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The National Careers Service was established on the April 5, 2012. [3] It replaced a service called Next Step which was launched on the August 1, 2010 as an integration of the existing web-based, telephone-based and local face-to-face careers services for adults. [ 4 ]
Career Pathways is a workforce development strategy used in the United States to support students' transition from education into the workforce. This strategy has been adopted at the federal, state and local levels in order to increase education, training and learning opportunities for America’s current and emerging workforce.
In 2010, Kentucky switched to the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) as part of its statewide realignment of education, economic development and workforce development known as WorkSmart Kentucky [4] North Carolina issues a North Carolina Career Readiness Certificate on the basis of scores on the same three ACT WorkKeys components. [5]
In part, the popularity of this tool is due to the National Defense Education Act of 1958, which funded career guidance in schools. [1] Focus was put onto tools that would help high school students determine which subjects they may want to focus on to reach a chosen career path. Since 1958, career assessment tool options have exploded.
80,000 Hours is a London-based nonprofit organisation that conducts research on which careers have the largest positive social impact and provides career advice based on that research. It provides this advice on their website, YouTube channel and podcast, and through one-on-one advice sessions.
The O*NET system varies from the DOT in a number of ways. It is a digital database which offers a "flexible system, allowing users to reconfigure data to meet their needs" as opposed to the "fixed format" of the DOT; it reflects the employment needs of an Information society rather than an Industrial society; costs the government and users much less than a printed book would, and is easier to ...
Career counseling is a type of advice-giving and support provided by career counselors to their clients, to help the clients manage their journey through life, learning and work changes . This includes career exploration, making career choices, managing career changes, lifelong career development [ 1 ] and dealing with other career-related issues.
National Career Fairs is a company founded in 2001 [citation needed] by Scott Lobenberg to produce job fairs in cities across the United States. The events are a place where jobseekers meet face-to-face with employers, educational institutions , and professional résumé writers.