Transcript VOCATIONAL PREPARATION & GUIDANCE

VOCATIONAL PREPARATION
& GUIDANCE
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MODULES
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8 modules to be completed from the following:
Module 1:
Guidance
Module 2:
Jobsearch
Module 3:
Work Experience 1
Module 4:
Work Experience 2, 3 and 4
Module 5:
Enterprise 1, 2 and 3
Module 6:
Community work
Module 7:
Work and Living
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VOCATIONAL PREPARATION
& GUIDANCE
Mandatory Modules
 Guidance
 Jobsearch
 Work
Experience 1
 Work Experience 2
 Enterprise 1 or 2
Jobsearch
 Sourcing
Information
 Investigation of sample of jobs
 Jobsearch Practice
 Interview Skills
 Pay & conditions
 Self Employment
Work Experience 1
 Pre-Placement
 Placement
Planning Unit
Unit
 Operational Unit
 Review of Experience
Work Experience 2, 3, 4
 Pre-Placement
 Placement
Planning Unit
Unit
 Operational Unit
 Review of Experience
Community Work
 Community
Involvement
 Voluntary Agencies
 Community Development
 Community Project
 Voluntary Work Overseas
Work & Living
 Lifestyles
 Transitions
 Industrial
Relations
 Health & Safety
 Equality
 Industry & Society
Guidance Module Outline
 Unit
1: The student and the world of
work.
 Unit 2: The student and one particular
field of work.
 Unit 3: Information building.
 Unit 4: Career Action Plan
Unit 1: Student and World of
Work
 Aims/Expectations
 Career
for L.C.A.
Interests
 Different types of work and
employment
 Why people work
 Qualities for employers
Unit 2: Student and one
particular field of work
 Personal
qualities and their
relevance.
 Personal skills.
 Ideal job, type of work and
suitability.
 Research/career.
Unit 3: Information Building
 Information
from visits
(exhibitions, colleges, training
centres).
 Career and training opportunities.
 Interest questionnaire.
 Learning styles
Unit 4: Career Action Plan
careers – own skills,
qualities, interests.
 Personal career action plan.
 Preparation for interviews.
 Possible changes in working life.
 Review of L.C.A. vocational
experience.
 Possible
Enterprise Modules
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Enterprise 1 (Minicompany)
Students set up and run their own business
(Develop a product, provide a service etc.)
Enterprise 2 Running a non-profit making
activity/event. Focus on organisation and
planning.
Enterprise 3
On completion of Enterprise 1 or 2 investigation
of local enterprise. Focus on self employment,
development of business idea and preparation
of business plan.