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1 WICareerPathways Website Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

2 WI Career Pathways is a creation of Wisconsin s Technical Colleges and maintained by Fox Valley Technical College. WI Career Pathways by Fox Valley Technical College is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial 4.0 International License. This workforce product was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor s Employment and Training Administration. The product was created by the grantee and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The U.S. Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership. This is an equal opportunity program. Assistive technologies are available upon request and include Voice/TTY (771 or ). 2 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

3 Welcome Career Explorers Go to Underneath Adults, click on EXPLORE. 3 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

4 Getting Started On your first visit to the Adult site, click on Get Started. On your next visit after you have created an account, you will click on Log In. 4 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

5 Sign in and Log in Click on Sign up here! in the blue circle on the lower left of the screen. When you return to the site, you can log in on the bottom of the screen or with any of the sites listed. Setting up an Account Type in User name ( address), password, type in your password again, a password question, and a password answer. Click Register. 5 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

6 Updating Account Information Type in first name, last name, zipcode, and phone number. If working with a Technical College, select yes. Then select Technical College from the drop-down menu. If working with a Job Center, select yes. Then select Job Center from the drop-down menu. Click Update. Career Clusters Interest Survey On your first visit, complete the Career Interest Survey. Click OK. 6 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

7 Career Clusters Interest Survey Progress through the survey by selecting the subjects you enjoyed in school or think you might have enjoyed in school had you taken a class. Select activities that complete the I like to statement. 7 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

8 Career Clusters Interest Survey Select your personality traits. See Your Results Click on See my Results in My Locker 8 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

9 My Locker Recent Activity, Survey Results Once you complete the survey, you will land in My Locker. On the right-hand side under Recent Activity, you will see a list of recently viewed web pages. This allows you to easily go back to web pages you have previously viewed. Results of the completed survey are listed in rank order under My Cluster Survey Results. From there you can explore Career Clusters. You can retake the Survey as often as you d like. 9 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

10 Interest Profiler In addition to the Careers Clusters Interest Survey, the Interest Profiler can help you discover careers that may interest you the most. You will see a list of careers that match your interests and a pie chart with descriptions of your interests. Return to My Locker. 10 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

11 My Locker Photo, Name, and Profile On the left side of this page, your name appears with a space above in which to post a photo. Select Edit Photo to add your photo. You can also edit your User Name/ , Name, College, and Account Settings. Next open a cluster. For this exercise, we will open Hospitality and Tourism. 11 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

12 Career Clusters Career Pathways There are 16 Career Clusters. Each Career Cluster is divided into Career Pathways. There are 79 pathways with each cluster having anywhere from 2 to 7 pathways. For example the Hospitality & Tourism cluster has four pathways: Lodging Recreation, Amusement and Attractions Restaurants and Food/Beverage Services Travel and Tourism 12 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

13 Career Clusters Resources Each Career Cluster offers Videos, Learning Apps and Links. Some Career Clusters may offer Apprenticeships. Career Clusters Video The Career Cluster videos were produced by the Wisconsin Technical College System. 13 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

14 Career Clusters Learning Apps Learning Apps are created on Wisc-Online, a digital library of Web-based learning resources, called learning objects. Learning Apps help students learn basic concepts in real world applications. Career Clusters Learning Apps Select a Learning App related to the Career Cluster, Hospitality & Tourism. Let s choose Foreign Language. 14 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

15 Career Clusters Learning Apps To explore, Welcome to the Classroom-Spanish, click on the title. Close out of this screen by clicking the X at the top of the screen, inside the blue circle. Then click on the Hospitality and Tourism Cluster icon to return to the cluster page. 15 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

16 Career Clusters Links Career Cluster-related websites are listed under the Links tab. Career Clusters Links A link to a video on YouTube is a resource in the Hospitality & Tourism Career Cluster. Click on the cluster icon to return to the cluster page. 16 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

17 Career Clusters Apprenticeships Some of the clusters lists Apprenticeships. You will see instructions on applying for an apprenticeship and a list of available apprenticeships. My Locker My Cluster Survey Results Let s go back to the Hospitality & Tourism cluster. A simple way to navigate is to click on My Locker at the top of the screen. Select Hospitality & Tourism from the list under My Cluster Survey Results. 17 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

18 Career Clusters Career Pathways Select the Travel and Tourism career pathway. 18 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

19 Career Pathways Add to My Locker When you select a Career Pathway, you can add it to your locker by clicking Add to favorites and later access that pathway in My Locker. Career pathways pages are organized by three sections: Careers Continuing Education and Training Career Pathway Roadmaps Let s look at each of these components, starting with Careers. Click on Events Manager. 19 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

