Designing Statewide Strategies & Programs

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National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability For Youth ●● ●● ●● ●● There is a lack of buy-in from school and organization leadership, as well as from educators responsible for providing career development programming. There is a lack of knowledge of and appreciation for how self-exploration and career exploration activities can inform the transition process for students with disabilities. Considerable confusion exists around how to align transition requirements under IDEA with state legislated career development requirements. The ratio of students to school staff is increasing. Implementation Strategies for Developing Staff Competencies Engaging in the following activities can assist states in efforts to build staff capacity to provide career development programming through professional development: ●● ●● Provide audience-specific professional development opportunities (e.g., for school implementation teams, external stakeholders and community agencies, and state-level officials). Develop in-service training modules for use by districts, schools, and professional associations (e.g. general education, career and technical education, special education teachers, counselors) ●● ●● ●● focused on 1) using career development activities in advisory periods; 2) strategies to be a successful advisor/advocate across multiple years; 3) engaging family members; and 4) strategies to incorporate career development materials into course work. Collaborate with workforce development agencies and their professional organizations, state employer associations, and postsecondary workforce development specialists to 1) identify competencies needed by some staff members in each school to support career development work; and 2) develop training modules and professional development opportunities for such staff. Ensure districts and schools can access career development materials through cost effective dissemination strategies, such as webinars, teleconferences, and online resource directories. Develop grade-by-grade benchmarks to document competencies students should acquire, including gradelevel learning goals and objectives with a built-in accountability system that can track and demonstrate the impact of career development programs and activities on a range of important academic and post-high school indicators. 54
Designing Statewide Career Development Strategies & Programs ●● Create user-friendly career development how-to guides, including guides on how to make career development inclusive and accessible for vulnerable populations (e.g. students with significant disabilities, non-readers, non-English speaking users, out-ofschool youth). Table 10. Professional Development Resources South Carolina provides Resources for Counselors & Guidance Professionals to support their career development instruction and guidance efforts, including Business Connections Handbook, Career Cluster Tools for Counselors, Career Fair Tools, MicroCareerBursts, Personal Pathways to Success Tools for Counselors, Work-Based Learning, Additional Resources for Career Exploration and Preparation Kentucky Training Sessions & Webinar Schedule is a joint venture with the state’s CIS vendor. Georgia’s Audience-Specific Data Systems Training Resources include: Administrators SLDS District-School Dashboard Train-the-Trainer Guide | SLDS District School Dashboard User Guide | Best Practices for Administrators Teachers SLDS Teacher Dashboard Train-the-Trainer Guide | SLDS Teacher Dashboard User Guide | Best Practices for Teachers Data/Student Information System (SIS) Coordinators Best Practices for Data/SIS Coordinators | Creating Additional Roles in SLDS | Profile Manager The College and Career Navigation Initiative, funded by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, is coordinated across two sectors, community college and labor, and the strategies include offering direct career development and professional development services to adult education providers in community colleges and staff in one-stop job centers. 55
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