Gary Job Corps Center-Career Preparation



Home Page Admissions Career Preparation Career Development Career Transition Graduation LIKE is a FOUR Letter Word S mile H andshake A ttitude D ress Code E ye Contact S ocial Skills	Students will: Acclimate to life in Job Corps Learn employability, job search and computer skills Work with staff to create and commit to a personal career development plan Visit and learn about local One-stop center Purpose of Our Schedule Provide Foundation Social Skills Working Skills Provide Structure Reward Self-Motivation Career Preparation Emphasis Our Methods for Individualizing Student's Needs Observation Behavior Interaction Special Needs Staffing Twice Weekly Career Preparation Period Counselors and Instructors Students Personal Career Development Plan (PCDP) Career Preparation Assessment Team (CPAT) Once a Week Career Preparation Counselors Career Preparation Instructors Core Instructors Students Tools Used TABE Test BEST Exam Vocational Waiting List Weekly Assessments Admission Counselor's Assessment Tool (ACAT) Personal Career Development Plan (PCDP) Student Profile Recommendations from Staffing and CPAT Acceleration Early TABE Testing Psychological Testing Wellness Testing Diversity Testing Business Information Technology Testing Conflict Resolution Testing Leadership Testing Self Management Testing Retainment Repetition of recommended week Progress Assessment STAR Evaluation

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LIKE is a FOUR Letter Word

    S  mile
    H  andshake
    A  ttitude
    D  ress Code
    E  ye Contact
    S  ocial Skills

Students will:

Acclimate to life in Job Corps
Learn employability, job search and computer skills
Work with staff to create and commit to a personal career development plan
Visit and learn about local One-stop center

Purpose of Our Schedule

Provide Foundation
- Social Skills
- Working Skills
Provide Structure
Reward Self-Motivation

Career Preparation Emphasis

Career Preparation Emphasis pyramid: Attitude, Commitment, Ownership, Responsibility, Social Skills, Employability Skills, Seeds to Success, ROPES, Embracing Diversity, Labor Market Information, TABE Testing, Intro to Driver's Education, Tour of All Vocations, Structured Hands-On Activities, And Much More...

Our Methods for Individualizing Student's Needs

Observation
- Behavior
- Interaction
- Special Needs
Staffing
- Twice Weekly
- Career Preparation Period Counselors and Instructors
- Students
Personal Career Development Plan (PCDP)
Career Preparation Assessment Team (CPAT)
- Once a Week
- Career Preparation Counselors
- Career Preparation Instructors
- Core Instructors
- Students
Tools Used
- TABE Test
- BEST Exam
- Vocational Waiting List
- Weekly Assessments
- Admission Counselor's Assessment Tool (ACAT)
- Personal Career Development Plan (PCDP)
- Student Profile

Recommendations from Staffing and CPAT

Acceleration
- Early TABE Testing
- Psychological Testing
- Wellness Testing
- Diversity Testing
- Business Information Technology Testing
- Conflict Resolution Testing
- Leadership Testing
- Self Management Testing
Retainment
- Repetition of recommended week
- Progress Assessment
- STAR Evaluation

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