9 th Grade PEP Career Exploration. Overview 1.Review Colorado Career Cluster Model 2.Review 8 th grade survey results 3.Complete Colorado Career Cluster.

9th Grade PEPCareer Exploration

Overview1. Review Colorado Career Cluster Model2. Review 8th grade survey results3. Complete Colorado Career Cluster Survey

o College in Colorado online survey (use slides 7-14)o College in Colorado paper survey (skip slides 7-14))

4. Research career options by cluster5. Research career options by educational

requirements and earning potential6. (Optional) Record Career Cluster and Post-

Secondary or Educational Goal(s)o Note: Naviance Career & PS Survey is not due until Q3o Students may choose to complete the survey during this

lesson OR at a later time.

Career Cluster Model

College & Career

Readiness

Agricultural & Natural Resources

Health Sciences & Public Safety

STEM, Arts, Design & Information Technology

Skilled Trades & Technical Sciences

Hospitality, Human Services & Education

Business & Public Administration

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Energy

Management & Administration Marketing Finance Government & Public

Administration

Hospitality & Tourism Human Services Education

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Arts, Audio/Visual Technology and Communication

Information Technology

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

Architecture & Construction Manufacturing

Health Science Law, Public Safety &

Security

Career Cluster Descriptions

Career Cluster Model• Career Clusters provide a way to organize careers

related to your interests.• Research shows that even though most people

change careers many times throughout their life, they typically stay within the same cluster.

• Knowing your top career clusters will help you create a roadmap or “Plan of Study” to help you achieve your college and career goals.

• Go to www.collegeincolorado.org• Sign in using the information below:

Click “Sign In”

(dps + student ID number)(6 digit birthday, mmddyy)

dps482679040900

• Some students may be prompted to answer a few questions before they may begin.

• Examples:o Select your grade (9th Grade)o Find and select your school nameo Answer a security question

(e.g. What is my mother’s name?)o Agree to all terms and conditions

1. Click on “Career Planning” in the blue Portfolio box

• Scroll

2. Click “Career Plans”

3. Scroll down to find your Clusters. Click on the date to see the results from the last time you took this survey.

4. Record results on your worksheet

• Click back to return to the previous page

• Click “Try the Career Cluster Survey again”

• Click “Get Started” to take the quiz again

• After you complete the survey, click “Career Finder” on the left.

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Search all Pathways in this Cluster Other Pathways …

Architecture & Construction Search all Pathways in this Cluster Other Pathways …

Arts, A/V Technology and Communication Search all Pathways in this Cluster Other Pathways …

Education & Training Search all Pathways in this Cluster Other Pathways …

Finance Search all Pathways in this Cluster Other Pathways …

Government & Public Administration Search all Pathways in this Cluster Other Pathways …

Heath Science Search all Pathways in this Cluster Other Pathways …

Hospitality & Tourism Search all Pathways in this Cluster

Human ServicesInformation TechnologyLaw, Public Safety, Corrections & SecurityManagement & AdministrationManufacturingMarketingSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & MathTransportation, Distribution & Logistics

Search all Pathways in this Cluster Other Pathways …

Click “Career

Clusters” to select

your favorite

Cluster(s) and/or

Pathway(s)

Click “Education Level” to select the level of

education you would

like to attain.

Click to start your search

Click “Earnings” to select

the salary level you would like to achieve

• Research careers that meet your Career Cluster and PS Goals and record them on your worksheet

Architect

Construction ManagerCost Estimator

Surveyor

Landscape Architect

End, or Continue…

Note: You may have students enter their results in Naviance now or wait until the Naviance Course Plan lesson

in Q3.

Naviance• Log-in to Naviance using the following Username

and Password

_ _ _ _ _ _ (lunch #)

mmddyy

Click, “Log In”

Naviance

• Click “about me”

• Click “dps career & postsecondary goal survey 2012-13”

• Complete the survey and click

• You will get a chance to update your selections each year.