Multiple Career

Development
Pathways Toolkit

Helping students choose a Senior

High School track and explore
career pathways and opportunities
Multiple Career
Development
Pathways Toolkit
Helping students choose a Senior
High School track and explore
career pathways and opportunities
Philippine Copyright 2017
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTI Starting a Career Planning Journey 5
ON
TOOL 01 The Life I Want to Live as an Adult 7

ACTIVITY 01 Enhancing Self-Awareness 9

TOOL 02 Self-Assessment of Interests and 11
Talents
TOOL 03 Personal Work Values and 13
Competencies
TOOL 04 Rate Your Skills 15

ACTIVITY 02 Exploring Career Pathways 17

TOOL 05 SHS Career Interest Clusters 19
The Career Wheel 22

ACTIVITY 03 Goal-Setting and Grounding 23

TOOL 06 My Family and My Career Choices 25
TOOL 07 Personal Career Exploration Mapping Tool 27
TOOL 08 Career Sector Exploration Sheet 29
TOOL 09 Career Pathways Action Plan 31

ACTIVITY 04 Connecting the Dots Between Education and 33

Career Pathways
TOOL 10 Career Pathways Portfolio 35
TOOL 11 Career Study Planner 37
TOOL 12 Summary of My Career Pathways 39
TOOL 13 Multiple Career Development Pathways 41
Map

CULMINATION Tracking Your Students’ Progress 43

REFERENCES 46
MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT i
Dear Career Advocates,

Every teacher is a career

arrive at a chosen career goal. We toolkit may be used without
advocate. With the advent of the K
hope that you will find this toolkit following any order. Each material is
to 12 reforms,
useful as you journey with your a stand-alone topic and may be
specifically the Senior High School
students in paving the way to begin customized to address the needs of
(SHS) program, you need to take this
the process of engaging and planning your students based on the school
vital role seriously. Aside from doing
for their future career pathways. This and community context.
your regular teaching assignments,
resource material also aims to assist
you need to help your students map
your students in choosing a preferred The summary guide of each activity is
out their future career pathways.
SHS track based on their talents, shown on the next page.
values, interests, personal goals, and
The Multiple Career Development
aspirations. In case a student needs Thank you for accepting the
Pathways (MCDP) Toolkit has been
special assistance, kindly refer them challenge of guiding your students as
prepared to assist you, Career
to they pursue
Advocates of the Philippines, in
a professional Guidance Counselor, who numerous career pathways and available
conducting
serves as the focal person for DepEd’s career opportunities in the future. It
your career coaching activities for
Career Guidance Program. will all start by helping them choose
incoming Senior High School students.
the appropriate SHS track to enroll
In particular, this toolkit is designed
The suggested Activity Guides in.
to supplement the existing resource
and Tools are easy to follow and
materials provided by the Department
use, and are engaging for your Good luck!
of Education on career guidance.
students as they
rediscover their potentials and help them
The MCDP Toolkit likewise
prepare for possible career choices.
recognizes the various ways or
Although the activities here are arranged
options available to
in specific sections, the materials in
this
MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 1
 Toolkit Summary Guide

INTRODUCTION: Starting a Career Planning Journey (1-2 sessions)

Students talk about the life they aspire to live in the future. They will discuss career exploration and future
career pathways.

TOOL 01 The Life I Want to Live as an Adult

ACTIVITY 01: Enhancing Self-Awareness (2-3 sessions)

To help build career aspirations, students will work on a process of rediscovering their interests, and re-
examining their acquired skills and competencies.

TOOL 02 Self-Assessment of Interests and Talents TOOL04 Rate Your Skills

TOOL 03 Personal Work Values and Competencies

ACTIVITY 02: Exploring Career Pathways (2-3 sessions)

After rediscovering their interests and talents, students will link them with possible career options. Students
will conduct a self-assessment to determine whether their interests and skills match their preferred career
pathway.
TOOL 05 SHS Career Interest Clusters
The Career Wheel

ACTIVITY 03: Goal-Setting and Grounding (2-3 sessions)

To refine their career decisions, students will explore and consider factors that may affect their career
options, like talents, family support and decision, financial capability, and job market demands.
TOOL 06 My Family and My Career Choices TOOL 08 Career Sector Exploration Sheet
TOOL 07 Personal Career Exploration Mapping Tool TOOL 09 Career Pathways Action Plan

ACTIVITY 04: Connecting the Dots Between Education and Career Pathways (2-3 sessions)
To be prepared to make career choices, students will consolidate information gathered about themselves,
including the possible career pathways they plan to pursue. Students are expected to identify at least three
SHS track options. This stage marks the beginning rather than the end of the career journey of the students.
TOOL 10 Career Pathways Portfolio TOOL 12 Summary of My Career Pathways
TOOL 11 Career Study Planner TOOL 13 Multiple Career Development Pathways Map

NOTE: One session may run for one hour; several of the Tools in this Toolkit were adapted from existing career guidance worksheets or activities.

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 Guide for Career Advocates

The tools in the MCDP Toolkit aim to help students achieve the career development
pathways outcomes outlined in the matrix below. You may refer to this matrix in
Guiding Principles on the
planning for your career planning sessions with your students.
Use of the MCDP Toolkit

 We are guiding our students to

manage the challenges related to
the transition from junior to senior
high school.

 Career planning is a continuous process.

It requires a process of decision-making
and analysis until the desired career goal
is achieved.

 Career planning requires active

involvement of career allies, which
includes the family, career
advocates, school counselors, teachers,
and other key stakeholders.

 Class lessons, learning activities, and

other student activities should be
connected with the demands and
realities of the world of work.

 Accomplishing self-administered
surveys of interests, values, talents,
and skills;
conducting career search; and
participating in career advocacy-related
activities, provide essential information
necessary in creating a useful and
meaningful individual career planning
portfolio.
 Career Development TOOLS
Pathways Outcomes
MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 3
1. Demonstrate an awareness
of career planning and career   
pathways
2. Describe how personal skills
and interests may lead to
future career choices or
   
employment opportunities
3. Describe the relationship between
personal work attitudes and
responsible performance in the
    
workplace
4. Identify the prospective field
of study (SHS Track) and
career
     
opportunities in areas of personal
skills and interests
5. Develop an individual educational
and career plan of action to      
achieve personal and career goals
6. Analyze labor market information
and educational/training
opportunities in a variety of career
   
and educational fields
7. Use labor market and educational/
training program information to
develop and implement a career
  
decision
8. Use an education and/or career
plan of action to implement
education and personal career
     
goals
Tips on Time Management
and Teaching Methods

 Each activity is estimated to take between  Collaborate with your fellow career advocates
two to three sessions. One session may run in the preparation of your contextualized
for one hour. However, the length of time career development pathways session guides.
you spend in each activity depends on Keep a teacher’s reflection journal to
your learners’ academic abilities and document good practices in facilitating
preparation. career planning and development
sessions.
 Make sure students are given enough time
to think and reflect on each activity/tool.  Assist your students in preparing their
Reassure them that their responses in each individual career pathways portfolio. The
tool may be different from one another. portfolio should be managed by the
Encourage them to answer honestly as to students, not by teachers nor parents, to
what is true to them. allow the students to review and reflect on
their responses as they continue their career
 The activities and tools in this toolkit may planning journey. Our role as career
be modified based on your school- advocates is to encourage our students to
community context. Varied teaching develop a sense of ownership of the career
techniques and adequate preparation are pathways portfolio, and an active engagement
necessary for an optimal student career in the career planning process.
development learning experience.

