows teachers and administrators to track and manage SCANS and Work Keys skills objectives. Add, edit, save, and print objectives and student mastery levels to articulate with parents, students, staff, and industry. Teachers and administrators can also design and print their own lesson assignments and tests with this definitive teaching tool. 

 

Career Assessment Battery - A popular alternative to paper/pencil assessments, great career assessment software! High School and Adult Interest Level. CD-ROM Software
 

 Electronic Career Planner - is a state of the art program designed to help organize and create all the tools needed to find, get, and keep the job of your choice. Everything from a goal planning calendar to job leads to cover letters, resumes and interview scripts. Great for School to Work Programs or Welfare to Work Programs. High School Adult - CD ROM Software. Career. 

  

Learning Working Styles Inventory - Also comes in a Spanish Version - Analyze the combination of physical, social, environmental and mode of expression elements that allow individuals to utilize their knowledge or skills. High School Adult Interest Level. Also comes in a Spanish Version. Software


Career Connections Jr. CDROM software - We've developed great new career exploration software for grades 5–9 or special-needs students. Career Connections, Jr. is "edutainment" software that helps students explore more than 260 jobs that cover 85 percent of the labor market! Colorful graphics, animation, sounds, and game themes make exploring careers fun! Middle School Interest, Software. 

 

Careers for Me Plus CD-ROM - This is the Careers for Me version that goes the most in depth. Like the print version, it is colorful with fun graphics, easy-to-read and very easy to follow with little help required from an administrator. Users are asked to click on descriptions of activities and subjects that they not only enjoy, but also those in which they consider themselves skilled. Grades 7-9 Middle School and High School. Software Assessment.

 

Careers For Me II CD ROM - The Careers for Me II CD closely follows the print version. It is colorful with fun graphics, easy-to-read and very easy to follow with little help required from an administrator. Users are asked to check off the activities or interests that they like from each cluster. It follows through to results and a screen which guides the student through the career research process. The fun facts are continued through th3 software, which helps keeps the students' attention. The print capabilities enable the student to take home the results and share them with parents! Software, Elementary Middle School Interest Level. Grades 3-7. Assessment, software. Elementary and Middle school interest level. 

 

Careers For Me Junior - CD - ROM - Similar to the print version, your students will click on the activities they enjoy (instead of circling the activities). They will get a results page with sample careers for all clusters. Students will check of careers from all clusters that are of interest to them, and then they are asked to narrow it down to one career. They fill out the research screen, similar to the research panel on the print version. There are print capabilities so the user can take home the results and share them with parents! Assessment, software, elementary interest level.

  

Mission Careers CD-ROM Grades K-6 - Recommended for Grades K–6 and special needs. Dez the Dawg makes career exploration an exciting adventure for students in kindergarten through grade 6, as well as for children with special needs. 140 occupations come alive through colorfully illustrated 12 career clusters, interactive games, and easy-to-use assessments. Includes current data on salary, education needs, outlook, and areas of study. Job descriptions are read aloud to students while text appears on the screen. Grades K-6, Part of the Early Start Career Series. Teachers can build a course around this software. Elementary, assessment, career exploration 

  

·         Videos I:Interviewing
 

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Make a Good First Impression - Video - uses a humorous, clever story line to convey the traits that tend to create a positive impression during interviews and ways that job seekers can make improvements. High School Adult interest level video.
 

Interview to Win Your First Job - Uses mock interviews to show common mistakes. Helps first-time job seekers learn to market themselves and interview well. High school and Adult Level. VHS and DVD versions. video interviewing

 

Interview Mastery - The most widely used job interview software in the world! This comprehensive CD-ROM includes 47 lessons that cover every dimension of the interview. Features include powerful questions to give job seekers a competitive edge, information on handling behavioral-event interviews; templates for answering the 10 most frequently asked interview questions, four different ways to handle the salary question, and much more. Job seekers will learn the secret to overcoming any weakness with a powerful response technique! Software, interview,
 

Getting the Job You Really Want Video Series - is a new, comprehensive set of videos that take you step-by-step through every phase of job search, plus keeping it. Titles include An Introduction to Getting the Job You Really Want, Getting to Know What an Employer Wants, Getting to Use Your Skills in Your Ideal Career, Getting a Job Using Traditional Methods, Getting a Job Using Nontraditional Methods, Getting and Using Your Resume, Cover Letter, Card, and Portfolio, Getting Job Leads from the Internet and Telephone, Getting a Positive Response in Each of the Seven Interview Phases, Getting Good Answers to Tough Interview Questions, Getting to Keep the Job You Find. Video are in DVD or VHS, High School and Adult interest. A complete Instructional Resources.

