Company Visits and tours at a workplace where students observe These generally are a half or whole day experience. To / Career-Related workplace activities and listen to presentations by professional constitute an AWARENESS activity, they must have a career about their work and careers. Other career-related field trips theme, provide an authentic career experience, and/or take Field Trips may include trips to museums, science centers, conferences or place in an authentic work setting. other educational settings to see or experience career-related technology or projects. Students prepare by learning about the company and the industry associated with it and developing questions. Follow up Examples: Tour of a bio-tech company, manufacturing includes a reflection activity. Extension activities could include facility, hospital lab; writing thank you letters, doing research about something they hands-on experience in a college science lab; and observed or reviewing labor market information. engineering days at a science museum Analysis of Viewing and studying Labor Market Information (LMI) through LMI analysis typically takes place during a single class or Labor Market print and online sources. Information may include projected job workshop session. Ideally it is combined with a career interest Information growth, wages and salaries, job requirements and educational inventory or assessment. Review of labor market information requirements for specific occupations. Information may also can be integrated into a math lesson, with students completing include overall trends in key industries and in local, regional, graphs to demonstrate understanding of trends. national job markets. Students may use a career interest inventory or assessment to identify career areas of interest and then use print and online labor market information sources to learn more about occupations in these career areas. Students may also use labor market information to learn about overall labor market trends, such as analyzing lists of fastest-growing occupations, analyzing wage and salary information across occupations or other economic analysis. For practitioners in the Adult Education system, SABES offers Labor Market Information workshops throughout the year. The Occupational Outlook Handbook (on the O*NET website is a useful tool for helping students learn about careers, skill requirements, and salaries for various occupations. One-Stop Career Centers across the Commonwealth provide ongoing trainings on Labor Market Information.
Company / Career-Related Field Trips Visits and tours at a workplace where students observe workplace activities and listen to presentations by professional about their work and careers. Other career-related field trips may include trips to museums, science centers, conferences or other educational settings to see or experience career-related technology or projects. Examples: Tour of a bio-tech company, manufacturing facility, hospital lab; hands-on experience in a college science lab; and engineering days at a science museum These generally are a half or whole day experience. To constitute an AWARENESS activity, they must have a career theme, provide an authentic career experience, and/or take place in an authentic work setting. Students prepare by learning about the company and the industry associated with it and developing questions. Follow up includes a reflection activity. Extension activities could include writing thank you letters, doing research about something they observed or reviewing labor market information. Analysis of Labor Market Information Viewing and studying Labor Market Information (LMI) through print and online sources. Information may include projected job growth, wages and salaries, job requirements and educational requirements for specific occupations. Information may also include overall trends in key industries and in local, regional, national job markets. Students may use a career interest inventory or assessment to identify career areas of interest and then use print and online labor market information sources to learn more about occupations in these career areas. Students may also use labor market information to learn about overall labor market trends, such as analyzing lists of fastest-growing occupations, analyzing wage and salary information across occupations or other economic analysis. For practitioners in the Adult Education system, SABES offers Labor Market Information workshops throughout the year. The Occupational Outlook Handbook (on the O*NET website is a useful tool for helping students learn about careers, skill requirements, and salaries for various occupations. One-Stop Career Centers across the Commonwealth provide ongoing trainings on Labor Market Information. LMI analysis typically takes place during a single class or workshop session. Ideally it is combined with a career interest inventory or assessment. Review of labor market information can be integrated into a math lesson, with students completing graphs to demonstrate understanding of trends.