Education
We believe that education is the best path to helping students unlock what they want to be when they grow up and how to successfully achieve their dream careers, so our activities are designed with this focus in mind.
Foundational Framework
Introducing Structure
We teach students to utilize our Career Process when thinking about their career aspirations. Students follow the seven steps to analyze and create pathways towards a goal. Furthermore, by overlaying individual steps within their career journey with this process, students are empowered to take calculated risks, learn from failures, and reiterate with improvements. Students are also encouraged to apply the process to other goal-oriented undertakings for a structured approach.
OBSERVATON
RESEARCH
IMAGINE
EVALUATE
REFLECT
ACTION
PLAN
OBSERVATION
Student observe through daily interactions in the real world or introduction from classroom subject exploration.
RESEARCH
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Students conduct research and gather information from a variety of sources about their careers of interest.
IMAGINE
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Student envision themselves working in the career of their choice. Do they have passion or enjoy tasks/responsibilities associated with the career field?
REFLECT
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Students begin assessing their own skillsets against the essential skills required for a position in their desired career field and determine their strengths as well as weakness.
PLAN
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Students select career goals and develop a roadmap with key milestones based on their assessment of themselves relative to the requirements of their desired careers.
ACTION
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Students work on acquiring necessary skills and experience towards achieving milestones in their career plan.
EVALUATE​
Students reflect on their progress and return to other steps in the process as necessary for refinement or improvement.
CED&P programs cover four essential categories of career education
Essential Categories
CAREER PLANNING
Our programs help students begin exploring their interest and identify what types of careers best fit them. We supplement traditional career introduction classroom instruction with guided exploration of career options across sectors / industries, strategic career planning exercises, industry research prompts, and more.
BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS
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A key component of career readiness is comprehension and mastery of fundamental business concepts. Students have the opportunity to gain an understanding of basic business concepts which can help them discover their areas of interest and acquire essential skills for their future careers. Our program activities enable students to apply a range of business concepts including finance, management, strategy, and marketing.
RECRUITMENT PROFICIENCY
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An essential part of attaining career goals is being able to highlight one's strengths and experience regardless if it is a student's first job search or a seasoned professional's tenth. Our resources help students learn how to approach resume and cover letter writing as well as develop basic interview skills. We recognize that students not only need to have basic business skills for the workplace, but also require the skills to successfully acquire the employment opportunities.
PROESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Planning and preparation for a career contributes to students' ability to reach their desired career goals, but the knowledge to be successful in the workplace also ensures they have the best chance to sustain and advance in their careers. Our resources cover essential topics including professionalism, cross-border collaboration, and more.
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CED&P programs aim to develop well-equipped students
Learning The Fundamentals
Essential Principles And Lessons Imparted
All of CED&P's educational activities are rooted in the aim of imparting essential principles and lessons to our students. Armed with tools and skills gained through their experiences in CED&P programs, students will be ready to meet 21st Century challenges and lead in an increasingly complex career landscape. Principles imparted through engaging in CED&P career education activities:
21St Century Ready
Educators can leverage our educational resources to incorporate into their curriculum or supplement classroom instruction as part of an extracurricular program. Activities such as our competitive events enhance lessons and support key educational initiatives. Our educational program activities prompt students to develop 21st Century Skills in the areas of Learning & Innovation, Digital literacy, and Career & Life Skills.
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Furthermore, CED&P's program aligns with the National Association for Gifted Children's (NAGC) Pre-K to Grade 12 Gifted Education Programming Standards.
Class Plan
Teach career development and planning by using CED&P's process and materials. Register your class for the Class Plan to access resources and have the included option (not required) to submit top 5 students' work for entry in our IMAGINECareer writing competition.