 Provide an open and safe learning

atmosphere in order to facilitate positive
career planning and decision-making
among students.
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TOOLKIT
GUIDE

INTRODUCTION
Starting a Career Planning
Journey

TOOL 01: The Life I Want to Live as an

Adult

Many people say that life is a journey. As you begin your mission to
help your students plan their career, let us start by helping them
envision their life in the future. It can begin by simply asking
them: “What kind of life do you want to live?” “Anong klaseng pamumuhay ang
nais mong maranasan?”

This introductory session focuses on goal setting and visioning.

Identifying purpose and goals gives your students a sense of
direction. However, you should encourage your students to have
different options. Lack of flexibility can prevent them from adapting to
the changes, challenges, and opportunities that may come their way
as they pursue their individual life’s journey.
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 Activity Guide

• Begin this session by telling a story of an inspiring

• Have students form groups composed of three to five
person in your community. As you relate the story,
students and initiate a sharing session with their peers.
emphasize the importance of setting the right goals in
life. You may also ask your students if they know
• To culminate this session, talk about the key takeaways of this
someone close to them with similar inspiring life
activity. Below are some suggested questions.
experiences.
o What is career planning and why is it important to
• After sharing inspiring stories, talk about the life your me as a student?

students intend to live. Post the question: “What kind of o Why is career planning not a one-time decision
life do you want to live?” “Anong klaseng pamumuhay ang nais mong but a series of decisions I make?
maranasan?”
o What should I consider in planning for a future career?

• Connect the responses of your students to the o What are the bases of a career planning journey?
importance of setting the right goals and the need to
start doing small steps in order to achieve these goals. Target Outcome
Here are some questions that you can ask your
students in order to set the tone of the discussion.
Students will recognize the importance of having a personal
o Where am I now? vision in career planning.

o What is my present role in my family? Community?

o Where do I want to be five years from now?

o What are my plans in the future?

o How can I get there?

o What do I need to do in order to reach my plans?

o What kind of life do I dream of for myself and my

family?

• Distribute Tool 01: The Life I Want to Live as an Adult. Give

students time to complete this activity.
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 INTRODUCTION STARTING A CAREER PLANNING JOURNEY

01
TOOL
THE LIFE I WANT TO LIVE AS AN ADULT

Background

Career planning is a lifelong process that focuses on making

REFLECTION GUIDE
decisions to help you manage your future work and personal
life in general. This means that planning your career is not
separate from planning the rest of your life. This worksheet 1. What is career planning and why is it important to
aims to help you set your future career directions anchored me as a student?
on the things that you value such as personal interests,
families, and dream jobs. 2. Why is career planning not a one-time decision but
a series of decisions I make?
Directions
3. What should I consider in planning for my future
1. Read each question carefully. In case there are some career?
questions or clarifications, you may consult your teacher
for further explanation. 4. What are the bases of a career planning journey?

2. Write your answers on the spaces provided.

3. Share your worksheet with your peers during the

group interaction.

MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 7

My Career Planning Journey

SETTING WORK RELATIONSHIPS IMMEDIATE GOALS LONG-TERM GOALS

(NEXT 1-3 YEARS) (AFTER HIGH
• Where do I like • What type of work • Who would I like SCHOOL)
to would I like to do? to spend time • What do I want
live? with? Family? to do within the • What are my plans
Friends? Or, do I next one to three after high school?
prefer to spend years?
more time by
myself?
• What is my ideal
work environment?
• Do I prefer to
stay in one • What kind of
place or would career would I
I like to move like to pursue?
to a new • What types of
• What business do
location? I activities do I
plan to start? enjoy doing with
the people in my
life?
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TOOLKIT
GUIDE

0
ENHANCING
SELF-AWARENESS
AC

1
TOOL 02: Self-Assessment of Interests
and Talents
TOOL 03: Personal Work Values and
TIV
Competencies
ITY Rate Your Skills
TOOL 04:

Know More About Yourself

One of the most important steps in guiding your students in career

planning is to provide an opportunity for them to discover or rediscover
themselves. After all, no one else can tell your students what to do in life
because they know themselves best.

This session focuses on helping the students increase their self-

awareness by learning more about and understanding their interests,
talents, and values better. The information that your students will acquire
in this session will help them make appropriate career choices and
decisions.

MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 9

 The vision your students set gives them the energy to go • After accomplishing the tools, ask your students the following
after what they want. Their aspirations and plans may questions:
change over time, but if they continue to be acquainted with
o What are the things that you discovered or
themselves, (e.g., have a clear picture of their unique talents,
rediscovered about yourself?
interests, values and skills as foundation/basis in career
planning) they will be able to clearly see where they really o How can this self-exploration activity assist you in
want to go. career planning?

Activity Guide Target Outcome

• Discuss with your students that the initial step in Students will discover their interests, talents, skills, and values.
career planning is knowing themselves. Talk about the
importance of knowing their strengths and weaknesses
in the process of making career choices and decisions.
Highlight in your discussion the significance of
understanding all factors that make them unique. These
will help them choose a career that suits their own
talents, attributes, and interests.

• Distribute copies of Tool 02: Self-Assessment of Interests and

Talents, Tool 03: Personal Work Values and Competencies, and
Tool 04: Rate Your Skills. Give ample time for your
students to accomplish these tools. Keep in mind that it
may take more time for some students to do this task.

• Allow students to share their answers with anyone whom

they think can help them validate their answers.

• Instruct the students to use the results as reference in

career
decision-making activities.

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 ACTIVITY 01 ENHANCING SELF-AWARENESS

02
TOOL
SELF-ASSESSMENT OF INTERESTS AND TALENTS

Directions

Many people say that you tend to be good at what interests you. Look back at your classroom experiences and activities. Recall
the subject areas that caught your interest and list down remarkable achievements related to these subject areas.

GRADE 7 GRADE 8

Which subject/s are you interested in? What activities or Which subject/s are you interested in? What activities or
projects in the said subject/s have you projects in the said subject/s have you
accomplished? accomplished?

Science, purifying water using charcoal Science, making a lung model which we presented at our
class

In which subject/s did you perform best? In which subject/s did you perform best?

Science Science

What are your talent/s? In which subject/s were you What are your talent/s? In which subject/s were you
able to perform these talents? able to perform these talents?

Dancing, at may PE subject

Dancing, at may PE subject

MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 11

 GRADE 9 GRADE 10

Which subject/s are you interested in? What activities or Which subject/s are you interested in? What activities or
projects in the said subject/s have you projects in the said subject/s have you
accomplished? accomplished?

Science, Making Pressure Bottle Rocket. Water squirters Science, Making a Faults Boundaries system.
work by pressurizing reservoirs of water with air

In which subject/s did you perform best? In which subject/s did you perform best?
Science Science

What are your talent/s? In which subject/s were you What are your talent/s? In which subject/s were you
able to perform these talents? able to perform these talents?

Dancing, at my PE subject Dancing, at my PE subject

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 ACTIVITY 01 ENHANCING SELF-AWARENESS

03
TOOL
PERSONAL WORK VALUES AND COMPETENCIES

Directions
WORKING ALONE AND BEING
INDEPENDENT
The following is a list of work values and competencies that
Accomplish tasks by myself, with limited
many people have identified as important for them in their
interaction with others.
careers, in business, and in the workplace. A competency is
the capability to apply or use a set of related knowledge, skills,
COMPETITION
and abilities required to successfully perform a job.
Engage in activities which pit my
abilities against others.
As you begin to explore your own personal values, reflect
and select by shading the thumbs up icon ( ) of the
MAKING DECISIONS
values and competencies that you think you already
Possess the power to decide courses of action
possess.
that may affect an organization.

