What are my options for education and training after high school? EducationEducation andand TrainingTraining beyondbeyond HighHigh SchoolSchool 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 and Training beyond High School 3 D ISCOVERY & PASSAGE ©2004 U NIVERSITY OF OREGON FOR THE OREGON CAREER INFORMATION SYSTEM Further Education Diagram Name ____________________ Date _____________ 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 and Training beyond High School 4 D ISCOVERY & PASSAGE ©2004 U NIVERSITY OF OREGON FOR THE OREGON CAREER INFORMATION SYSTEM Further Education Diagram Answers 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. Education and Training beyond High School 5 D ISCOVERY & PASSAGE ©2004 U NIVERSITY OF OREGON FOR THE OREGON CAREER INFORMATION SYSTEM Education and Training Name _________________________________ Date __________ ©2004 U SCHOOL LENGTH OF Education andTraining beyondHighSchool NIVERSITY NAME PROGRAM LOCATION TUITION* TRAINING QUALIFICATION The Dalles Cosmetology and Academy of Hair Design OF Hair Design O D REGON ISCOVERY United States Truck Driving Vehicle and FOR School, Inc Equipment Operation THE &P Chemeketa Forest O REGON Community Technology ASSAGE College C AREER University Interior Design I of Oregon NFORMATION Oregon State Engineering S University Physics YSTEM Southern Oregon Mental Health University Counseling 6 Education and Training Answers ©2004 SCHOOL LENGTH OF U Education andTraining beyondHighSchool NIVERSITY NAME PROGRAM LOCATION TUITION* TRAINING QUALIFICATION The Dalles Cosmetology and Academy of Hair Design The Dalles $ 4,772 1700 hours Diploma OF Hair Design (Hair Design) (Hair Design) (Prelicense) O D United States REGON ISCOVERY Truck Driving Vehicle and Troutdale $ 4,845 3 weeks Certificate School, Inc Equipment Operation FOR (Prelicense) THE Chemeketa Forest &P O Community Technology Salem $ 1,944 2 years Associate REGON College per school year ASSAGE C AREER University Interior Design Eugene $ 4,949 5 years Bachelor’s of Oregon per school year Degree I NFORMATION (Professional) Oregon State Engineering Corvallis $ 4,869 4 years Bachelor’s University Physics per school year Degree S YSTEM Southern Oregon Mental Health Ashland $ 7,320 (length of time Master’s University Counseling per school year to complete Degree (graduate fees) (may vary) * Tuition based on January 2004 figures. 7.