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Successful FutureSuccessful Future

C. Diann HeckC. Diann Heck

Wilmington High SchoolWilmington High School

Making Career Education Making Career Education Meaningful...Meaningful...

What are you doing after What are you doing after graduation?graduation?

►When do you think that you have had When do you think that you have had enough?enough? A. GEDA. GED B. High School DiplomaB. High School Diploma C. Associate DegreeC. Associate Degree D. Bachelor’s DegreeD. Bachelor’s Degree E. Master’s DegreeE. Master’s Degree F. PHDF. PHD G. MDG. MD

Will you graduate from Will you graduate from college?college?

According to the 2004 National Statistics, According to the 2004 National Statistics, how many students, on average, from a how many students, on average, from a first grade class of 24 students do you first grade class of 24 students do you think will graduate with a four year think will graduate with a four year degree? degree?

6

►Make a list of the reasons Make a list of the reasons that you choose this level of that you choose this level of education. Give at least five education. Give at least five reasons.reasons.

LESSON 1

How much money doHow much money doyou need to earn?you need to earn?

►Complete a reality check by going to Complete a reality check by going to the following link and determine the the following link and determine the salary necessary to support your salary necessary to support your desired lifestyle. Click on link “Get a desired lifestyle. Click on link “Get a Reality Check.”Reality Check.”

http://www.lmci.state.tx.us/http://www.lmci.state.tx.us/realitycheck/start.htmrealitycheck/start.htm

What careers will support your What careers will support your lifestyle?lifestyle?

►Open up Reality Check Open up Reality Check and select “Future Salaryand select “Future Salary.”.”

► List five careers that List five careers that would allow you to live would allow you to live “the life” that you “the life” that you imagine. Select careers imagine. Select careers that you could actually that you could actually see yourself working for see yourself working for 30-40 years.30-40 years.

LESSON TWO

How much education do you How much education do you need?need?

► Go to Go to www.careercruising.comwww.careercruising.com. . ► Go to www.dreamit-doit.com/ .Go to www.dreamit-doit.com/ .► Find the amount of professional development Find the amount of professional development

that you need in order to stay in each career.that you need in order to stay in each career.► For each career, state how training continues For each career, state how training continues

once you are “on the job.” For example, once you are “on the job.” For example, Nuclear Station Operators have one week of Nuclear Station Operators have one week of training every six weeks and must pass a training every six weeks and must pass a test approved by the Nuclear Regulator test approved by the Nuclear Regulator Commission every year to operate a nuclear Commission every year to operate a nuclear reactor.reactor.

Is there a market for your Is there a market for your career? career?

►Pick one career from the list of five Pick one career from the list of five that you would most likely enter.that you would most likely enter.

►Go to http://www.khake.com/ Go to http://www.khake.com/ ►Go to Go to http://www.bls.gov/oco/http://www.bls.gov/oco/ ►Navigate the site and find the job Navigate the site and find the job

outlook for your career. outlook for your career.

Compare the job Compare the job outlook that is outlook that is stated in each stated in each website.website.

The Filtration GroupThe Filtration Group

►Requirement for employmentRequirement for employment

Must be 18 years oldManual Dexterity

Starting Wages$8.00/hr for assemblers$8.50/hr for packers$9.00/hr for forklift drivers$12.00/hr for machine operators

higher salary jobs with advanced higher salary jobs with advanced educationeducation Office workers who know Excel and WordOffice workers who know Excel and Word EngineersEngineers AccountantsAccountants Computer ProgrammersComputer Programmers

The Filtration GroupThe Filtration Group

Local 150 Operating Engineers Local 150 Operating Engineers has three brancheshas three branches

►Heavy Equipment Heavy Equipment OperatorsOperators 192 Field Training 192 Field Training

Hours 6,000 OJT Hours 6,000 OJT hours (48.5 college hours (48.5 college credits)credits)

►Heavy Equipment Repair TechniciansHeavy Equipment Repair Technicians 864 Field Training Hours 8,000 OJT hours 864 Field Training Hours 8,000 OJT hours

(49 college credits)(49 college credits)

►Construction Material InspectorsConstruction Material Inspectors 720 hours classroom and lab training and 720 hours classroom and lab training and

6,000 hours OJT (48 college credits) 6,000 hours OJT (48 college credits)

SalarySalary

►Apprentice $21.85/hr or $39.85/hr with Apprentice $21.85/hr or $39.85/hr with benefitsbenefits

► Journey Worker $43.80/hr or $64.10/hr Journey Worker $43.80/hr or $64.10/hr with benefitswith benefits

The Local 150 Operating Engineers union The Local 150 Operating Engineers union covers Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. It has covers Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. It has 23,000 members. 23,000 members.

About 18,000 of them About 18,000 of them are working full are working full time. How many of time. How many of them do you thing them do you thing are helping to build are helping to build Trump Tower in Trump Tower in Chicago?Chicago?

8

How many applicants do you think Local 150 has for their apprentice program?

7,900

How many new How many new apprentices did the apprentices did the

Operator Engineers hire Operator Engineers hire in 2008?in 2008?