HELPING THE COMMUNITY WORKING UNDER PRESSURE

Do something which contributes to Work in situations where pressure is common.
improving the community. Become involved
with helping other people.
INFLUENCING PEOPLE
WORKING WITH OTHERS Be in a position to influence the attitudes and
Work as a team member towards opinions of other people.
common goals.

MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 13

 KNOWLEDGE AND WORK MASTERY
CHANGE, VARIETY AND FAST PACE
Engage in the pursuit of knowledge and
Pursue work activities which frequently
understanding. Become an expert in the
change. Work in circumstances where
field I would like to pursue.
work must be done rapidly.

CREATIVITY
PRECISION WORK
Have an opportunity to create new
Work in situations where attention to details
things. Develop new ideas and
and accuracy are very important.
processes.

STABILITY
Have a work routine and job duties that
are largely predictable.

Reflection Guide
FINANCIAL GAINS
Look at the list of work values and competencies that you Have a high likelihood of achieving
already possess. high monetary rewards for my
work.
Think of times and situations when you have applied these
work values and competencies.
PHYSICAL CHALLENGE
Which among the items you chose are connected to your
Do activities that use my physical abilities.
career plans?

What other values not listed here do you think are essential
to you and your career plans? These can help you in making SUPERVISION
good career decisions.
Engage in activities in which I am
directly responsible for the work of
others.

TIME FREEDOM
Be able to work according to my own schedule.

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 ACTIVITY 01 ENHANCING SELF-AWARENESS

04
TOOL
RATE YOUR SKILLS

Directions
Reflection Guide
The skills listed in this tool are the progressive life skills needed in pursuing any field
or career. Rate your skills level using the following scale: Look at the skills that you have rated
yourself highly (e.g., 3 or 4). Think of
times and situations when you have used
HIGHLY SKILLED. I can do this task all the time without
these skills. These can help you
supervision.
in making good career decisions.
SKILLED. I can do this task with minimum supervision.

MODERATELY SKILLED. I can do this task with constant

supervision.
UNSKILLED. I cannot do this task without supervision.

VERBAL PROBLEM
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SOLVING TEAM WORK ANALYTICAL
COMMUNICATION ABILITY
The ability to use Devising and
The ability to write spoken words to then using an Cooperating with and Being able to pick
clearly and concisely convey message clearly appropriate supporting others in out the key issues
and convey information in a conversation or method/rule/ order to achieve a from
to different readers. to a larger audience. technique or logic common goal. a large amount of
complex information.
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 NUMERACY COMMERCIAL DECISION-MAKING
CREATIVE AWARENESS
THINKING LEADERSHIP
The ability to Having an The ability to
Being original and understand and understanding and select a logical
innovative in order interpret facts and The ability to guide, appreciation of the choice by
to solve problems, ideas expressed in direct, motivate, and organization and how considering outcomes
generate ideas, or figures and non-verbal take responsibility for it makes a profit or of each option and
produce novel data. others. acquires funding. determining the best
designs. for the situation.

NEGOTIATING PERSUADING SELF-MOTIVATION TIME FLEXIBILITY

MANAGEMENT

The ability to deliberate Being able to influence Being proactive and The ability to organize The ability to carry
with others in order the attitudes and willing to take the your work, priorities, out a variety of tasks,
to come to an perspectives of others. initiative. Setting and and what needs to work in different
agreeement that is achieving goals. be done to meet situations, and
appropriate and deadlines. manage change in

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TOOLKIT
GUIDE

0
EXPLORING
CAREER
AC
PATHWAYS
TI

2
TOOL 05: SHS Career Interest
Clusters
V ITY

Keep On Track

It is important to work on something that makes you feel happy and

productive. Making a career decision is not an easy task for your
students. Gaining enough knowledge and information about their
strengths and weaknesses will help them find a better career
opportunity.

In this session, your students will identify possible career options based
on their interests, talents, and values. Students will also gain information
about the different Senior High School tracks and their corresponding
aptitude requirements.
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At this point, students will begin to consolidate the SHS tracks and strands; 2) the enclosed Career Wheel to
information they gathered about themselves and try to help students initially decide on their choice of SHS track
find a match on a possible SHS track. Their initial decision based on the collected information; 3) the website of the
may still change as they move further in their career planning Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); and 4)
journey. What is important is that students learn how to use other relevant online resources for additional information
relevant information to guide them in making career on SHS tracks and strands.
choices and decisions.

Activity Guide
Target Outcome

• Discuss the results of the different self-awareness tools.

Students will be able to identify the different career pathways and
Relate this information about your students to their
the available SHS tracks.
preferred career choice. Students may also refer to Tool
01: The Life I Want to Live to further assist them in making
their choices.

• To further help students make the right career

decision, introduce the career cluster checklist.
Distribute Tool 05: SHS Career Interest Clusters and give
students time to accomplish the tool.

• When completed, call on different students to share

information. Make a brief presentation on the different
SHS tracks.

• Match the results of the career cluster checklist with

a particular SHS track. To further assist your students in
this activity, they can use the following resources: 1) DepEd
Senior High School Guidebook for the descriptions of the
different
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 ACTIVITY 02
EXPLO RING CAREER PATHWAYS

TOOL
05 SHS CAREER INTEREST CLUSTERS

Directions CLUSTER A CLUSTER B

I LIKE TO I LIKE TO
A career cluster is a group of jobs that require picture things in my mind work do outdoor physical activities be an
with my hands perform athlete someday engage in sports
similar skills or share common play a musical instrument do activities coach in sports activities
characteristics. Choose a career cluster that arts and crafts read sports magazines watch sports
record audio and video design events represent the country in any
interest you most by shading the heart ( ) displays decorate places sports competition
beside the statements that apply to you. Then do creative projects do strenuous physical activities
organize sports clinics
add up the number of shaded hearts in each I AM
group. good with my hands creative I AM
attentive to details versatile physically active inclined to sports
a good planner patient and persistent and dedicated competitive
persistent truthful attentive

I AM INTERESTED IN I AM INTERESTED IN
art/graphic design music sports activities coaching tasks
speech and drama audio/video athletics
technology culture and arts physical activities outdoor events
Reflection Guide

Does this activity help me in planning my future

career?

What other information do I need to help me make

a career decision?

What is the importance of crafting a learning plan

that suits my career preferences?

NUMBER OF
SHADED HEARTS NUMBER OF
SHADED HEARTS

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 CLUSTER C CLUSTER D CLUSTER E CLUSTER F

I LIKE TO I LIKE TO I LIKE TO I LIKE TO

cook and do kitchen activities work with numbers and details interpret formulas find the help people solve their problems
make handicrafts work with my use facts to make predictions answers to questions volunteer to help others work with
hands analyze financial information work in a laboratory figure out children and elderly
use and repair tools and handle money help people make decisions
how things work
machines keep accurate records browse learn about other cultures
explore new technology
plan and breed animals entertain new products in stores make friends with people of
guests and visitors experiment different ages, cultures, and
follow trends communicate ideas
do manual tasks and activities observe details conduct scientific backgrounds
persuade people
assemble things research debate and win arguments
produce hands-on results I AM solve mathematical problems observe people’s behavior
logical entrepreneurial precise take charge in dangerous
I AM inquisitive detail-oriented self- I AM situations
practical dependable street smart confident inquisitive objective precise
tech savvy entrepreneurial practical I AM
mechanical I AM INTERESTED IN a problem solver an innovator civic minded
Accounting Mathematics a good communicator non-
I AM INTERESTED IN Economics I AM INTERESTED IN judgmental
Technical Skills Civil Technology Banking and Finance Business Mathematics Science a good listener trustworthy
Drafting and Marketing responsive
Engineering
Computer Hardware Servicing
Technology Education Computer I AM INTERESTED IN
Culinary Arts and Food and NUMBER OF
Application Social Studies Psychology
Beverage Services SHADED HEARTS12
History and Government
NUMBER OF Education
NUMBER OF
SHADED HEARTS 15
SHADED HEARTS 14 Human Services

NUMBER OF
SHADED HEARTS 14

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Analysis
 Each career cluster represents
CLUSTER A CLUSTER B CLUSTER C
inclinations and interests that
align with a particular Senior High
School (SHS) track or strand. The
cluster with the highest number of
shaded hearts represents your
strongest set of inclinations and
interests. Each group or set is
related to an SHS track and strand.
TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL
ARTS AND DESIGN SPORTS
AND LIVELIHOOD
In case of an equal number of CLUSTER D CLUSTER E CLUSTER F
shaded hearts on several SHS
tracks, you may initially choose the
General Academic Strand (GAS) or
Cluster G.

