Career and Education Planning Resources:
Ensuring Student Success
Need for Career and Education Planning Resources in Minnesota
Findings - Gaps:• No consistent consideration of labor market
needs when managing existing education programs.
• Various approaches to identify employers’ skill and worker needs, but not all are uniformly effective.
• Inconsistent and limited analysis of job prospects for graduates.
Source: MnSCU Occupational Programs Report
Need for Career and Education Planning Resources in Minnesota
Findings - Gaps:
• Graduate follow-ups surveys have limitations and little else is done to identify if graduates find relevant jobs.
• No centralized oversight of colleges’ information on career exploration and job opportunities resulting in information gaps for students.
Source: MnSCU Occupational Programs Report
Recommendations:
• Assess how well the supply of graduates and workers matches the demand for employees.
• Explore improvements to measure graduates’ success at finding jobs related to their programs.
• Ensure that information on careers and job opportunities is getting to students.
Need for Career and Education Planning Resources in Minnesota
Source: MnSCU Occupational Programs Report
Why do we need to plan? Employment
Projections• Projections are estimated over a 10 year
period every two years for the state and regions (also nationally).
• Projections are largely based on past trends. We cannot predict:•Recessions, depressions, energy crises ...•Wars
•Natural Disaster•Technology Changes•Business Processes•Legislation Changes
2006-16 MN Employment Projections
-10,000 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000
Legal
Life, Physical, & Social Science
Arts, Design, Entertainment, etc.
Architecture & Engineering
Installation, Maint., & Repair
Community & Social Services
Computer & Mathematical
Construction
Management
Education, Training, & Library
Production
Business & Financial
Projected Employment Change
Job Growth Replacement Hires
Skill and Knowledge Areas for “In Demand” Jobs
Skills areas projected to be most utilized by future occupations:
•Reading
Comprehension
•Active Listening
•Speaking
•Writing
•Active Learning
•Coordination
•Monitoring
•Instructing
•Critical Thinking
Skill and Knowledge Areas for “In Demand” Jobs
Knowledge areas projected to be most utilized by future occupations:
•Customer
Service
•Mathematics
•Clerical
•Education/
training
•English
•Sales/marketing
•Psychology
•Computers/electronics
•Administration/
management
iSeek Solutions: An Education and Workforce Development Partnership
The Executive Board is comprised of leaders from:– Minnesota State Colleges and Universities– Department of Employment and Economic Development– University of Minnesota– Department of Education– Office of Higher Education– Office of Enterprise Technology
Affiliate Board members include:– Private College Council– Department of Labor and Industry– Department of Human Services– Governor’s Workforce Development Council
Original Drivers that Created ISEEK.org
Integrated career & education information can:
Inform users to be efficient consumers of
workforce development resources
Motivate users to be proactive planners
Meet workplace demands
Original Drivers that Created ISEEK.org
The Internet was an emerging mediumthat could:
Improved (self-)service delivery
Reach and engage new audiences at low cost
iSeek Solutions products
• ISEEK.org
• MnEnergyCareers.org
• MnCareers magazine
• Training Resource Center
iSeek Solutions products
• MnParentsKnow.org • Pathways to Success
(Parent Guide)
• ACE Career Exploration Resour
ce Guide
• Regional Career sites
Career Planning Tools
• Skills Assessment• Reality Check• Occupation & Education research• Employer Locator• Links to MinnesotaWorks.net
Expectations for the Future
The economic imperative
The Internet is now the dominant form of information dissemination
User expectations and sophistication have dramatically increased
Technology enables us to meet more demanding user expectations and integrate online applications
The original drivers behind ISEEK are all there – and then some. What has changed is:
Customized content maintained by non-technical subject matter experts - and end users
Engaging, interactive, personalized web experience to motivate users
Expand cross-agency partnerships: provide an integrated, comprehensive, Web “toolkit” for improved service
Inexpensive, self-directed e-services
Data mining and analysis to target individual interventions and inform aggregate policies
Expectations for the Future
Redefined by the Web as it has evolved, the guiding principles remain as solid now as they were in 2002 …
• One size does not fit all
• KISS (keeping it simple) is preferred when given a choice
• Yours for a lifetime
• Learner / owner controlled
• Text-editor friendly• Planned support … internal helps and a staffed support
center
Redefined by the Web as it has evolved, the guiding principles remain as solid now as they were in 2002…
• Security provisions that accommodate public, private and restricted access
• All media types must be accommodated
• Super administrative management tools• Portfolios are and continue to be valued within both the
education and workforce community
…each electronic portfolio (site) displays selected items & reflections based on the owner’s choices.
Copyright © 2009 by eFolioMinnesota™ and eFolioWorld™
Extending ePortfolios to what is learned, lived, & experienced (for a lifetime!) is integral to self-representation.
New “search” features are designed to serve both education & prospective employers/workforce needs.
Copyright © 2009 by eFolioMinnesota™ and eFolioWorld™
The potential of this level of access to site activity is far-reaching but requires advance planning to link meaningful content to purposeful search results.
Anticipated benefits exist for …• Program evaluation • Career placement• Alumni services• Scholarship programs• Regional workforce development• Professional Development/Tenure Evaluation• …and others
Access is determined by the site account holder. Permissions are granted through a unique “opt in” process.
Copyright © 2009 by eFolioMinnesota™ and eFolioWorld™
www.gpslifeplan.org
Program Components
•Website
•eFolio
•Campus Activities
•Curriculum Integration
•Student Success Day
•Student-Faculty Interaction
Topic Areas•Self-Assessment - Interests - Skills - Work Values - Personality
•Career Research
•Links to Education
•Integration
•Decision-Making
Topic Areas• Degree/Program
• Course Planning
• Links to Education
• Study Skills
• Learning Styles
• Grade Issues
• Transfer Planning
• College Readiness
Topic Areas•Financing Education - Financial Aid - Scholarships - Tax Related Benefits
•Budget
•Debt Management
•Saving for the Future
•Credit Management
Topic Areas• Leadership Skills
• Resources for Leading
• Civic Engagement
• Service Learning
• Global Competence
Topic Areas
• Life Transitions
• Stress Management
• Relationships
• Fitness and Physical Health
• Child Care
• Housing
• Transportation
• Mental Health
CareerOneStop
A set of online tools that integrate economic and workforce development information and tools to support talent development. • Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Developed via a collaboration between MnSCU and DEED
Competency Model Clearinghouse
Competency Models provide the business community with a means to communicate its skill needs to educators and the workforce system in a common industry-driven framework.
Unique Career Tools
See how your military experience and skills can transfer into related civilian jobs.
Create job descriptions based on the O*Net framework
Scholarship Search