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Career Day

Career Day. 2012. 1 st Pre-Event Learning Point. NOW IS THE TIME. To Think About Your Future Career. Your Future Can Be In Southwest Louisiana. What Do You Want To Do When You GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL?. What Do You Want To Be?. Southwest Louisiana Businesses Include the

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Career Day

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  1. Career Day 2012 1st Pre-Event Learning Point

  2. NOW IS THE TIME To Think About Your Future Career

  3. Your Future Can Be In Southwest Louisiana What Do You Want To Do When You GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL?

  4. What Do You Want To Be? Southwest Louisiana Businesses Include the Industry Sector: • Manufacturers: PPG, Louisiana Pigment, Sasol, Others Refineries: Conoco, Citgo, Others Construction: Turner, Shaw, R&R, Ron Williams, Triad

  5. What Do You Want To Be? Southwest Louisiana Businesses Include the Service Sector: Professionals: Doctors, Attorneys, Accountants, Counselors Healthcare: Hospitals, Clinics, Private Practices, Specialties Retail: Storefront, Direct Outside Sales, Web-based Sales • Financial: Banking, Investment, Advisors • Other: Information Technology, Electronics, Instructional, • Maintenance

  6. Southwest Louisiana Business and Industry Offers Great Opportunities for Your Future • Education Funding Assistance • Immediate Opportunities • Great Pay • Generous Benefits (Insurance, Retirement, Vacation) • A Secure Job Future

  7. Plan Now For Your Future

  8. In the Next Few Weeks You Will Need to Decide: What Career Path Are You Interested In? As You Begin to Plan for Your High School Classes

  9. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN: ACAREERand a JOB A JOB is: • A Regular Activity You Perform in • Exchange for Payment • A CAREER is Your Chosen Pursuit: • Your Profession or Occupation • The Progression of Your Working Life or • Your Professional Achievements Over Time

  10. BOTTOM LINE: Your Job is What You are Doing Today Your Career is What You Will Do With the Rest of Your Life

  11. Beyond High School Learning the Necessary Skills What Kind of School Do You Need To Consider?

  12. DETERMINING YOUR CAREER PATH

  13. What Kind of Work Would You Enjoy? Step 1 • Think About How You Prefer • Doing Things • By Working with Your Hands? • By Thinking through Processes? • By a Combination of Both?

  14. What Kind of Skills Will You Need? Step 2 • What Will You Need to Know to: • Work with Your Hands • Think through the Processes • Perform a Combination of Working and Thinking

  15. THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS: Will Help You Determine What Kind of School You Need to Attend Step 3

  16. THE WORLD YOU WILL WORK IN Career Choices and Your Educational Goals

  17. A Global Economy THIS MEANS ‘WORLDWIDE’ Your Workplace will Involve a Global Economy: With Global Competition

  18. A Global Economy Your Job Competition will be a Mouse-Click Away You Will Be Competing for Jobs With People From: India, China, and Other Countries via Technology

  19. YOU WILL NEED TO BE: • Educated about the Job Information • Trained in the Skills Required for Doing the Job and • Inspired to be a Life-Long Learner So You can Keep Up with Changes

  20. DO YOU HAVE EDUCATIONAL GOALS YOU LIVE IN AND WILL WORK IN THE INFORMATION AGE How can You Gain Knowledge and Skills for Your Future Job? What will Separate You from YOUR Competition? How can You Prepare NOW to Compete in Your FUTURE? How will You Take Responsibility for Your Learning and for ‘Learning How To Learn’?

  21. To Determine What Skills You Will Need: Step 1 Consider What Career Might Interest You THINK ABOUT SOMEONE YOU ADMIRE: What Kind of Job Does He/ She Have? What Type of Work Does He/ She Do?

  22. CAREERS REQUIRING: Step 1 College: 4-8 Years of Education Business Professional Some Professionals Must be Licensed

  23. CAREER CHOICES: Step 1 College: 4-8 Years of Education Business Professionals • Doctors • Nurse Anesthetist • Accountant • Attorney • Teacher • Registered Nurse • Dental Hygienist • Chemist • Physical Therapist • Engineer

  24. CAREERS REQUIRING: Step 1 Technical School: 16 Weeks to 2 Years of Education Technical Professional/ Craftsman

  25. CAREER CHOICES: Step 1 Technical School: 16 Weeks to 2 Years of Education Technical Professionals • Welder • Plumber • Electrician • Machinist • Pipefitter • Iron Worker • Police • Truck Driver • Marine Tech • Banker/ Teller • Firefighter • Cosmetology • Boilermaker • Automotive Tech • Heavy EquiptOperator • Certified Nursing Asst • Aerospace Tech • Pharmacy Tech • Process Tech • Millwright • Instrument Tech • Air Conditioning Tech • Emergency Med Tech • Auto Collision Tech • Admin Assistant • Medical Records Tech • Dental Hygiene Asst • Physical Therapist • Engineer • Forestry Tech • Electrical Utility Linesman • Healthcare Admin • Draftsman • Carpenter

  26. CRAFTS AND TECHNICAL CAREERS A Great Choice for Spending Less Time in the Classroom as Compared to the 4-Year College Graduate Thousands of Available Industrial Jobs along the Gulf Coast Region This Job Market is Continuing to Grow

  27. COMPENSATION Average Salary of a Fully Trained Craft or Technical Career Worker: (Based on Current Pay Scales) Hourly = $35 Weekly = $1,404 Monthly = $6,084 Yearly = $73,008

  28. JOB AVAILABILITY In the Next Few Years, the Construction Industry will need 1 Million New Workers Construction will Lead to Permanent Jobs in the Industry as Businesses Expand There are well over 4,000 Craft Jobs in the Lake Charles Area 15,000 in the Golden Triangle Area Over 50,000 along the Gulf Coast Region Local and Area Forecasts Predict Continued Growth in Job Demand

  29. To Access the Supplemental Resources: Click: http://www.cpsb.org/ (Parents/Students Tab; Career and Technical Information Link; 2012 Career Discovery Day Pre-Event Lesson Plan Link) Instructional Designer: Devaney Bourque, MS

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