CAREER COACH PROGRAM Model for Coaching Today s High School Students for Tomorrow s Career Opportunities CCCAOE March 22, 2013
COLLEGE & CAREER READY OA college and career ready student possesses the content knowledge, skills, strategies and habits to be successful in post-secondary education or training that leads to a sustaining career.
WHAT ARE CAREER COACHES? O College of the Canyons employees based at local high schools O Empower high school students to: O Make informed decisions about their career and educational plans O Prepare for success in postsecondary education and training O Serve middle majority students
MEET THE CAREER COACHES Jillian Edmonson: Valencia West Ranch Michelle McGovern: Saugus COC Loida Sanchez: Canyon Golden Valley Carmen Viveros: Bowman Hart
WHAT DOES A CAREER COACH DO? Help high school students with: OAdministering and interpreting career assessments ODeveloping individual career plans OConnecting information on careers, career pathways, and related information OEasing the transition of students from high school to postsecondary education and the skilled workforce
CAREER COACHING MODEL Three areas of Career Coaching: Administration & Marketing Core Coaching Career Consulting Student-Centered Process
CAREER COACH PROGRAM: ROLES & RESPONSIBILITES O Career Coaches O Career Coach Supervisors & Community College O High School Administrators/School Counseling Staff Students
CAREER COACHING PROCESS MAP
Career Coach Measures of Program Success 1 Career Coach Activities & Services Number of: Students receiving individual or small group coaching services Individual written student career plans developed Career assessments administered Referrals to Career Pathways and concurrent enrollment Transitional services provided including college admissions, financial aid, and college placement testing Employer services provides such as referral for job shadowing or job site visits Career and college information services provided through parent workshops 2 Impact on Students (short-term) Influence on postsecondary education goals Influence on career choice and workforce readiness Satisfaction with program services 3 Impact on High School (shortterm) Overall satisfaction of the program Impact on student educational goals Impact on school relationship with community college and employers 4 Impact on Students (long-term) Increased enrollments in postsecondary education including community college, university, or other postsecondary training Increased enrollment in early college programs such as concurrent enrollment or career pathways Increased enrollment in postsecondary Career Technical Education programs Increased completion of postsecondary education Progress Measures (1) Outcome Measures (2, 3, 4)
DATA HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST DECEMBER 2012 O 593 students being served (unduplicated) O 1,923 individual student contacts (1:1 sessions and/or group presentations) O 1,128 students received program information O 860 career assessments administered O 601 career assessments interpreted O 652 students attended presentations (career industry/pathway, career exploration, college & career ready) O 285 referrals made to ROP, business & industry, COC
COC s CAREER COACH O Serves new/first-year students who are: O Undecided about their career choice O Undeclared about their major O In need of exploring career options O Services include: O Administering and discussing career assessment results O Assisting with the development of a career plan O Providing information on careers, career pathways and related employment information O Connecting interests, education and training in order to achieve career goal O Providing referrals to campus services
Creating a Local Plan O Getting Started O Administrative Structure O Funding Structure O Implementation Issues
Q&A! Contacts: Audrey Green, AVP Academic Affairs audrey.green@canyons.edu Kari Soffa, Director, Outreach & School Relations kari.soffa@canyons.edu Jeff Rogers, Counselor, West Ranch High School jrogers@hartdistrict.org Jillian Edmonson, Career Coach jillian.edmonson@canyons.edu