CAREER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT GRADES 6 -12 AND POST SECONDARY EDUCATION

Career Dots adds PURPOSE to the PROCESS

Dr. Carole B. Ricotta

• Computer Engineer

• Educator

• Electronics Engineer

• Lawyer

• Machinist

• Mechanic

• Medical Professional

• Physical Therapist

• Scientist

• Many other professions

With Career Dots users can start plotting a more assured course to their career destination beginning

in grade 6 [from one source], while taking into account their personal interests, educational and skills

levels, and other relevant factors. They can even see an audio/visual description of their desired

profession, as well as identify local resources, such as educational institutions that offer assistance in

helping them reach their goals.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Why is it so difficult?

• Studies show that many dropout of school and/or college because they discovered that it’s not as easy as they taught

• Some go half-way through school, spending considerable dollars only to find out that they don’t like the career choice they’ve made

• Some never even work a day in their chosen field

• Most don’t realize, until it’s too late, that one’s personal interests has as much to do with a successful career path as does academic attainment

• If you don’t like what you’re doing, you likely won’t stay with it!

Saves time and money by

identifying the right career earlier

in academic development

Can technology help in guiding our youth and the

unemployed to meet their career goals?

With more than 40 million Youth, United States faces the challenge of high

(more than 15% and even higher in minority youth) unemployment amongst its

young population. While in schools and colleges, American youth widely stay

unclear about their career goals and lack of proper career guidance results in

either high drop-out rates or they simply lose focus towards their career

interests. Education sector facing billions of dollars of cuts has been unable to

provide satisfactory career counseling resources to the students, leaving more

than 81 million children without proper career guidance. U.S. Labor Department

has also announced deep cuts into much needed Summer Youth Employment

Programs across the nation while further deteriorating the possibility of gaining

job market insight by the American Generation Next

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Career Dots is a one-stop career assessment, mapping, and guidance

system that provides users cutting edge features to effectively explore, plan,

and manage their career goals.

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Figuratively speaking, Career Dots operates much

like a Global Positioning System (GPS) in that it

helps users determine the direction and distance to

their career destination as well as the resources

needed along the way.

With GPS-like capabilities, accessible from one

dashboard, Career Dots also enables its users to

explore alternative pathways, while taking into

account their education and skill-sets, work

experiences, and personal interests.

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Career Dots.com is hosted on servers provided by Trans-Atlantic Business Solutions (TABS)

Technological infrastructure will enable users with a wide-range of capabilities, including, but not limited to

Internet accessibility 24/7 via all browsers, using Apple and Windows

State-of-the-art learning experiences, with real-time online communications and interaction between students and counselors – EMPOWERING

Counselors – Innovative technological abilities to connect and communicate direct with students

One counselor can connect with individuals and groups of students via the Internet

Students – real-time interaction with personalized career planning systems from grade 6 through post-secondary education

Identify local resources and view audio / visual job descriptions

Not only able to receive instruction and guidance from counselor, but are able to navigate and plan their career path on their own

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Public and private schools have the greatest opportunity to impact the

minds of our youth. According to the 2002 Census of Governments, the

United States Census Bureau enumerated the following numbers of school

systems in the United States:

With so many schools, public and private, Why are so many of our citizens still un-

prepared for the workforce? Why are so many under-educated? Why are so many

dissatisfied with their professions? What can be done to change these trends?

• 13,506 school district governments

• 178 state-dependent school systems

• 1,330 local-dependent school systems

• 1,196 education service agencies

(agencies providing support services to

public school systems)

Total student enrollment = 49.5 mil in public and 6.2 mil in private schools

Costing tax payers $972 billion per year

CAREER DOTS WILL HELP REDUCE THE COST OF EDUCATION, WHILE ASSURING EDUCATION QUALITY AND ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT BY:

• Reducing the ratio of career counselors needed to assist student populations

• Having students participate in the planning and managing their own goals

• Improving the one-on-one interaction between students and teachers/counselor

Markets Market Specifics

The Unemployed Recent reports suggests that the unemployment rate is now 9%, representing more than 10 million people. • Actual unemployed is greater the 14 million • Military Veterans, displaced because of economic crisis

High school dropouts

Studies show that more than 1 million students dropout of school each year without a high school diploma • Cumulatively speaking, that’s more than 10 million over the last decade. • Many of these persons work in service industries, which represents most of

those now unemployed

Home Schooling The results of the 2003 National Household Education Surveys (NHES) program revealed that the number of students being home schooled in the United States in the spring of 2003 was 1,096,000 • A 29 percent increase from the estimated 850,000 students who were being

home schooled in the spring of 1999.

Post-secondary education and colleges

There are thousands of institutions of higher education located throughout America that can benefit for the capabilities offered by Career Dots

Social Non-Profits Nationally, there are thousands of non-profits directly engaged in helping American citizens seeking ways to improve their chances for employment.

Opportunities for providing services exists in these markets throughout America.

BUILDING UPON PERSONAL INTERESTS, CAREER DOTS ENABLES STUDENTS WITH

The answers to the questions being asked begins first with students knowing themselves, followed by having the right tools and support that can help them set realistic and attainable goal

• An accurate assessment of his or her education, experiences, and skills needs in other to satisfy career choice requisites

• The ability to plot their career course and see their choices before ever arriving at their destination

• Real-time online access to counselors • Access to all resources necessary to help

them achieve career goals, including • Colleges and post-secondary

education and apprenticeship programs

• Real-time visibility of job opportunities in their communities

ENABLES EDUCATORS AND COUNSELORS TO

• Baselines students’ experiences, and skills and education levels

• Help students accurately determine the requisite education, experience, and skills needed to satisfy career choices

• Access student profiles to develop individual education plans (IEP)

• Interact online with students to assist them plot their course and navigate to their career goal

Maria L. Otero M.Ed. ESA Certified Counselor Lakewood, Washington

"I was so excited to learn about Career Dots and all it has to offer. I work at a high school and we currently use a similar system our students can access to find what careers they are best suited for. I believe this program has so much more to offer. It’s a one-stop shop from building a profile to what training you would have to have to what schools offer those degrees. I also see the benefits for non-traditional college student, someone facing a transitional period in their lives or seeking a career change. This tool takes an individual into a more in-depth look at themselves, their strengths and their abilities; it can be a very empowering tool. I am so excited at what this program has to offer and what a great tool to add to a career counselor’s tool belt."

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OF CAREER DOTS.

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