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Finding your PurposeProviding you with the opportunities and
tools to find your Ikigai.
Jewyl ClarkeCareer Pathways SpecialistSan Diego County Office of [email protected]@JewylClarke
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Get to know the roomMiddle School Student
High School StudentCollege Student
Teacher
Meet someone and discuss:
What does it mean to find your purpose?
How does that relate to a career?
IkigaiReason for Being, or Purpose
Ikigai or
Purpose
What you love
What the world
needs
What you are good at
What you can be
paid for
MISSIONPASSION
PROFESSION VOCATION
Ikigai or
Purpose
What you love
What the world
needs
What you are good at
What you can be
paid for
MISSIONPASSION
PROFESSION VOCATION
Know what the
world needs
Know the Labor Market and High Wage High Growth Job Sectors
Identify desired skills
Seek industry input
Engage in Work-Based Learning and Community
Service
What the world
needs
Know the Labor Market Labor market information is based on regional data and helps to identify priority sectors, with high demand, high growth and higher than living wage. LMI is provided by the regional workforce development board, San Diego Workforce Partnership.
Embed opportunities
for students to understand
and explore the labor
market
Resources:● Reports ● Labor Market Information ● MyCareer
SAN DIEGO REGION PRIORITY SECTORS
Understand knowledge, skills and abilities required
Resources:● Reports
What the world
needs
Determine knowledge,
skills and abilities that
can be honed in the
classroom.
What the world
needs
What the world
needs
Industry Interaction
● Work-Based Learning● Community Service
Collaborating with industry
increases rigor and relevance
Resources:● Work-Based Learning
Ikigai or
Purpose
What you love
What the world
needs
What you are good at
What you can be
paid for
MISSIONPASSION
PROFESSION VOCATION
Know what you can be paid
for
Know what it means to earn a livable wage
Study the return on investment for educational options
Understanding the balance between income and quality of life
Look at careers in each field at a variety of income levels.
What you can be
paid for
What does it mean to earn a livable wage?
California Living Wage Calculator○ Currently $13.69/hour in San
Diego for a single person○ $28,475 annually working 40
hours/week for the full 52 weeks.
Go to www.cacareerzone.org Complete the “make money choices” activity.
Select “Choose your Lifestyle”
Help students understand what it costs to live in the
real world.
What you can be
paid for
Studying Return on Investment
● Get to understand the concept of Return on Investment and the many options that go into building an educational pathway towards a career.
“28% of of those four-year schools offered a negative ROI, which means students would have been better off if they had not gone to school at all”
“Student loan debt has now exceeded credit card debt as the number one debt problem in the US.”
“Nearly 30% of Americans with two-year degrees are now earning more than graduates with bachelor’s degrees”
Resources: ● Article on ROI● CaCareer Zone the Cost of College● Junior Achievement “Build Your Future” App
What you can be
paid for
Balance between income and quality of life
○ Work Environment○ Expected hours or schedule○ Take home work○ Skill ○ Interest○ Vacation & Benefits○ Commute and travel○ Repetitive nature○ Autonomy○ Colleaguesand so much more...
There are many more variables to consider when choosing a career.
Students should know that not every
job is worth the money.
Ikigai or
Purpose
What you love
What the world
needs
What you are good at
What you can be
paid for
MISSIONPASSION
PROFESSION VOCATION
How do you determine
What you love
Understand Strengths, Interests and Values
See how learning connects to the real world
Gain exposure to the world of work
What you love
Exploring and Understanding Strengths, Interests and Values
● When you know your own Strengths, Interests and Values, they can make connections to a variety of careers
● Completing an interest profile or inventory can help you better understand what careers will work for you.
Resources connecting interests to career● www.cacareerzone.org/assessments
○ “Interest Profiler” ○ “Work Importance Profiler”
● www.careerwise.mnscu.edu/careers/mymncareerplan.html● http://roadtripnation.com/ (Limited free content)
Students should reflect on “who they are, what they want from life, what they enjoy doing and what their values are. It’s then
matching that with realistic opportunities out there.” -Tim Reed, Univ. of Kent
What you love
Exposure to the World of Work
To help you determine what you love you need to see a variety of career options.
Career awareness activities■ Guest speakers■ Career fairs ■ Industry panels ad ■ Company tours ■ Research
Watch videos highlighting career opportunities that might resonate with students.
A Day in the Life
Resource: WBL
Ikigai or
Purpose
What you love
What the world
needs
What you are good at
What you can be
paid for
MISSIONPASSION
PROFESSION VOCATION
How do you know
what you are
good at?
Study Models of success
Experience, Practice and Skill development
Find opportunities to apply skills and learning
Consider Evidence, Feedback and Set Goals
Educational and career pathway planning
What you are good at
How do you Develop Expertise?
● Career Pathways● Clubs● Voice and Choice in assignments ● Elective Courses● Project Based Learning● Sports● VAPA● Extracurriculars● Non-Profits● Summer Programs
Find opportunities to develop expertise both in school and outside of school.
How do you find a connection between these programs and their future career?
What you are good at
Models of Success
● Study Industry Role Models through Work-Based Learning
● Model real world skills○ Essential Skills ○ Technology Use○ Technical Skills○ Professional Environments
Resources:Essential Skills
What you are good at
Educational and career pathway planning
● Map out Career Trajectories○ Career lattice○ Entry level vs. career goals
● Look at requirements for careers of interest○ Academic, Skills, Certificates
● Consider educational options
Resources:The WBL curriculum has career planning activities
http://www.careeracademics.org/ Regional Community College Programs
myworkforceconnection.org
Study LinkedIn profiles and resumes of people who have made it to the career you want to pursue
Long term planning orderCareer First,
Major Second, College Third
Making Informed Decisions
● Map out your decision points○ High School Coursework and
Career Pathways○ Out of school opportunities○ College applications and
choice● What do you need to do to
prepare for those decisions?
Ikigai or
Purpose
What you love
What the world
needs
What you are good at
What you can be
paid for
MISSIONPASSION
PROFESSION VOCATION
Thank you!
Jewyl ClarkeCareer Pathways SpecialistSan Diego County Office of [email protected]@JewylClarkewww.SDCOE.net/CTE