If you plan to go to college but do

not know which academic track to
pursue, use the Career Wheel as a ACCOUNTANCY, BUSINESS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, HUMANITIES AND
reference to help identify your AND MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
MATHEMATICS
preferred job based on your talents,
values, skills, and interests. Looking CLUSTER G
at the number of shaded hearts,
identify the top three clusters that
interest you the most. List five
appealing jobs in each of the
clusters.

Cluster Potential Jobs

E Engineer

F Teacher GENERAL ACADEMIC

D Accountant

MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 21

 The Career Wheel

To help you decide on your future career and

your prospective Senior High School track,
here is the Career Wheel which showcases
the different career pathways and the
related SHS tracks and strands. There
are different ways of using the
Career Wheel. One way is to
look for your prospective career
options and corresponding SHS
tracks and strands. For
example, if you
are interested in becoming
an engineer, one of your
options is to take the SHS
Academic Track,
particularly the STEM
strand.

Another way to use the

wheel is to look at the
track or strand you are
most inclined to and see
what career options are
available for you after SHS or
college. For
example, if you are inclined to
take up the Arts and Design track,
you will see that you may work as
a draftsman or illustrator after
SHS, or
put up a drafting business shop.
Some of the career options available
for you upon completion of college include
being an
architect or an interior designer.
TOOLKIT
GUIDE

GOAL-SETTING
AC T I V ITY
AND GROUNDING

0 3 TOOL 06: My Family and My Career Choices

TOOL 07: Personal Career Exploration
Mapping Tool
TOOL 08: Career Sector Exploration Sheet
TOOL 09: Career Pathways Action Plan

Access Your Allies

Choosing a career is often considered a major turning point in a young

adult’s life. Before heading towards this decisive phase, your students
should look into several factors that might affect their future career
choice. In the Filipino context, opinions and perspectives of family members
and close relatives matter in making career decisions. Likewise, the
economic status of the family and/or distant relatives, who will support
the students in pursuing their prospective careers, is also being
considered in making a career decision.

In this phase, your students will be engaged in a career planning process

 that focuses on matching their personal career goals based on their
interests and talents to their family’s career preference and financial
capabilities.

MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 23

Students are also given the opportunity to look into labor • Set aside a session for peer sharing on the results of
market information through career research. They will look into the home-based parent-student career planning session.
available educational institutions that match their Ask your students if the career planning session with their
prospective career pathways and the market demands of parents helped them in making up their minds for
their chosen field after completing their education. possible career pathways. A school-based parent-
student career planning session may also be
Activity Guide conducted.

• Conduct a short discussion about other factors aside • Students may visit online career planning resources or
from personal interests and talents that your students other references that can help them validate their career
value in making career decisions. Here are some trigger decision. Distribute Tool 08: Career Sector Exploration Sheet to
questions: “How does your home and your community affect help your students record their information sources.
your career choices?” “Who do you consult in making career
decisions?” “Anong mga bagay ang isinasaalang-alang mo bago • Use Tool 09: Career Pathways Action Plan to encourage your
ka pumili ng gusto mong maging trabaho na papasukin mo o course students to create a plan for addressing skills that need
na kukunin mo?” to be improved or are lacking that are required for
their chosen career.
• The exercise involving the use of Tool 06: My Family and
My Career Choices may be conducted during the parent- • Feel free to use other available tools for this session.
teacher conference.

• After accomplishing the tools in this session, ask your

• Distribute Tool 07: Personal Career Exploration Mapping Tool students what they have learned about career planning.
to help your students undertake an analysis pertaining to Likewise, ask them to share their insights on the
career choice, family, and community context. Send the importance of considering their families on career
completed tool to your students’ parents or planning.
guardians. Encourage your students to take this
opportunity to consult with their parents about their
Target Outcome
prospective career choices. Give them ample time to
complete this process considering the varied
Students will adjust their career decisions considering the views
workloads of the parents and guardians.
of their families and the community context.
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 ACTIVITY 03 GOAL-SETTING AND GROUNDING

06
TOOL
MY FAMILY AND MY CAREER CHOICES

Dear Parents (Minamahal na Magulang),

We believe that you have already started Fold this paper in half and separate the
thinking about the career choices of your columns. Ask your son or daughter to list
child. However, as an individual, your child has three careers he or she finds interesting.
already made some choices, too. How do they Without looking at the other column, write
compare? We invite you to take this short and down three careers you think your child is well-
simple exercise that can help open suited for. Together, discuss the responses.
discussion on career planning with your child. (Itupi ang papel sa dalawang hanay. Pasagutan ang
(May naiisip na siguro kayo na maaring maging kaliwang bahagi na nagtatanong sa anak ng tatlong
propesyon o kurso na pwedeng kunin ng inyong anak kursong gusto niyang kunin. Pagkatapos, sagutan ninyo
ngunit dapat ninyong isaalang-alang na maaaring ang kanang bahagi ng papel na nagtatanong sa
may naisip at napili na ring kurso ang inyong anak. magulang ng tatlong kurso na sa palagay ninyo ay
Inaanyayahan po namin kayong makiisa sa gawaing gusto ninyo at angkop para sa inyong anak nang hindi
ito, katuwang ang inyong anak upang mapag- nakikita ang kaliwang bahagi na sinagutan ng anak.
usapan ang pagpaplano ng kurso at malaman kung Pagkatapos, pag-usapan ang inyong mga sinulat na
magkatugma ang inyong plano sa kursong gustong kasagutan.)
kunin ng inyong anak.)
MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 25
 STUDENT (ANAK) PARENT (MAGULANG)

What careers am I considering for the future? Why What best careers are likely suited for my child?
do I like these careers, or why do I think it would be Why do I think my child would be well-suited for
the best fit for me? (Ano ang mga kursong gusto kong
the careers I listed? What factors did I consider in
kunin? Bakit ko gusto ang mga ito? Bakit ko masasabing bagay
choosing these careers for my son or daughter?
ang mga ito sa akin?)
(Ano ang mga kursong angkop para sa aking anak? Bakit ko
Computer Engineering,IT,Computer Science This is naisip na ang mga ito ang bagay para sa aking anak? Ano
what I want since im just a kid I want to become a ang aking mga isinaalang-alang sa pagpili ng kurso para sa
professional IT programmer, Because this courses fits aking anak?)
in my talent and ilove it
Computer Engineering,IT,Computer Science . Because
I know that this is hes hobby they really want to
become programmer since when hes a child I saw it to
him.Kung saan nya gusto dun na rin ako dahil kung di
nya rin gusto ginagawa niya hindi siya magiging
What have I learned from this activity? (Ano ang succesful
natutunan ko sa gawaing ito?) What have I discovered about my child after doing
this activity? (Ano ang nalaman o natuklasan ko tungkol
I learned on this activity that your dream are very
important for your own self because it can lead your sa aking anak sa gawaing ito?
way to become a rich people That hes a strong men, he has a determination to
achieved his goals in life to be able for him to become
a programmer he has a high determination that’s why I
I said that

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 ACTIVITY 03
GOAL-SETTING AND GROUNDING

TOOL
07 PERSONAL CAREER EXPLORATION MAPPING TOOL

Review your responses in Tools 05 and 06. Place your top three prospective careers in the circles and list the related SHS tracks
and
strands for each. Then, on the space provided, briefly explain your reason/s in choosing each career.

