CAREER DEVELOPMENTPARENTS/STUDENTS TO REVIEW

Student Support Services

Guidance and Counselling

INTRODUCTION

• IF I WERE TO MEET YOU TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW…. HOW WOULD YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF?

(State your name and your profession)

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE AND IMPORTANCE OF FORM 3?

➢National Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (NCSE)

➢Choosing subjects for Form 4, CSEC, O’ Levels

➢Developing career plans

GUIDELINES FOR CHOOSING SUBJECTS

Ministry of Education:-

Compulsory Subjects:

• Mathematics

• English A

Recommended Subjects:

• A Foreign Language

• Science

School Requirements:-

• Availability of Subjects

• Academic Performance

• Student Behavior

TERMS TO NOTE

What is a Career?

▪ It is long-term or lifelong work: a job oroccupation regarded as a long-term orlifelong activity

What is a Job?

▪ A job is work that you do that earns youmoney, pay or salary

What is a Profession?

▪ An occupation such as law, medicine,engineering, that requires more training andspecialized study

What is Apprenticeship?

▪ An agreement to work for another personfor a specific amount of time in return forlearning/training/work experience in atrade, art, or business

TERMS TO NOTE

What is a Talent?

▪ A natural ability one is born with that can beenhanced or improved by training and practice

What is a Skill?

▪ Something you develop with training

WHO ARE YOU?

▪ What makes you special from other students in class?

▪ What are your interests or things you like to do?

▪ What are your strengths or the things you do very well?

▪ What do you value most in life? (Education, Family, Money?)

▪ Do you like working with:

✓People- (Being around others)

✓Data- (Researching, investigating, gathering information)

✓Things- (Equipment, machinery, tools)

CAREER PLANNING/PREPARATION

Preparation:

▪ What subjects do I need for my career path?

▪ What kind of training is needed for this career?

▪ Where can I get the training?

Observation:

▪ I need to look and listen to people who do the job

▪ I can visit the workplace with aparent/guardian to gather moreinformation on the career

Experience:

▪ Get a job during the vacation and or weekends

▪ Volunteering is a great way to gain experience and training

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO

KNOW YOURSELF?

▪ Like everyone else, you are strong in some areas but weaker in others

▪ The key to knowing what kind of job might begood for you is in finding out where yourstrengths are and then develop a career path thatsuits your abilities

THE ENDPlease review before making final subject choices