Middle School - Vocational Orientation
Assuring that vocational career options receive equal emphasis in an individual's educational planning
Learner Goal 1
Gain knowledge of all vocational options available.
Indicators
- Identify the vocational training sites in the community, such as comprehensive school programs, vocational schools, technical schools, and community colleges.
- Describe vocational program options at each site.
- Identify vocational areas of personal interest.
- Demonstrate an awareness of how vocational training can be integrated into one's ICP document.
Learner Goal 2
Understand the benefits of vocational education.
Indicators
- Describe the value of being immediately employable upon completing a vocational program.
- Describe the merit of hands-on learning experiences.
- Demonstrate an awareness that financial and advancement opportunities exist for vocational purposes.
Suggested Activities
- On-site visits to vocational high school programs
- Job shadowing experiences with vocational students in program areas of individual interest
- Vocational graduates as classroom speakers
- Panel of vocational instructors and/or students
- Career fairs*
- Vocational presentations to parents*
- Informational materials to parents and students*
- Career resources to investigate vocational options
- Individual reporting techniques to demonstrate knowledge of specific vocational careers
- Tabletop demonstrations of vocational programs
* This and other starred activities facilitate parental involvement.
