Reminders:
- If prompted, do not run any updates on the computers.
- Only use Chrome for a browser during Career Center.
- Do not log in to you Google Profile only log into Google Drive and Gmail by using the Bookmarks within Chrome. Everyone uses the same Mac user account so please do not customize the user account to your settings which means do NOT add you Google profile setting. Login to gmail and then go to Apps icon then select Google Drive or a profile could automatically be created for you and the bookmarks may not be available to the next person.
- The Career Center website – www.nwtech.edu/alvacc/. I will have announcements each week for you to refer to for instructions on the activities and necessary websites.
- This year… no rotating computers if possible! I will document which computer you are setting at. This will be important if anyone gets sick and we need documentation of who they have sat by.
- Always check in with your program instructor before coming to Career Center, especially if your Career Center session is at the beginning of the day or immediately after lunch.
Assignment 1 – Complete the WorkKeys Assignment in Google Drive Folder
Pm group – Jor’Dyn and Jake
The ACT National Career Readiness Certificate is an industry-recognized, portable, research-based credential that certifies essential skills needed for workplace success.
This credential is used across all sectors of the economy and documents the following cognitive skills:
- Problem-solving.
- Critical thinking.
- Reading and using work-related text.
- Applying information from workplace documents to solve problems.
- Applying mathematical reasoning to work-related problems.
- Setting up and performing work-related mathematical calculations.
- Locating, synthesizing, and applying information that is presented graphically.
- Comparing, summarizing, and analyzing information presented in multiple related graphics
WorkKeys assessments measure real-world skills that employers believe are critical to job success. Test questions are based on situations in the everyday work world.
To find out more about specific careers and their skills requirements, check out the ACT job profiles database.
Certificate Levels
Individuals can earn four levels of certifications by taking the three WorkKeys® assessments.
- Bronze Level – Signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 3 on each of the three assessments and has the necessary skills for 16% of the jobs in the WorkKeys Job Pro database.
- Silver Level – Signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 4 on each of the three assessments and has the necessary skills for 67% of the jobs on the WorkKeys Job Pro database.
- Gold Level – Signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 5 on each of the three assessments and has the necessary skills for 93% of the jobs on the WorkKeys Job Pro database.
- Platinum Level – Signifies an individual has scored at least a Level 6 on each of the three assessments and has the necessary skills for 99% of the jobs on the WorkKeys Job Pro database.
Assignment 2 – Virtual Job Shadow Career Exploration
AM – Kabir, Gage, Mitchell, Lakin, Ethin R, Torin, Ethan R
PM – Riley, Braxton, Harley, Abram, Jor’Dyn, Jake, Ethan H, Tydus
Virtual Job Shadow Login Instructions
VirtualJobShadow.com offers engaging career exploration resources and tools all on one user-friendly website. Staff and students of the Northwest Tech Campus – Alva may access their user accounts at https://www.virtualjobshadow.com/login/AC5760/users/?. Students will use the same username and password as used for WorkKeys assessments. Usernames (except for a few students) will be your FirstnameLastname. Your password will be a six digit number representing your birthdate such as 020503 if you were born on February 5, 2003. If you need assistance with your username and password, please let Mrs. Frascht know. Usernames and passwords should be recorded in the Passwords Google Sheet I have provided in the Google Drive folder I have Shared with you for the Career Center.
- Freshmen – Career Clusters Interest Survey EZ Assessment
- Sophomores – Career Clusters Interest Survey EZ Assessment
- Juniors – Career Clusters Interest Survey Assessment and O*Net Interest Profiler Assessment
- Seniors – O*Net Work Importance Locator Assessment
- After completing the required assessment(s), download the PDF file for with your results preferably to the Alvacc2022 folder on the desktop in the folder for your class and then in your folder. If these folders have not yet been created, please ask for help doing so. Name the results file(s) with your first and last name and the name of the assessment.
- Upload the PDF file to the Shared Google Drive folder I created for you by going to Google Drive (do NOT log in to your Google Profile though)…. then Shared with Me… then search for or find the file folder with your first and last name and Alvacc2022.
- When you have completed the assessment(s), print one copy and put in your black notebook.
Assignment 3 – Virtual Job Shadow Favorite Careers
AM & PM – Everyone needs to select and/or update “My Careers”
Virtual Job Shadow Login Instructions
VirtualJobShadow.com offers engaging career exploration resources and tools all on one user-friendly website. Staff and students of the Northwest Tech Campus – Alva may access their user accounts at https://www.virtualjobshadow.com/login/AC5760/users/?. Students will use the same username and password as used for WorkKeys assessments. Usernames (except for a few students) will be your FirstnameLastname. Your password will be a six digit number representing your birthdate such as 020503 if you were born on February 5, 2003. If you need assistance with your username and password, please let Mrs. Frascht know. Usernames and passwords should be recorded in the Passwords Google Sheet I have provided in the Google Drive folder I have Shared with you for the Career Center.
