Focus Life Institute. Career Readiness and Workplace Preparation Curriculum PROVIDING PRACTICAL, PERSONALIZED SOLUTIONS FOR STUDENTS

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1 Focus Life Institute Career Readiness and Workplace Preparation Curriculum PROVIDING PRACTICAL, PERSONALIZED SOLUTIONS FOR STUDENTS

2 Career Readiness and Workplace Preparation We have a solution to help your school provide students to be prepared for their future! Our all-inclusive, online, turn-key curriculum equips students for career readiness and workplace preparation. OUR PROGRAM MODULES OFFERS Online E-Learning Personalized Profiles Individual Sessions PDF s Downloads Personal Note Taking Ability Career Portfolio Business Plan Video Coaching In-school Coaching By putting career education and work standards into practice, our K-12 curriculum includes career and workplace topics, activities, personalized profiles and note-taking that provide a Career Portfolio and business plan for students. Our PRACTICAL Development Tools Help Prepare Students For Their Future and At the Completion of Our Program, Students Will: Identify their personal Strengths, inspiring Traits and Value to an organization or employer, by using our online Personalized Assessment Gain An Understanding of People Skills and Appreciate the Behavioral Differences of Others Match their Personalized Behavioral Style with jobs in the 16 National Career Clusters Set Post-secondary Education, Career, and Personal Goals for their Career Portfolio Develop essential and soft skills in Communication, Collaboration, Conflict Resolution, Creativity, Confidence and Character Learn how to Interview successfully to secure their desired job Understand how to create and complete their Job Acquisition Documents including a resume, cover letter, job application, and references Identify specific Extracurricular Activities and Community Service opportunities Discover how to do a Personal Budget and understand Time Management Strategies Learn the Global Marketplace and how to apply Life Long Learning Strategies Be equipped in Workplace Values such as dependability, commitment, honor, excellence, and service Produce a PDF/Word document of their Career Portfolio & Business Plan Your FOCUS Determines Your Future! WWWW.FOCUSLIFEINSTITUTE.COM

3 BENEFITS TO YOUR SCHOOL Save time, money and resources Offers turn-key online modules that are easy to implement Our modules provide activities for grades K-12 Includes fun learning videos to break up lecture time Our goal is equip your students to stay in your area and be productive wealthgenerating citizens We provide video and inschool training for counselors and facilitators Cost effective and we identify grants to secure funding Guidance Counselors have the flexibility to pick and choose sections that best meet the school s needs. Provides teacher and counselor s access into student s progression of materials. The Finding Life s Direction Program was implemented at Greenville Junior High in the 8th grade beginning in January The school decided to switch from their current career program and offer the personalized program from the Focus Life Institute. The following results were achieved based on the Guidance Counselor s outcomes. 1. The personalized DISC Focus Profile helped students in develop-ing people skills by understanding themselves and the motiva-tions of others. 2. The DISC Focus Profile results for each student was matched with careers in the 16 career clusters providing a better match than previous career profiles. 3. The materials were easy to understand and the students had fun sharing their behavioral differences. 4. Each student created a vision statement of where they were going in life as well as set personal, professional and career goals. 5. The online development tool was easy to navigate, provided a section to capture personal notes and provided a summary Career Portfolio. 6. The online training modules provided the resources and examples that helped us facilitate the program with our students. Your FOCUS Determines Your Future!

4 DEMO VIEW OF ONLINE MATERIALS Each Grade Level Focuses On 4 Key Components Matching Focus Materials With Topics, Activities Producing Artifacts For Their Future

5 DEMO VIEW OF CAREER AWARENESS/PREPARATION Take an Online DISC Personalized Behavioral Profile and Get Results Identify Your Personalized Behavioral Profile Style Choose Your Specific Behavioral Style Get a Personalized Profile Recap on Your DISC Behavioral Style

6 DEMO VIEW OF MATCHING BEHAVIOR WITH CAREER CHOICES Choose From the 16 Career Clusters and Tech Prep Match Personal Behavioral Style With Career Choices In a Specific Career Cluster Research Career Choices, Capture In Notes Section, and Answer Personalized Statements

7 DEMO VIEW OF CAREER ACQUISITION, RETENTION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Interviewing Budgeting Time Management Entrepreneurship Identifying Entrepreneurs Characteristics Producing a Business Plan

8 Our online Program is the only one of its type available to help your students get Career Ready and Prepared for the Workplace. Students Can Create Their Own Customized Career Portfolio FOR MORE INFORMATION AND PRICING CONTACT THE FOCUS LIFE INSTITUTE