Computer
Marine Mechanical
Engineering
Engineering Engineering

PROSPECTIVE CAREER #1 PROSPECTIVE CAREER #2 PROSPECTIVE CAREER #3

RELATED SHS TRACK AND STRAND:

RELATED SHS TRACK AND STRAND: RELATED SHS TRACK AND STRAND:

STEM STEM STEM

I CHOSE THIS BECAUSE I CHOSE THIS BECAUSE I CHOSE THIS BECAUSE

I want to become a famous I want to travel around the world Im a car lover also because of the
programmer In the future , like and to ride a cruise ship and this is influence of my dad because he is
what ive said a while ago this is one of my dream in the future a car enthuasiast , and I want to
my hobby I since I was a kid this is because it has a high salary. make my own car engine in
my talent this is what I want to NISSAN Japan .
become .
 MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 27
Look at your top three prospective careers. Study the
checklists below. Each column presents a factor you need to
consider in making career decisions. Check ( ) the bullets 28 MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT

that you feel describe your current situation or setting.

INTEREST, TALENTS AND FAMILY CAREER

VALUES PROFILE CHOICES PROFILE

My interests and I have consulted

talents match with my family about
my career my
choices. preferred career choices.

My values match My family and

with my career relatives have
choices. expressed
full support of
I have good grades my prospective
in subjects related to
my career pathways.
chosen careers.
Our family and
relatives can support
I have my
accomplished education leading to
school activities
and my prospective career
projects related to my choices.
prospective career
I have family
pathways. members who are
already
I have concrete professionals in
evidences like copies my chosen
of
essays, term papers, careers.
and research articles I can help my family
that are related to my in the future through
preferred career my
pathways. career choices.
As you go through all the checklists, you may find
that some items have yet to be undertaken or
attended to. Before making a decision on career plans,
make sure that you have addressed these
considerations.

EDUCATION-RELATED COMMUNITY-RELATED
CAREER CHOICES
CAREER CHOICES
PROFILE
PROFILE
I have already
There are institutions searched for job
near my place that opportunities for
can my prospective career
provide education and pathways.
training related to my
career options. There are available
career opportunities in
The SHS track my community
and strand I which are related to
prefer are
my career choices.
offered in a school
close My career
to my residence. choices will help
improve
There are the condition of my
available
scholarship community. I can
opportunities related to serve my community
my career choices. through my career
choices.
I have searched
online career planning
I can identify
resources to look for prospective employers
available schools related or work
to my career choices. opportunites connected
to my career choices.
I have checked There are many
the profile of the possible occupational
prospective schools opportunities related to
or visited the schools
 ACTIVITY 03 GOAL-SETTING AND GROUNDING

TOOL
08 CAREER SECTOR EXPLORATION SHEET

Directions

< https://www.learnhowtobecom i
There are various ways to explore more e.org/computer-engineer/
information about your potential careers. You can
search for career planning resources on the library
or on the web. You can also ask your relatives or
friends who are in the career you are interested
in.

Earn an Associate Degree (Optional: Two

Explore the information you can derive from these Years)
resources, then fill out the information below. Put your
sources on the top bari , then write the information Earn a Bachelor’s Degree (Four Years W/O
an Associate Degree)
derived (such as required skills, certifications, talents,
experiences, etc.) on the speech bubbles. Advanced Study (Optional, But Sometimes
Required for Hardware Engineers)

Strong knowledge of design analytics,

algorithms, and measuring tools.

A creative thinker with good analytical

abilities.

Excellent verbal and written communication

skills.

MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 29

 Note

For books, specify the title and the author. For online resources, specify the name of the website and the URL address.
For resource persons, specify the full name, job title (occupation), and your relationship with the person.

< https://www.learnhowtobecome. i < https://study.com/marine_engine i

org/mechanical-engineer/ ering.html

Obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Obtain a Bachelors Degree in Marine

Engineering Engineering

Earn an Engineering License Know :

Obtain Certifications (Optional)
Marine engineering fundamentals
Mechanical Engineers may undertake a
Masters of Mechanical Engineering in order
to increase their chances of becoming a Fluid mechanics
consultant, manager or project leader.
Thermodynamics

Steam/diesel/gas propulsion systems

Fundamentals of naval architecture

30 MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT

 ACTIVITY 03 GOAL-SETTING AND GROUNDING

09
TOOL
CAREER PATHWAYS ACTION PLAN

Skills Improvement Plan

Look into the skills required for the careers you want to pursue. Work with a family member, teacher, or counselor to honestly
assess the skills you still need to improve. Write the target skills you want to improve in the light bulb, and list a strategy to
learn or help strengthen these skills.

SKIL SKIL SKIL

L L L

I will improve this through

I will improve this through I will improve this through

MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 31

 Action Plan
TIP: It would be beneficial to have a back-up plan in place in case your identified
actions turn out to be difficult to implement or need to be adjusted due to changes in
Identify potential problems in achieving your prospective circumstances. Such a back-up plan is known as a contingency plan.
career choices. Formulate an action plan on how to resolve
these concerns.

I NEED TO IMPROVE ON I NEED TO I NEED TO

IMPROVE ON IMPROVE ON

HOW WILL I IMPROVE ON HOW WILL I HOW WILL I

THIS? IMPROVE ON THIS? IMPROVE ON
THIS?

WHEN WILL I IMPROVE ON WHEN WILL I WHEN WILL I

THIS? IMPROVE ON THIS? IMPROVE ON
THIS?

32 MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT

 TOOLKIT GUIDE

ACTIVITY CONNECTING THE

04
DOTS BETWEEN
EDUCATION AND
CAREER PATHWAYS
TOOL 10: Career Pathways Portfolio
TOOL 11: Career Study Planner
TOOL 12: Summary of My Career Pathways
TOOL 13: Multiple Career Development
Pathways Map

Taking Action

Career planning is a continuous process. Introducing the idea and

undergoing the process of career planning early on in your students’ life
journey will help them in making good career choices. These choices are
based on their inherent abilities and acquired skills and values, coupled with
the support of people close to them.

Later on in life, your students will be in the forefront of society taking on

different roles in their immediate communities. The value of career
choices that they make will greatly affect the quality of work and socio-
economic contributions they can provide to the society.

MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 33

Once your students have identified their career choices, guide them on the use of the Multiple Career Development Pathways
 diagram to help them reflect on the various ways or classroom to showcase the career portfolios of your
options available to achieve their career goals. students. This is a chance to validate the career choice of
your students.
This session focuses on putting all the pieces of
information together and finally coming up with prospective • Reiterate to your students that career planning is a continuous
career options. The goal is to help your students identify process.
three prospective SHS tracks and strands which are
connected to their chosen career pathways.
• Illustrate the use of Tool 13: Multiple Career Development
Pathways Map. Guide them on how they can create a
Activity Guide map for their own career choices.

