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MyFutureA Career Learning, Guidance& Management
Programme
MyFuture+ isan innovativecareerlearning&development tool
forclients, learners, and
jobseekers.MyFuture+supportsAdultGuidanceServices,
FETproviders,PrivatePractice,
andPublicEmploymentServicesnationwide.
MyFuture+ is mobile compatible and easily accessiblefrom
anyWi-Fi enabled device. This supports thedevelopment of digital
literacy skills.
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This version is designed for use in colleges/centres of
furthereducation where the learners are organised into groups
andlinked to Guidance Counsellors and/or Tutors. Learners workunder
the supervision and guidance of their Tutor and Staffassigned to
career planning and development. The suite oftools and resources
can include relevant QQI modules asdelivered by the provider. A
FET+ feature is available wheremany Teachers in a FET provider can
register and only see theirown groups of learners. Learners are
assigned to theprogramme for a fixed period.
This version is designed for use by self-employed careerguidance
practitioners providing one-to-one careers educationand employment
support. Clients are linked to an individualprivate practitioner,
using the apps and tools to support theclients’ career planning and
goal setting. The clients remain onthe programme for as long as is
necessary to support them inthe pre-employment and career
decision-making process.
MyFuturePrivatePractice
This version is designed for use in public employment
servicesand organisations providing one-to-one careers education
andemployment support. Clients are linked to an individual
staffmember, using the apps and tools to support the clients’
careerplanning and goal setting. The clients remain on theprogramme
for as long as is necessary to support them in thepre-employment
and career decision-making process.
MyFutureNext Steps
MyFutureFurther Education
MyFuture supportingyourpractice
MyFuture+ community of practice services include: AdultEducation
Guidance Services, Youthreach, CTCs, FET Centres,NLN, PLCs, Public
Employment Services, Private Practice, andClient Services that
support career learning and development.
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Career Sectors Profiler – a careers assessmentdesigned to
identify sectors and subsectors thatmatch the client’s preferences
for work tasks.
Career Sectors – allows clients to explore theirinterest in 33
Career Sectors that comprise theWorld of Work. Each sector is
described in detailwith relevant up-to-date careers information,
theirsub-sectors live news feeds, live jobs feeds, latestlabour
market information, and career advice fromexperts on working in the
sector.
CareerPad – an online notepad that can be used torecord any
research undertaken. For example livejob advertisements, online
links to virtual events.Can store up to twenty documents at any one
time.
Career Docs – allows the uploading of all file types,accessible
on any device at anytime. Includingcertificates, references,
college assignments andCVs etc.
QQI Work Experience – a template based tool tocomplete the
portfolio / collection of work requiredfor assessment of work
experiencemodules atLevels 4, 5 and 6. Work Experience Teachers
canprovide online feedback on student portfolios forinternal and
external verification.
Career Research – a series of articles and resourcesproviding an
overview of the process of researchingcareers that meets the
clients/learners needs.
Career Explorer – search the National Occupationaldatabase of
approx. 1,000 occupations andApprenticeships. Users can save
selectedoccupations to their Career Library for quick accessat any
stage. Occupational data includescharacteristics of the job, skills
required, typicalearnings, educational pathways and live
jobsearches.
Career Videos – engaging videos of peopleworking in Ireland
telling the story of their careerpath so far and talking about
their current job.Provides excellent insight into a wide range
ofcareers and the diversity of workplaces in the Irishworld of
work.
Finding Jobs – a series of articles and resourcesproviding an
overview of the process of finding jobsin Ireland. Includes live
job searches, and links tomajor online job boards. This research
can be savedif wished in the CareerPad.
Courses – provides an overview of the different typesand levels
of courses available in Ireland includingPLC, CAO and Fetchcourses.
The client/learner cansave courses to their career file as a
reminder, andthese are viewable by the linked staff member.
Career Interests Profiler – self-assessment exercisedesigned to
identify personal career interests, andmatch these to specific job
roles from the NationalOccupational Database. The profiler produces
aprintable report and can also be used tomatchFurther Ed and Higher
Ed courses.
Career Skills Profiler – self-assessment designed tointroduce
and obtain ameasure of developmentacross 26 key employability
skills. Clients areencouraged to describe where, when and how
skillswere developed, and identify how skills that are lesswell
developedmight be worked on.
Personality Profiler – a simple self-assessmentexercise to
introduce the idea of personality. Basedon the 4 temperament types,
this should assist indiscerning personal differences and how
theymayimpact on career choice.
Multiple Intelligences – a practical
self-assessmentquestionnaire that helps people develop a
broaderunderstanding of intelligence and encouragespeople to look
at their strengths in a different wayin relation to their career
choice.
Personal Action Plan – encourages the client/learnerto
centralise information about existing education,experience and
skills and set goals and identifysupports to progress. Central to
the creation of anIndividual Progression Plan. Clients can add
inreminders on their one-to-onemeetingswith theirguidance
professional to encourage a collaborativeapproach to the career
guidance process.
CV Builder – includes a number of resources andtips for
producing a top class CV along with anonline wordprocessor to
create and store thedocument. A link is provided to access
the‘Europass CV’ also, if preferred.
Client/LearnerCareerApps&Tools
Personal & Professional Development – atemplate based tool
to complete the portfolio /collection of work required for
assessment ofpersonal and professional development module.
PPD
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MyFuture CareerDevelopmentSupportSystem
ForFurther Information
Contact us to book a place on ourMyFuture+Webinars
Contact us with any questions or to discuss and see thepotential
ofMyFuture+ in practice
Contact us for aMyFuture+ service Quotation
Realtime overview of client & learner assessments andcareer
reports
Overview of client engagement and progressin their Career
File
Capacity to remotely support clients & learners for
jobapplication and CV preparation
Ability to organise your client/learners into groups or
classes
Integrated messaging platform to communicate andcollaborate
directly with individual clients and groups
Client/Learners can make their career file available tomultiple
service providers usingMyFuture+
QQI Work Experience and Personal ProfessionalDevelopment modules
for FET providers. Teachers providefeedback supporting internal and
external verification
View client/learner career and course matching to PLC,CAO,
Apprenticeship & Employment opportunities
Book appointments with clients and keep records
Integrated updates on employment, live jobs, education,and
training news & career events
Ongoing training and support for your practice.
Collaboration with services on newMyFuture+developments to
respond to emerging needs
Contact the MyFuture+ Guidance Team
Bernadette Walsh - [email protected] Byrne -
[email protected](01) 4402314 / (01)
2090797www.careersportal.ie