High School - Career Information
Current and specific data concerning the world of work
Learner Goal
Develop skills to locate, evalutate, and interpret career information.
Indicators
- Describe the educational requirements of various occupations.
- Demonstrate the use of a range of resources (for example: handbooks, career materials, labor market information, and computerized career-information delivery systems).
- Demonstrate knowledge of various classification systems that categorize occupations and industries (for example: the Dictionary of Occupational Titles).
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of self-employment as a career option.
- Identify individuals in selected occupations as possible information resources, role models, or mentors.
- Identify how employment trends relate to education and training.
- Describe the impact of factors such as population, climate, and geographical location of occupational opportunities.
Suggested Activities
- OCIS and other career information systems*
- Media items
- Career periodicals
- Real work and/or community-service experience
- Job fairs
- Entrepreneurial activities
- Resource speakers
- Career study trips
- Interviews with workers
- Use of Department of Labor publications, such as the Occupational Outlook Handbook and the Dictionary of Occupational Titles
- Career reports and/or projects
* This and other starred activities facilitate parental involvement.