• Guide your students in developing Tool 10: Career Pathways Target Outcome
Portfolio and Tool 11: Career Study Planner. Students may
look into the information they have acquired about
Students will develop a Career Pathways Portfolio and Career
themselves from the previous sessions. Provide ample
Study Planner.
time for students to consolidate the information and to
complete these forms.

• Help your students outline their top three career choices

by using Tool 12: Summary of My Career Pathways. Encourage
them to review their responses in the previous tools
and reflect on the enabling and hindering factors in
achieving their goals.

• Schedule a separate session for a career portfolio

presentation.

• An alternative activity is to organize a career summit in

your

34 MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT

 ACTIVITY 04 CONNECTING THE DOTS BETWEEN EDUCATION AND CAREER PATHWAYS

10
TOOL
CAREER PATHWAYS PORTFOLIO

The Career Pathways Portfolio is a tool

that will help you map out your career EDUCATION
plans. The information in your portfolio AND
will serve as clear evidence of your TRAINING
current skills and attributes which are
helpful in career decision-making. The following are the specific junior high school subjects and
activities that
Periodically review your portfolio in case
could assist me in preparing for my preferred career:
you decide to change your career goals.
Subjects Activities
GR 7
PERSONAL QUALITIES
GR 8

The following are my positive personal

GR 9
qualities that can help me succeed in my
preferred career:
GR 10

The following are professional competencies

required in my preferred career:
Below are different assessments or tests, e.g., NCAE, I have taken to
guide me in
selecting my career choices.
Name of Assessment Results

MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 35

 EDUCATION AND TRAINING (CONT.) OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK

The following describes the prospective labor market demand (e.g.,

Tracks/Strands related to my chosen career (by priority) increasing, decreasing, no change) of my chosen career:
1 2 3
The following are the possible employers in my community that hire
people with education and training related to my chosen career:
In case I am interested in STEM, I have met the
minimum grade requirement (85%) for math and
science subjects. What are the possible pathways available towards my chosen
career goal?

The following are the prospective SHS schools I am

interested to enroll in:

Name of School Address Track/Strand Offered

CAREER INFORMATION SOURCES ATTACHMENTS

The following are the sources of information
that I used to draw up my career choice:

Together with this document, compile evidence of your skills

proficiency such as reports, articles, and investigatory projects
completed. Also, secure a copy of Form 137 - Student’s Permanent
Academic Record.

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 ACTIVITY 04
CONNECTING T E DOTS BETWEEN EDUCATION AND CAREER PATHWAYS

TOOL
11 CAREER STUDY PLANNER

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
I have excelled in the
The track and strand I The course I will take in The career I plan to
following subjects pursue is
would like to take are college is

The activities that I need

The skills I have acquired to do in order to achieve

COLLEGE PLAN
after completing Junior this career are
High School (e.g., National
Certificate I, II) are I like this track and
strand because

The kind or field of

businesss
Am I going to proceed to
I would like to pursue is
Senior High School? If
BUSINESS PLAN

WORK
to work for is
The type of
not, why? What is my plan
after Junior High School?
My plan after Senior High

PLAN
School is

company I would like CAREER P

 N
MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 37
REMEMBER! Review your career
goals periodically and update your
plan as necessary when your career goal
changes.
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 ACTIVITY 04 CONNECTING THE DOTS BETWEEN EDUCATION AND CAREER PATHWAYS

12
TOOL
SUMMARY OF MY CAREER PATHWAYS

This tool will help you connect the dots between education and your preferred career pathways. Review your responses in the
previous tools. Create a summary of your preferred career pathways by completing the diagram on the next page. Below is a
sample summary of career pathways. You may create up to three career pathways.

SAMPLE SUMMARY OF CAREER PATHWAYS

What’s helping What’s stopping

College or TVET
SHS Track/Strand Senior High me to achieve this me from Career Choice
School
School goal? achieving this
goal?

Jose Rizal High Andres Bonifacio Geographical

Arts and Design Supportive family Composer
School Colleges location

MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 39

 What’s helping What’s stopping
College or TVET
SHS Track/Strand Senior High me to achieve this me from Career Choice
School
School goal? achieving this
goal?

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 ACTIVITY 04
CONNECTING THE DOTS BETWEEN EDUCATION AND CAREER PATHWAYS

TOOL 13 MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT

PATHWAYS MAP

The diagram on the next page illustrates a sample of multiple pathways leading towards a career goal of becoming a
police officer. From this illustration, you will realize that there are several ways to achieve your career goals, i.e.,
different senior high school tracks or several options to prepare you for your chosen career after high school. These
options include planning for college, employment, entrepreneurship, training, and other professional development
opportunities. This activity will help you identify your options, carry out your plans, and keep track of your career
goal.

Directions

Using the diagram on the next page as reference, plot out the steps for each alternative pathway from junior high
school up to the stage when you reach your career goal. Include the target timeframe (e.g. number of years) for each
path that you might have to take in the future until you reach your career goal.
MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 41
 SENIOR HIGH
WORK (AM)
SCHOOL - TVL
COLLEGE (PM)
Two years
Five to six years

JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL SENIOR HIGH CRIMINOLOGY TRAINING
Four years
SCHOOL - HUMSS Four years One year
Two years POLICE OFFICER

This is Dexter, a Grade 10 learner, who

dreams of becoming a police officer. The
different paths ( , , ) show the
various career
development pathways that Dexter can pursue
SENIOR HIGH WORK (AM) to achieve his goal.
SCHOOL - TVL BUSINESS (PM)
Two years Three years

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 This final section will help you keep up with your students’
progress in their career planning journey. List your students’

CULMINATION names in the matrix and check the corresponding box to indicate
the completed tools after the career planning sessions. Remember,
what is important is to help them identify the most appropriate
options for a Senior High School track/strand as part of their
Tracking Your Students’ overall career plan.

Progress
Below is a summary of tools for each activity to guide you in
tracking your students’ progress:

Introduction: Starting a Career Planning Journey

Tool 01: The Life I Want to Live as an Adult
Activity 01: Enhancing Self-Awareness
Tool 02: Self-Assessment of Interests and Talents
Tool 03: Personal Work Values and Competencies
Tool 04: Rate your Skills
Activity 02: Exploring Career Pathways
Tool 05: SHS Career Interest Clusters
Activity 03: Goal-Setting and Grounding
Tool 06: My Family and My Career Choices
Tool 07: Personal Career Exploration Mapping Tool
Tool 08: Career Sector Exploration Sheet
Tool 09: Career Pathways Action Plan
Activity 04: Connecting the Dots between Education and
Career Pathways
Tool 10: Career Pathways Portfolio
Tool 11: Career Study Planner
Tool 12: Summary of My Career Pathways
Tool 13: Multiple Career Development Pathways Map

MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 43

 CHECK IF STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THE TOOL COMMENTS/
NAME OF STUDENT
REMARKS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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 CHECK IF STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THE TOOL COMMENTS/
NAME OF STUDENT
REMARKS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 45

 References
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in the World of Work Student Activity Workbook. New York, career for you.” Accessed January 13, 2016.
U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Education, 2007. Accessed January https://www.kent.ac.uk/
12, 2016. ces/publications/Choosing_a_Career.pdf
http://glencoe.mheducation.com/sites/0078748283/student_
view0/career_plan_project_workbook.html St. Joseph County ISD. “Career Preparation: Teachers’ Guide for
Units 7-12.” Last modified 2010. Accessed January 13, 2016.
DepEd Order 41 s. 2015 Senior High School Career https://sjcisd.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Career_
Guidance Program and Early Registration Preparation_Teachers_Guide_for_Units_7_-_12.pdf

Alberta Human Services. Assessing You: The First Step in Career

Planning. Edmonton, Alta: Alberta Human Services,
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https://alis.alberta.ca/pdf/cshop/ AssessingYou.pdf

Who Do U Want 2b. “CTE Toolkit: Lesson Plans and

Handouts.” Accessed January 12, 2016.
http://whodouwant2b.com/files/ lesson_plans.pdf

Community Door. “Tool: Developing Self-Awareness and

Awareness of Others.”