  

 

 

 Instructional Resources:Instructor Packages  

These courses are terrific for school to work or welfare to work programs.  We provide courses for all age groups. 
 

Mature Workers Package - The first baby boomers are turning 60 this year, and unprecedented numbers of them are thinking of careers beyond retirement. The youngest baby boomers are in their early 40s and reaching the peak of their work lives. What all these millions of people have in common is a desire to find satisfying work that complements their personal lives rather than distracts from it. This package provides career professionals with resources to help baby boomers with their career planning and job search needs. Adult, mature worker, older worker.
 

 

College Education Package - Help college students get on the right track to a successful career with tools that help them choose a major and succeed in school. Contains: 1 Job Seekers Goldmine J2948 - 1 College Majors Handbook J0740 - 1 College Success Guide J2808 - 1 College Survival and Success Scale JA3367 - 1 90 Minute College Matcher J360X - 1 Occupational Outlook Handbook.  Adult, high school level interest. Instructional resource.

 

 

 


The Very Quick Job Search Instructional Aids or the Advance Job Search Package - Use the 20-session curriculum, activity book, and overhead transparencies to structure complete courses. High School and Adult Interest Level. Workbooks and Complete Course. Great for School to Work program. And welfare to work or Job Readiness programs - The Very Quick Job Search Package includes:  25  J0074, The Very Quick Job Search book. 25 , J0090 , The Very Quick Job Search Activity Book. 1, J0082 , The Very Quick Job Search Instructor's Curriculum. Session outlines and activities for an entire course. 1 pkg , JA1054 , Job Search Knowledge Scale assessment. (pkg of 25) 1 , J1070 , The Very Quick Job Search PowerPoint Presentation. 


 

 

Getting the Job You Really Want Instructors Guide - This instructor’s guide provides lots of tips for using Getting the Job You Really Want Workbook with individuals or groups. High School and Adult Interest Level. Great for School to work programs. School-to-Work. Also welfare to work.  Be sure to see the Getting the Job you Really Want 10 Video Series and a great adjunct to this program.    

 

High School Job Retention Module - Teach all students how to be successful in their jobs with the best-selling workbook Job Savvy. This module includes a free Instructor’s Guide so you can quickly plan and implement lessons, and 25 copies of the Job Survival and Success Scale to help students discover which soft skills they are lacking that will help them survive and thrive in their jobs. The outstanding new You’re Fired! video teaches students the top 10 reasons why people get fired and how to avoid them using common work ethics. job retention, job success, instructional resource. High School Adult interest level. 

  
Welfare to Work Program Package - Career Education - Public Assistance - Job Placement - This welfare to work program was carefully selected for use in short training programs, where placement outcomes are extremely important. Young Adult and Adult Populations. Workbooks and Complete Course.  Welfare to Four Video Series - Welfare to Work Four Video Series.  4 videos only DVD product code 4 video VHS version order code .  Or Get the Welfare to Work Instructional Course Includes 25 Job Seeker Workbooks, 1 pocket book of Job Search data, and the 4 video Welfare to Work series. 

 

 

Path Finders High School Exploration - Pathfinder Exploring Career and Educational Paths 128-page student workbook covers a variety of important topics and can structure an entire course. High School Interest Level Grades 9-12. Workbook, career exploration, videos.  Order - Path Finder High School Career Exploration Course 
 

 

 

 Middle School and High School Job Search Module – A Young Person Guide to Getting and Keeping a Good Job is Designed specifically as a job search course text for middle school and high school students. Workbook. Complete Instructional Package. Grades 8-12. 
 

 

 

Middle School Career Awareness Package - Use the components in this career awareness package to introduce students to basic career concepts. Workbooks. middle school, videos workbook grades 5-9.  Order Code Middle School Career Awareness Package -

 

 

Exploring Careers Package - For grades 7-12 - The Exploring Careers Package starts with interests, then relates these to the latest data with an interactive, flexible approach that meets National Career Development Guidelines. Fourteen Major Interest Areas. Exploring Careers components are organized around the 14 major GOE interest areas—assessment and exploration is driven by what kids like to do rather than work experience and educational attainment. Profiles and "skill samplers". Book profiles real people in real jobs—students get to see what people actually do in their jobs all day. Middle School High School. Career Exploration interest assessment, career planning instructional resource. 
 

 


Dream Catchers Career Awareness and Career Exploration - Middle School Use the content and activities sequen