LESSON PLAN – A Day In The Life Of…
Theme – Showing Initiative
Learning Outcomes
By completing this task students will be able to:
- Demonstrate career research skills.
- Choose information relevant to their situation.
- Integrate information from a variety of sources to complete the task.
Preparation and Materials
- Copies of Activity Sheet and Workbook “A Day In The Life Of..” for each student.
- Students will need access to the library and computers to complete this activity.
- In advance of the lesson, ask the students to think of a job/career that they would like to research.
- Ensure that the students have chosen a variety of jobs/careers in order to avoid too much duplication and over of the same resources.
- This could be given as a homework task to be completed in lunch hours or after school if the (careers) library is available at those times.
- Certificates identifying the learning outcomes and evidence could be awarded for satisfactory completion of this activity.
Method
- Explain the aim of the activity using the learning outcomes on the Activity Sheet.
- Recap on the different types of resources available in the (careers) library.
- Give out copies of the Activity Sheet and the workbook to each student.
- Define the time scale for completing the workbook and explain the assessment procedure. Explain your in-house certificate procedure, if appropriate.
- When the booklets have been completed and certificates awarded (if appropriate), ask the students what they have learned from the activity.
- Summarise the main learning outcomes.
Learning Outcomes: By completing this task you will be able to:
ACTIVITY SHEET – A Day In A Life Of…
- Your tutor will ask you in advance to decide on a job/career that you would like to research.
- Choose a career to research – either a career you are already interested in or a
Career suggested by the computer program.
- This exercise will give you the opportunity to look in detail at a certain job/career,
and to use a whole range of different resources available in the (careers) library.
- You may wish to do more research about this career outside lesson time, or to find
out about a different area of work. Use the questions in this workbook as a basis
for your research into these other areas.
1 The career area I have chosen is:
2 Find the NOC code from the National Occupations Classification book.
For this career the NOC code is:
3 Use the NOC code to find the job information tray/file which has the information you
need. Look through the information and list the title and publishers of information
leaflets relating to the career that interests you.
Useful booklets and leaflets on the area I am researching are:
4 Information can also be found in books and directories such as Career Directions.
The name and page(s) of the book where there is/are information on the career area I am
researching is/are:
5 You need to look at information that is up to date.
The publication date of the book I am using is:
6 It is important to use the latest editions of books when I am researching
jobs and careers because:
7 The main tasks involved in doing the job I have chosen are:
I found this information by using:
8 The entry requirements for the job I have chosen are:
a qualifications –
b personal qualities –
c other skills –
9 I found this information by using:
10 The training involved is:
I found this information by using:
11 You can get qualifications whilst you are actually working – these are called Diploma of
Vocational Studies (DVS).
My local Vocational centre for a work-based training programme is called:
12 The starting pay for the job I have chosen is:
I found this information by using:
13 In this job my career prospects are:
14 I could write to professional institute(s) or association(s) for more information on this career area. Their name(s), address(es) and telephone number(s) are:
15 Student Counselor and Career Cruising are computer programs to help you match your interests and skills to career opportunities and find information on specific jobs. Include a printout on your chosen career for this project
Remember to write your name and class on the printout!
16 Is there a book available specifically on the career area you are researching? If so, what is
the title and publisher?
Useful booklets and leaflets on the area I am researching are:
17 Look in the Careers Library and make a note of the title(s) and publisher(s) of any other books written specifically on the career you are researching.
Useful booklets and leaflets on the area I am researching are:
18 An alternative career that is in the same career/job family as the one I
have chosen is:
The following questions will test how good you are
at finding out careers information generally!
19 You can either use the NOC book or browse along the shelves to find the classification code
for the following areas:
Higher education Job hunting
courses
Student loans Work and study
abroad
20 Name a directory of higher education courses
21 Name three university or college prospectuses. Why would you use a university
or college prospectus?
22 What is the name of your school’s boards Careers Co-ordinator?
23 What is the name of the Careers Adviser/guidance counselor in your school?
24 When is the (Careers) Library open at your school?
25 Is the information in it for reference only or available for loan?
26 Whose job is it to re-file the information you use?
27 Where is the local Careers Centre?
28 Where else can you find careers information?