Coast Community College District. “Many Mays to Win.”

Accessed January 13, 2016.
http://www.leadingedgelessons.com/many- ways-to-win/

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 INTRODUCTION: STARTING A CAREER PLANNING
JOURNEY

Duration of Session 1 hour

Target Outcome Students will appreciate or acknowledge the importance of
having a personal vision in career planning.
Learning Objectives 1. Students will identify the advantages and
disadvantages of having decisions about their

ANNEX future.
2. Students will learn to value the process of
considering their future when making a decision.
3. Students will define their dream lifestyle, including
work,
Sample Session relationships, lifelong learning, and future career.
Resources Video from Youtube entitled “A Farmer’s Son”
Guides Tool 01: The Life I Want to Live as an Adult
Motivational Video for Students
Introductory Activity Let the students watch the story of “Dado Banatao,” also
known as “Bill Gates of the Philippines,” for creating a chipset
that is used in most of our computers today.
Then ask these questions:
This section provides various sample
1. What can we learn from his life story?
session guides for each activity. You
2. As a student, how do you want to live your life?
may use these in your actual career
How do you see yourself in the future?
planning sessions with your students or
Activity and Analysis Let the students answer Tool 01: The Life I Want to Live
use the session guides as reference in
as an Adult. Ask the following questions after completing
developing your own. the tool:
1. What is career planning and why is it important to
you as a student?
2. Why do you think career planning is not a one-
time decision but a series of decisions made over a
period of time?
3. What do you think should be considered in planning
for
your future career?
Abstraction/ Generalization Career planning is a deliberate/conscious process of
knowing who you are so that you can be sure of where
you want to be
at some defined point in the future.
Closing Activity As a closing activity, play the video from Youtube to
serve as a motivation that the road to success is solely
dependent on oneself. This is why students must pursue
and take seriously
whatever they may learn from this session.
MULTIPLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS TOOLKIT 47
 ACTIVITY 01: ENHANCING SELF-AWARENESS

Duration of Session 1 hour Duration of Session 1 hour

Target Outcome Students will discover their interests and talents Target Outcome Students will discover their interests, talents, skills, and
Learning Objectives 1. Students will recall and list down their values
Learning Objectives 1. Students will acknowledge their talents, skills,
remarkable achievements in the subject/s that
interests, and personality.
interest them the most.
2. Students will understand oneself by exploring who they
2. Students will have a better understanding of oneself
— are and what they are capable of.

specifically their interests and talents. Resources Tool 02: Self-Assessment of Interests and Talents
Resources Tool 02: Self-Assessment of Interests and Talents Introductory Activity 1. Discuss with the students that the initial step in
Introductory Activity Review of the past lesson: Why is it important to have a career planning is to know themselves.
vision 2. Talk about the importance of knowing their strengths
of the kind of life you want to live as an adult? and weaknesses in the process of making career
Activity and Analysis 1. Activity: Use Tool 02: Self-Assessment of Interests choices and decisions.
and Talents 3. Highlight in your discussion the significance of
2. Small group discussion understanding that all factors that make them unique
3. Analysis: will help them choose a career that suits their own
a. How do you find the activity? Is it hard to recall talents,
your attributes, and interests.
achievements in your past subjects? Why? Activity and Analysis Let the students answer Tool 02: Self-Assessment of Interests
2. What does this activity reveal about you? and Talents. After completing the tool, allow the students
3. What have you realized after doing the activity? to share their answers with their classmates in a small
4. How can this self-exploration activity help you group discussion. After accomplishing the task, ask your
in career planning? students the following questions:
Abstraction/ Generalization Self-awareness is having a clear perception of one’s 1. What are the things that you rediscovered about
personality, including one’s strengths, weaknesses, yourself?
thoughts, beliefs, motivation, and emotions. It allows us 2. How can this self-exploration activity assist you in
to understand other people, how they perceive us, our career planning?
attitude, and our Abstraction/ Generalization Self-awareness is having a clear perception of your

responses to them at a given situation. personality, including strengths, weaknesses, thoughts,

Closing Activity Know Thyself — Plato beliefs, motivation, and emotions. Self-awareness allows
“The first step to knowing thyself is being aware of what you to understand other people, how they perceive
you, your
attitude and your responses to them in the moment.
Closing Activity Tell the students that self-awareness is important
because when we have a better understanding of
ourselves, we are able to experience ourselves as
unique and separate individuals. We are then
empowered to make decisions on life choices that we

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 ACTIVITY 02: EXPLORING CAREER PATHWAYS

Duration of Session 1 hour Duration of Session 1 hour

Target Outcome Students will discover their interests, talents, skills and Target Outcome Students will be able to identify the different career
values pathways
Learning Objectives 1. Students will acknowledge their talents, skills, and available SHS tracks.
interests, and personality. Learning Objectives 1. Students will identify the different possible career
2. Students will understand oneself by exploring who they options

are and what they are capable of. based on their interests, aptitudes, and values.

Resources Tool 03: Personal Work Values and Competencies 2. Students will gain information about the different

Tool 04: Rate Your Skills Senior High School tracks and their corresponding
Introductory Activity Post the quotes, “If we know where we came from, we aptitude requirements.
may better know where to go. If we know from whom Resources Senior High School Tracks (Picture Presentation)

we came, we may better understand who we are.” and Tool 05: SHS Career Interest Clusters
The Career Wheel
“Never allow yourself to be defined by someone else’s
Video (Career Path)
opinion of you.” Ask the students to explain what they
Introductory Activity Discuss the results of the different self-assessment tools.
think these quotes mean,
Relate this information about your students to their
then relate it to self-awareness.
preferred career choices. Students may also refer to Tool
Activity and Analysis Let the students answer Tool 03 and Tool 04. After
01: The Life I Want to Live as an Adult to further assist
completing the tools, allow the students to share their
them in making their
answers with their classmates in a small group
choices.
discussion. After accomplishing the task, ask your Activity and Analysis 1. Distribute Tool 05: SHS Career Interest Clusters and
students the following questions: give students time to accomplish it.
1. From the work values and skills that you chose, 2. Once they are done, match the results of Tool 05
what do you think are the ones connected to your with a particular SHS track.
career plans? Guide Questions:
2. What are the things that you rediscovered about 1. Does the activity help me in planning for my
yourself?
future career?
3. How can this self-exploration activity assist you in
2. What other information do you need in order to help
career planning?
you make a career decision?
Abstraction/ Generalization Self-awareness is having a clear perception of your
3. What is the importance of making a learning plan
personality, including strengths, weaknesses, thoughts,
that suits your career preferences?
beliefs, motivation, and emotions. Self-awareness allows you
4. After discussing the guide questions, present to
to understand other people, how they perceive you,
the students the information regarding Senior High
your
School
attitude, and your responses to them in the moment.
and the different tracks related to it.
Abstraction/ Generalization Career Pathing is a systematic approach to career
development, enabling employees to map multiple career
path scenarios, to review job competencies, and to evaluate
skill gaps. By giving employees the tools to chart their
career progression, they become more engaged in their
roles and

