Career Planning

The career planning service is a one-to-one, self-directed program which helps an individual make informed and strategic career choices.  The process itself can vary from 3 to 20 hours.

Because it can be difficult to begin, harnessing where to start can be quite challenging for many.  The key to determining which career tactics to seize is enabled by establishing a need. The process starts with asking, "What are you passionate about and what motivates you?"  Looking inward and sifting through pre-conceived notions of what type of options can be considered is guided through a series of surveys, assessments, current  labour market conditions and occupational forecasting. 

Understanding values, level of knowledge and skills, habits and so on are part of the process to assisting each to put their future in focus.  Self assessment material is readily available. Once a goal is established, the next step is to outline a plan of action to get you there. 

 This service is designed to be specific to the needs of the person.  

_COMPONENTS

The following areas are evaluated:

·     Occupational Interests               ·     Personal Attributes 

·     Work Values                               ·     Transferable Skills 

·     Career Needs                             ·     Team Work Abilities 

·     Goal Planning & Setting            ·     Academic Skills 

Some of the tools used to obtain the above information include:

• Holland's Self-directed Search (SDS)
• Canadian Occupational Interest Inventory (COII)
• Career Assessment Inventory
• Various Self-Evaluation Materials

_OUTCOME

The outcome of the service is to facilitate a career direction and/or set a plan in motion by mapping the journey.