Mohawk Transition CAREER, COLLEGE & COMMUNITY College Board Website Practice for the SAT test below: collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice/full-length-practice-tests New In April 2021, the Department of Human Services launched the We Can Work campaign – an effort to educate the public about employment support and opportunities for people with disabilities and how DHS’ programs can help facilitate job connections and training programs. The campaign also focuses on sharing the stories of people who use DHS services and have enriching employment while still maintaining supports through Medicaid. The We Can Work website includes the following: how people with disabilities can see if they qualify for Medicaid employment supports for people covered by Medicaid additional resources for people seeking employment Josie and Yasom’s stories From February 16, 2021 On February 16, 2021, representatives from the Office Of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) and the PA Department of Labor and Industry conducted an online presentation to review their career and post-secondary services for qualifying students. Many of their services are available for free. Below are the flyers provided by our Mohawk District OVR representatives, Jessica Wright and Molly Kearns outlining their services. They may be contacted at 724-656-3070 to answer any additional questions. CONTINUITY OF EDUCATION PLANNING The following website links contain information for virtual Transition activities as well as additional resources (community/career/post-secondary) and weekly updates for students, families and educators as part of the Continuity of Education Planning for Transition. https://www.pattan.net/Graduation-Post-Secondary-Outcomes/Educational-Initiatives/COVID-19 https://www.pattan.net/Home/Mini-Slideshow-With-Image/COVID-19-Resources-1 https://www.miu4.org/domain/309 futurereadypa.org/Search/District In addition to Transition, schools use the Future Ready PA Index, which includes a range of assessments, on-track, and readiness indicators to promote student learning, growth, and success in the classroom and beyond. As of the 2017-18 school year, PA schools began to use the index to help ensure that all students in Pennsylvania are on track for meaningful post-secondary engagement and success. The PA Department of Education has included a measure of students’ career exploration, preparation, and readiness as part of Pennsylvania’s state and federal accountability system through the Future Ready PA Index and under the Every Student Succeeds Act. Strands are addressed at each Grade Level Band(K-5, 6-8, 9-11): Career Awareness and Preparation 13.1; Career Acquisition 13.2; Career Retention and Advancement 13.3; Entrepreneurship 13.4. PA CAREER GUIDE www.workstats.dli.pa.gov/Products/CareerGuide/Pages/default.aspx The Center for Workforce Information and Analysis has release the 25th edition of the Pennsylvania Career Guide. Information in this publication can be used by all individuals who are preparing for continuing education and/or entrance into the workforce. Examples of the useful information that are found in this guide include career outlook highlights, an interest assessment tool, tips for marketing yourself, sources of financial aid, and contact information for many Commonwealth services, including PA CareerLink® locations and select state agencies. A printable PDF is on this website. EDUCATION PLANNER www.educationplanner.org/ Start thinking about life after high school and explore careers of interest. Click on Explore Careers That Interest You and take the Career Cluster Activity survey to receive individualized career cluster information and begin researching jobs through O*NET. Career videos are also available on this page and shown through Career One Stop. EducationPlanner has a variety of great tools to help get middle school and high school students ready for life after high school. HOLLAND CODE RIASEC SURVEY openpsychometrics.org/tests/RIASEC/ For a more detailed interest survey, take the Holland Personality Test. This assessment groups people on the basis of their suitability for six different categories of occupations. Click on the link above to take the Holland Personality Test. TRUITY PICTURE SURVEY https://www.truity.com/test/photo-career-quiz COLLEGE/CAREER READINESS www.achieve.org/college-and-career-readiness Achieve provides research, recommendations, and other direct support to states in their policy efforts to better prepare all students. Achieve focuses on assessments, graduation pathways, data and academic standards to help promote career and college readiness. WORK AND CAREER TUTORIALS edu.gcfglobal.org/en/subjects/career/ Click on topics to view tutorials and learn skills and tips regarding important information about Money, Career Planning, Job Searching, Workplace Skills and more. PA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT www.pacareerlink.pa.gov/jponline/ This is a secure PA Commonwealth website that offers a variety of career services. Free registration allows the view of more services. RESEARCH WHAT YOU WANT TO BE www.mynextmove.org/ This website is used in conjunction with O*NET in order to research careers in a quick and easy way. Below is a link to the O*NET Interest Profiler Assessment to help narrow down jobs best suited for students based on survey results. www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip PA TRANSITION www.secondarytransition.org/ The PA Transition website is continually updated to provide youth, young adults, parents, and professionals with secondary transition resources to facilitate a young person’s progress towards post-secondary goals related to education, employment, and community living. OCCUPATION OUTLOOK HANDBOOK www.bls.gov/ooh/ Look at employment projections and research jobs on this easy to use website. Click on occupations to view information about a job of interest as well as watch a video about that career. ASSESSMENTS AND ACTIVITIES www.pacareerzone.org/ This easy to use site has activities to learn more about personal interests, college/career exploration links, and a career hub to provide personal recommendations determined by individual interests. EXPLORE CAREERS www.careeronestop.org/ Use this site to watch career videos, find job training resources, view job search resources, learn about resume building and more. DRIVING AND PA ID PA ID: www.dmv.pa.gov/Driver-Services/Photo-ID2/Pages/Get%20An%20ID.aspx Permit Test Link: driving-tests.org/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-practice-permit-test/ Audio of Drivers Manual: www.dmv.pa.gov/Driver-Services/Driver-Licensing/Pages/PA-Driver's-Manual---Audio-Version.aspx Driver Training: brantsdrivingschool.com/ CAREER, COLLEGE, MILITARY www.myfuture.com/ This site provides college research options, college planning resources and military branch information. ASVAB TESTS LINK: www.asvabpracticetests.com/ COMMUNITY RESOURCES 211: www.uwp.org/programs/2-1-1/ OVR: www.dli.pa.gov/Individuals/Disability-Services/ovr/Pages/OVR-Office- Directory.aspx Lawrence County Courthouse Departments: co.lawrence.pa.us/ Lawrence County Offices Guide: tinyurl.com/yx3acghj Lawrence County Agencies and Service: tinyurl.com/re3zkxs Lawrence County Community Action: lccap.org/ DON: doninc.org/company/don-services/ ASSISTANCE: www.welfareoffices.org/ci/pa-new_castle This site provides resources to help with independent living and emergency needs. Connect to resources in your community with these links. From help with utilities bills, housing assistance, after-school programs, public safety, voter registration, to local departments/services, and more. ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx Registration is free and criteria to register include: Be a United States citizen at least 30 days before the next election Be a resident of Pennsylvania and your election district for at least 30 days before the next election Be at least 18 years of age on the day of the next election SELECTIVE SERVICE/LAW www.sss.gov/ All male U.S. citizens, regardless of where they live, and male immigrants, whether documented or undocumented, living in the USA, who are 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service. In a draft, men would be called in a sequence determined by random lottery number and year of birth. Then, they would be examined for mental, physical, and moral fitness by the military before being deferred or exempted from military service. PA CAREER CRUISING public.careercruising.com/en/home/ Students are given a Mohawk login to begin career planning, college research, information about financial aid, and employment prep and exploration. FAFSA® FINANCIAL AID studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa Use this link to apply for student financial aid for college. Filling out the FAFSA® form is free. This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic. Information about your use of this site is shared with Google. By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies. LEARN MOREGOT IT