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 ACTIVITY 03: GOAL-SETTING AND GROUNDING

Duration of Session 1 hour Duration of Session 1 hour

Target Outcome Students will fine-tune their career decisions, considering Target Outcome Students will fine-tune their career decisions, considering
the the

views of families and community context. views of families and community context.
Learning Objectives 1. Students and parents will be able to establish a Learning Objectives Students will be engaged in career planning that focuses

good relationship in making a career choice. on matching their personal career goals based on their

2. Students will be able to consider the financial interests and talents to their family’s career preference and
capabilities financial
of the family in choosing a career. capabilities.
3. Students will value the importance of their Resources Quotes about decision-making
parents’ opinion in career planning. Tool 06: My Family and My Career Choices
Resources Quotations Tool 07: Personal Career Exploration Mapping Tool
Parent-Student Activity Introductory Activity Post a quote about decision-making. Call a student to
Parents Short Talk tell something about it. After they give their opinions
Tool 06: My Family and My Career Choices about the quote, ask them to answer the guide
Introductory Activity The teacher will present quotations to parents and students. questions.
Guide questions: Guide Questions:
1. What can you say about the quotations? 1. How do your home and your community affect
2. Are parents really important to us? your
career choices?
3. Do your parents affect your decision in life? Why?
2. How do you consult your family in making
Parent-Student Activity
career decisions?
Guide questions:
3. “Anong mga bagay ang isinasaalang-alang mo bago ka
1. How did you find the activity?
pumili ng gusto mong maging trabaho or kursong
2. Did you consider the opinion of each other in doing
papasukin
the activity?
mo?”
3. Is the activity easy to do with your parents? Why?
Activity and Analysis Distribute copies of Tool 07: Personal Career Exploration
Activity and Analysis Let the students and parents complete Tool 06: My Family
Mapping Tool to help them create an in-depth analysis
and My Career Choices.
pertaining to career choice, family, and community
Guide questions: context.
1. How did you choose your career? Abstraction/ Generalization It is important to understand that career choices are
2. Does your choice of career match your parents’ choice? dependent on many factors — individual, cultural, social,
3. Did you consider your parents’ choice on your and environmental. The combination and interaction of
career choice planning? Why? various influences on your decision-making are unique to
Abstraction/ Family career preference and financial capabilities should
Generalization be
considered in choosing a career.

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 ACTIVITY 04: CONNECTING THE DOTS BETWEEN
EDUCATION AND CAREER PATHWAYS
Duration of Session 1 hour
Duration of Session 1 hour
Target Outcome Students will fine-tune their career decisions, considering
Target Outcome Students will prepare their own career portfolio and career
the
study planner.
views of families and community context.
Learning Objectives 1. Students will be able to describe what a career
Learning Objectives Students will be engaged in a career planning process
portfolio
that focuses on matching their personal career goals,
is and identify its benefits and application.
based on their interests and talents to their family’s career
2. Students will be able to identify their transferable
preference
skills through the use of a career portfolio.
and financial capabilities.
3. Students will be able to identify his/her preferred
Resources Article about the “Top 20 skills you need to develop Senior
your career” by Eva Christodoulou High School track.
Tool 08: Career Sector Exploration Sheet Resources Tool 10: Career Pathways Portfolio
Tool 09: Career Pathways Action Plan Tool 11: Career Study Planner
Introductory Activity Collect the assignment (Tool 6: My Family and My “How a Career Portfolio Can Help You Stand Out” from
Career Choices). Make a peer sharing on the results of Youtube
the home- based parent-student career planning Introductory Activity Present to the students a short video entitled, “How a
session. Ask the students whether the career planning Career Portfolio Can Help You Stand Out”—this video will
session with their parents helped them in making up show the students what a career portfolio is and the
their minds on possible important details that must be included in creating
career pathways. their own portfolio.
Activity and Analysis Discuss briefly (and/or write on the board) the “Top 20 Guide Question: What is a career portfolio?
skills you need to develop your career” by Eva Activity and Analysis Distribute Tool 10: Career Pathways Portfolio and give
Christodoulou. This serves as their guide to answer the the

next activity—Tool 09: students ample time to finish it.

Career Pathways Action Plan. Guide Question: What is the importance of creating a
Abstraction/ Generalization For job-seekers who want to remain a step ahead of career portfolio? How do you think it can help you?
the pack, it is important to know what the most wanted Abstraction/ Generalization A portfolio provides a record of life experiences that

skills are in today’s workplace. In today’s world, demonstrates who we are, what our plans are, and how

employers and recruiters have realized that it is much our experiences have helped to develop valuable

easier to train smart individuals how to perform any role. transferable skills in the future. The documents we

This is as long as they have already acquired a much include in our portfolio will demonstrate the person we

harder-to-teach skill set. This

skill set comprises critical thinking, innovativeness, and other
soft skills.

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 Duration of Session 1 hour
Target Outcome Students will prepare their own career study planner
and
career timeline.
Learning Objectives 1. Students will be able to give a step-by-step
process to achieve their career plan.
1 hour
Duration of 2. Students will realize the importance of setting goals
Session in order to be successful.
Target Outcome Students will develop a Career Pathways Portfolio 3. Students will learn to value the importance of
and a setting a
Career Study Planner. timeframe for their career goals.
Learning Objectives 1. Students will be able to connect the dots Resources Tool 11: Career Study Planner
between education and the students’ preferred Tool 13: Multiple Career Development Pathways Map
pathways. “One Step at a Time” on Youtube
2. Students will be able to accomplish a summary of Introductory Activity Present to the students a short video clip entitled “One
their Step at a Time”
career pathways. Guide Question: What did you learn from the video?
Resources Tool 12: Summary of My Career Pathways Activity and Analysis Distribute Tool 11 to the students.
Introductory Activity Review of the past lesson Guide Question: What is the importance of creating
Activity and Analysis 1. Activity: distribute Tool 12: Summary of My
and maintaining a career study planner?
Career Pathways and let the students complete Abstraction/ Generalization Career planning is the continuous process of thinking
the tool.
about your interests, values and skills, exploring the life,
2. Analysis work, and learning options available to you, and
1. In what way is the tool helpful as you
ensuring that your work fits with your personal
create a summary of your preferred career
circumstances. In order to really succeed, one must
pathways?
take charge of his own career and take ownership for
2. In your opinion, how will this activity help in shaping it and ensuring that it is moving in the
avoiding
direction he/she wants it to.

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Duration of Session 1 hour
Target Outcome Students will develop a Multiple Career Development
Pathways Map.
Learning Objectives 1. Students will be able to develop a step-by-step
process for achieving their career plans.
2. Students will realize the importance of setting goals
in order to be successful.
3. Students will value the importance of setting a
timeframe
for their career goals.
Resources Tool 13: Multiple Career Development Pathways Map
Introductory Activity Video Presentation: The Value of Time
Guide Question: What is the most important message that
the video conveys?
Activity and Analysis 1. Activity: Distribute Tool 13.
2. Analysis
a. How do you find the activity?
b. Why is there a need to have an alternative
pathway from your junior high school up to
the stage you reach your career goal?
Abstraction/ Generalization Career planning is the continuous process of thinking
about your interests, values and skills, exploring the life,
work and learning options available to you, and
ensuring that your work fits with your personal
circumstances. In order to really succeed, one must take
charge of his own career and take ownership for shaping
it and ensuring that it is moving in the
direction he/she wants it to.
Closing Activity Reflection: The kind of life we will have in the future is
determined by the choices and actions we make today.

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