Take Charge of Your Learning!
Jun 19, 2015
Take Charge of Your Learning!
4.0 Million Job Openings in March, but… 10.5 Million Unemployed Americans. Why??
Old Employment Contract
• One career with one company for life
• Employers hire on potential and expect to train you to do the job
• Your employer manages your professional development
New Employment Contract
• Many careers with multiple companies
• Employers expect you to start with the skills needed to do the job
• You have to figure out how to manage your own professional development
Which one would you hire?
(Pam from The Office)
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(Jan from Toyota)
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Use the “Take Charge of Your Learning” Plan
1.Prioritize what you need to learn
2.Figure out how you will learn it
3.Hold yourself accountable
4.Share what you have learned
Let’s Start With Labor Market Information
Occupation…• www.onetcodeconnector.org• Long-Term Occupational Employment Projections
at http://labor.ny.gov/stats/lsproj.shtm…and Industry• http://
www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch?chart=2012• Short-Term Industry Projections• Staffing Patterns at http://
labor.ny.gov/stats/staffingpatternshome.asp
How to Learn for Low or No Cost
Professional Associations, Social
Learning, MOOCs, and Community
Education
Please help me help you take charge of your learning!
• Connect with me on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/leekoslow/
• Let me know if you need help completing your Learning Plan• Contact me to share how you have benefited from taking
charge of your learning• Feel free to share this plan with others. All I ask is that you
let me know at [email protected] so that I may track its use.