Education and Training Beyond High School 1 D ISCOVERY & PASSAGE ©2004 U NIVERSITY of OREGON for the OREGON CAREER INFORMATION SYSTEM 2

What are my options for education and training after high school?

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SUMMARY Students brainstorm the various education options available after high school. They focus on developing a new vocabulary for training options and use CIS to look up various education and training programs and the schools that offer them.

OBJECTIVES Students will . . . • Identify the education and training alternatives post-high school. • Research details of postsecondary options using CIS.

PREPARATION Select words for a vocabulary list for your class. Review the answer sheets for Further Education Diagram and Education and Training worksheets to ensure that they are current and correct. Make overheads of the Further Education Diagram worksheet and answers, and the Education and Training answers. Review CIS Programs of Study and Training and Schools files.

MATERIALS Further Education Diagram worksheet and overhead Further Education Diagram Answers overhead Education and Training worksheets Education and Training Answers overhead

COMPUTER USE CIS Programs of Study and Training CIS Oregon Schools CIS U.S. Schools

SUBJECT AREAS Any

TIME REQUIRED 90 minutes (computer access for 45 minutes)

GROUP SIZE Class, individual, pairs or groups

STEPS

1. As a class, brainstorm and compile a list of the types of post-high school education and training they are aware of. Pass out the Future Education Diagram student worksheet to students.

continued Education and Training beyond High School 1 D ISCOVERY & PASSAGE ©2004 U NIVERSITY OF OREGON FOR THE OREGON CAREER INFORMATION SYSTEM 2. Project the overhead of the Further Education Diagram. Instruct students to complete the blanks on their worksheets with a definition and a training length for each word. Students should record their best guess if they are not sure.

3. Project the Further Education Diagram Answers overhead. Discuss the relationships between the types and other factors, such as entry requirements, retraining options, non-traditional students, and the cost of education and training.

4. Discuss the concept of “lifelong learning” and ask students for examples of adults they know who are gaining new skills or retraining. Discuss night school, part-time study, and distance education.

5. Demonstrate to students how they can use CIS to find Programs of Study and Training programs they are interested in. Show students how to find an occupation and link to the program for the occupation by clicking Programs of Study and Training under the “Related Information.”

6. Explain to students that if they know the name of a school and want to find out whether it offers a program they can use the CIS Schools file to find the school and investigate the programs of study it offers.

7. Once students understand how the CIS files are arranged, distribute the Education and Training worksheet and have students use CIS to complete it. Project the Education and Training Answers worksheet for students to check their answers against.

VARIATION 1. Examples of schools on the Education and Training worksheet can be altered to reflect subject areas and related programs of study.

ALLIED ACTIVITIES Contrast and Compare Education and Occupations: What’s the Link? I Can Use What I Learn to Earn Juggling My Career Options Math and Science Make a Difference What’s the Use of . . . ? What Happens after High School? Where Am I Going? Why Study . . . ? Work, Study, and Leisure

ASSESSMENT STRATEGY Students will: • Complete the Further Education Diagram and Education and Training worksheets

STUDENT WORKSHEETS Further Education Diagram Education and Training

continued Education and Training beyond High School 2 D ISCOVERY & PASSAGE ©2004 U NIVERSITY OF OREGON FOR THE OREGON CAREER INFORMATION SYSTEM OVERHEADS Further Education Diagram Answers Education and Training Answers

PORTFOLIO Education and Training Diagram worksheet

SORTING Subject: Any Grade Levels: 8, 9 CIS Components: Programs of Study and Training, Oregon Schools, U.S. Schools

STANDARDS CRLS: Problem Solving, Communication, Employment Foundations, Career Development SCANS: Information, Technology, Basic Skills, Thinking Skills NCDG: Knowledge of the benefits of educational achievement to career opportunities; Skills to locate, understand, and use career information; Skills to make decisions; Understanding the process of career planning ASCA: Academic Development, Career Development

EDUCATIONAL GOALS Bloom’s Taxonomy: Application Intellectual Operation: Summarization, Illustration, Prediction

EDUCATION & TRAINING

TYPE DESCRIPTION LENGTH

Short Term Training specified by the Less than one On-the-Job employer month

Medium Length On-the-Job

Long Term On-the-Job

Work Experience

Postsecondary Certificate

Associate Degree

Apprenticeship

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

First Professional Degree

Doctoral Degree

EDUCATION & TRAINING

TYPE DESCRIPTION LENGTH Short Term Training specified by the employer. Less than one month. On-the-Job

Medium Length Training usually specified by the employer. Less than one year. On-the-Job

Long Term Training specified by public or private agency More than one year and On-the-Job or employee. apprenticeships are usually required. Occupational skills acquired from hobbies, Work Experience military training, or previous employment. Varies.

Postsecondary Completion of a program where a certificate is Varies, but usually less Certificate awarded. than two years of study beyond high school. Associate Degree Undergraduate education and training usually Two years of study offered by a community college. beyond high school.

Varies, usually two to five Training requiring work experience and Apprenticeship years beyond high school. classroom instruction.

Bachelor’s Education offered by a college or university. A At least four, but not more Degree requirement for most professional occupations. than five, years of study beyond high school. Graduate education offered by a college or One to two years of study Master’s Degree university. This degree is usually required for beyond a Bachelor’s librarians and school counselors. degree. Graduate education offered by a college or First Professional At least two years of study university. Is minimum preparation for entry Degree beyond a Bachelor’s into certain occupations, such as law. degree. Graduate education offered by a college or At least three years of Doctoral Degree university. This degree is required for many study beyond a Bachelor’s research occupations. degree.

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Chemeketa Forest Community Technology Salem $ 1,944years 2 Associate College per school year

University Interior Design Eugene $ 4,949 5 years Bachelor’s of Oregon per school year Degree

Oregon State Engineering Corvallis $ 4,869years 4 Bachelor’s University Physics per school year Degree

Southern OregonSouthern Health Mental Ashland $ 7,320 (length of time Master’s University Counselingyearschool per to complete Degree