20 Careers Overview When you select a specific career under the Careers heading, the career page displays pertinent information: What They Do What They Make Related To... What It Takes to Get There Learn More 20 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

21 Careers Add to My Locker When you select a Career, you can select Add to favorites and later access that Career in My Locker. Careers What it Takes to Get There You can view the education obtained by people currently working in the field. For additional career information, select Wisconsin s WORKnet. 21 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

22 Careers WORKnet In WORKnet you can view current job postings; job search sites; skills needed; wage information; number of jobs. On the left of the screen are links to additional information for the job seeker. Close out of this screen by clicking the X at the top of the screen, inside the blue circle. Careers My Next Move For additional career information, select MY NEXT MOVE. 22 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

23 Careers - My Next Move In My Next Move (O*NET), you can learn more about a career. Close out of this screen by clicking the X at the top of the screen, inside the blue circle. 23 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

24 Continuing Education and Training. Now let s look at Continuing Education and Training. You can look at it by School or by Program. Let s start with By School. Continuing Education and Training In a pathway, Continuing Education and Training contains schools by three postsecondary sectors. Wisconsin Technical Colleges o Some pathways also list Wisconsin Apprenticeship Education Opportunities University of WI System Campuses Wisconsin Private Colleges & Universities 24 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

25 Wisconsin Technical Colleges When you look at Wisconsin Technical College programs, you will see the letters A (Apprenticeship), AAS (Associate in Applied Science), AAS Lib (Associate of Arts & Science), or TD (Technical Diploma) next to a program for the type of degree awarded. When you open a link to a Wisconsin Technical College, you will go directly to a specific program page on the technical college s website. 25 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

26 Request Information 26 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

27 Visit Website 27 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

28 University of Wisconsin & Wisconsin Private Colleges & Universities When you look at programs for a UW Campus or private college or university, you will see the letter B (Bachelor), M (Master) or D (Doctoral) next to a program for the type of degree awarded: When you open a link, you will be taken to the main Academic page of the college/university. From there you will need to locate a specific major, for example B.S. in Apparel Design and Development, and open the link. 28 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

29 Close out of this screen by clicking the X at the top of the screen, inside the yellow circle. Wisconsin Private Colleges & Universities In this example, you are taken to Lakeland College s main page where you choose from a list of majors and minors. 29 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

30 Career Pathway Roadmaps Select Manufacturing from My Cluster Survey Results. It could be anywhere from 1-16 on your list of results. Select Production. 30 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

31 Career Pathway Roadmaps You can see Fox Valley Technical College has a career pathway roadmap for Welding & Metal Fabrication. Select this roadmap. Close out of this screen by clicking the X at the top of the screen, inside the yellow circle. 31 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

32 Career Pathway Roadmaps Add a roadmap to your locker by clicking on the star. Return to My Locker. 32 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

33 My Locker You can add information to your locker as you go along: My Career Pathways My Resources My Links My Careers My Colleges My Programs and Certificates My Career Pathways Roadmaps My Businesses 33 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

34 My Locker My Career Pathways If you saved a career pathway to your locker, it will be accessible under My Career Pathways. My Locker My Resources Open My Resources and click the + sign next to Add a resource. 34 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

35 My Locker My Links You will see the links you added in My Locker under My Links. My Locker My Links To Add a Link, enter the link title, copy the URL and click Save. You could save links to specific college programs, area businesses, or anything that will help you in your career path. 35 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

36 My Links Out-of-State Colleges You can also save links to out-of-state colleges and programs. Search for the name of a college on the Internet. Locate the college s home page or a specific program. Enter the name of the college and program under Link Title and copy and paste the URL. Click Save. My Locker My Careers If you added a Career to your locker, it will be accessible under My Careers. 36 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

37 My Colleges Add a Wisconsin college by opening My Colleges and clicking the + sign next to Add a College. My Locker - Adding a College Select your college type: University of WI System Campuses UW Two Year Campus Wisconsin Private Colleges & Universities Wisconsin Technical Colleges Select your college. Click Save. 37 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

38 My Locker My Colleges The colleges you added are listed in My Locker under My Colleges. When you open a link to a college from My Locker, you will go to the college s home page. Changing Your Photo and Profile Make changes to your photo or profile by clicking - Edit Photo Edit User Name / Change College Update General Account Information 38 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016

39 Changes to My Locker You have saved your career pathways, resources, links, careers, colleges, programs and certificates, career pathways, and businesses to My Locker. You can remove at any time by clicking Remove 39 P a g e WICareerPathways.org Career Explorer Training Guide March 2016