- Based upon your results from the career assessments, select three careers as your Favorites by clicking on the heart icon (Add to My Careers) button under the career information box.
Assignment 4 – Virtual Job Shadow Pop Quiz
AM – Dillon, Mitchell, Ethin R., Torin
PM – Riley, Harley, Jor’Dyn, and Jake
Virtual Job Shadow Login Instructions
VirtualJobShadow.com offers engaging career exploration resources and tools all on one user-friendly website. Staff and students of the Northwest Tech Campus – Alva may access their user accounts at https://www.virtualjobshadow.com/login/AC5760/users/?. Students will use the same username and password as used for WorkKeys assessments. Usernames (except for a few students) will be your FirstnameLastname. Your password will be a six digit number representing your birthdate such as 020503 if you were born on February 5, 2003. If you need assistance with your username and password, please let Mrs. Frascht know. Usernames and passwords should be recorded in the Passwords Google Sheet I have provided in the Google Drive folder I have Shared with you for the Career Center.
- Based upon your selection of Favorite Careers, select one career and complete the Pop Quiz for that career. If you do not score an 80% or above you need to complete that quiz or a quiz for a different Favorite Career until you score 80% or above.
- After completing the pop quiz , download the PDF file for with your results preferably to the Alvacc2022 folder on the desktop in the folder for your class and then in your folder. If these folders have not yet been created, please ask for help doing so. Name the pop quiz file(s) with your first and last name and Pop Quiz.
- Upload the PDF file to the Shared Google Drive folder I created for you by going to Google Drive (do NOT log in to your Google Profile though)…. then Shared with Me… then search for or find the file folder with your first and last name and Alvacc2022.
- When you have completed the Pop Quiz, print one copy and put in your black notebook.
Assignment 5 – Virtual Job Shadow Journal Entry
AM – Dillon, Mitchell, Ethin R., Torin
PM – Riley, Harley, Jor’Dyn, and Jake
Virtual Job Shadow Login Instructions
VirtualJobShadow.com offers engaging career exploration resources and tools all on one user-friendly website. Staff and students of the Northwest Tech Campus – Alva may access their user accounts at https://www.virtualjobshadow.com/login/AC5760/users/?. Students will use the same username and password as used for WorkKeys assessments. Usernames (except for a few students) will be your FirstnameLastname. Your password will be a six digit number representing your birthdate such as 020503 if you were born on February 5, 2003. If you need assistance with your username and password, please let Mrs. Frascht know. Usernames and passwords should be recorded in the Passwords Google Sheet I have provided in the Google Drive folder I have Shared with you for the Career Center.
- Based upon your selection of Favorite Careers, select one career and complete the Journal Entry for that career. It may be beneficial to have two windows open.. one with the Journal Entry and one with the information about the career that you can refer to.
- After completing the Journal Entry , download the PDF file for with your results preferably to the Alvacc2022 folder on the desktop in the folder for your class and then in your folder. If these folders have not yet been created, please ask for help doing so. Name the results file(s) with your first and last name and Journal Entry.
- Upload the PDF file to the Shared Google Drive folder I created for you by going to Google Drive (do NOT log in to your Google Profile though)…. then Shared with Me… then search for or find the file folder with your first and last name and Alvacc2022.
- When you have completed the Journal Entry, print one copy and put in your black notebook.
Assignment 6 – Virtual Job Shadow Goals
Everyone needs to complete.
Virtual Job Shadow Login Instructions
VirtualJobShadow.com offers engaging career exploration resources and tools all on one user-friendly website. Staff and students of the Northwest Tech Campus – Alva may access their user accounts at https://www.virtualjobshadow.com/login/AC5760/users/?. Students will use the same username and password as used for WorkKeys assessments. Usernames (except for a few students) will be your FirstnameLastname. Your password will be a six digit number representing your birthdate such as 020503 if you were born on February 5, 2003. If you need assistance with your username and password, please let Mrs. Frascht know. Usernames and passwords should be recorded in the Passwords Google Sheet I have provided in the Google Drive folder I have Shared with you for the Career Center.
- Enter one short term related to education or certifications
- Enter one long term goal related to your career interests
Assignment 7 – Resume
Everyone needs to create a resume. I have provided you with a template in the Shared Google Drive folder I made for you. Ask me for help on how to find it.