99

PreparationPreparation

►How far up the list do you think a high How far up the list do you think a high school diploma will move you over an school diploma will move you over an equally qualified candidate that has a GED?equally qualified candidate that has a GED?

3000 places

Skills you need to be in Skills you need to be in Operating Engineer’s UnionOperating Engineer’s Union

►GeometryGeometry►AlgebraAlgebra►Report writingReport writing►ReadingReading►PhysicsPhysics►Geology Geology

OTHER IMPORTANT SKILLSOTHER IMPORTANT SKILLS► Interpersonal SkillsInterpersonal Skills►Good Verbal Good Verbal

Communication Skills Communication Skills

Helpful ClassesHelpful Classes►WeldingWelding►Wood ShopWood Shop►Auto Shop Auto Shop

Money ManagementMoney Management

►Most work 40 weeks a year.Most work 40 weeks a year.►So money must be budgeted to last So money must be budgeted to last

through the times when there is no through the times when there is no work.work.

Caterpillar Caterpillar 50% of the current 50% of the current

workforce could retire workforce could retire today.today.

Average age of most Average age of most workers is 35-40 years workers is 35-40 years old.old.

CAT hires about 30 people CAT hires about 30 people a month. How many of a month. How many of those 30 do you think those 30 do you think stay?stay?

15

CAT tested 25 applicants on basic math CAT tested 25 applicants on basic math skills: Addition, subtraction, skills: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions multiplication, and division of fractions and conversion from decimals to and conversion from decimals to fractions and fractions to decimals. fractions and fractions to decimals.

How many do you think passed that test? How many do you think passed that test?

1

Shortages at CATShortages at CAT

► Computer ProgrammersComputer Programmers► Auto CAD trained applicantsAuto CAD trained applicants► Applicants with good math skills and mechanical aptitudeApplicants with good math skills and mechanical aptitude

What education or skills are required?•High school diploma•Two year degree in computer programming•Four year degree in engineering

Advancement at CATAdvancement at CAT

►Every month two new employees are Every month two new employees are accepted into the tool and die four accepted into the tool and die four year apprentice program.year apprentice program.

►At completion of the four year program At completion of the four year program they are eligible to advance at CATthey are eligible to advance at CAT

►Laborers at CAT have become plant Laborers at CAT have become plant managers.managers.

AttendanceAttendance

►CAT expects all of their employees to CAT expects all of their employees to be on time and to not miss work.be on time and to not miss work.

►How often do you think that you can How often do you think that you can be late or absent?be late or absent?

If you are absent or late for moreThan 24 hours, you will be dropped from the apprentice program.

Job Opportunities•Electrical Engineers•Chemical Engineers•Accountants•Supervisors•Operators•Mechanics•Marketing•Procurement•Summer Internships

Values•Safety•Ethics•Attitude•Punctuality

Landing a job at Midwest Landing a job at Midwest GenerationGeneration

Requirement – High School Diploma or GEDRequirement – High School Diploma or GED

Pass a test for math and mechanical aptitude.Pass a test for math and mechanical aptitude.

How many applicants with a high school How many applicants with a high school diploma or GED pass the test on average?diploma or GED pass the test on average?

50%

How many pass who have a two How many pass who have a two year college degree?year college degree?

How many pass who are from the military?How many pass who are from the military?

About 75%

95%

SalarySalary

►Average salary for an operator or Average salary for an operator or maintenance person.maintenance person.

$80,000 per year

SalarySalary

►Entry level laborer earns $17-$18 per Entry level laborer earns $17-$18 per hour.hour.

►Laborer full pay is $24 per hour.Laborer full pay is $24 per hour.►After four years, they reach full pay at After four years, they reach full pay at

$34 per hour.$34 per hour.►80% of the management positions are 80% of the management positions are

filled from within the company.filled from within the company.

What skill do you think What skill do you think Caterpillar, the Operating Caterpillar, the Operating Engineers, the Filtration Group, Engineers, the Filtration Group, Midwest Generation and the Midwest Generation and the Illinois Department of Illinois Department of Employment Security all state is Employment Security all state is necessary for people entering necessary for people entering the workforce?the workforce?

MATHSolve all of the problems on the worksheet without using a calculating.

LESSON THREE

Applying for a JobApplying for a Job

The interview starts with the first The interview starts with the first contact with the company.contact with the company.

Be prepared for an interview even if you Be prepared for an interview even if you are only picking up an application. are only picking up an application.

Which would your Grandmother Which would your Grandmother hire? hire?

Complete the application.Complete the application.

►Many applicants do not respond to all Many applicants do not respond to all of the questions.of the questions. If you did not have a prior job, draw on If you did not have a prior job, draw on

your outside activities.your outside activities.►Do you volunteer at church, school, or for Do you volunteer at church, school, or for

camp?camp?►Did you work on a project with others?Did you work on a project with others?►Were you part of a team or club?Were you part of a team or club?►What computer programs can you operate?What computer programs can you operate?

These experiences tell a potential These experiences tell a potential employer about you.employer about you.

Where do you find a job?Where do you find a job?

►Go to www.careerbuilder.comGo to www.careerbuilder.com► Job FairsJob Fairs►Go to Go to www.dreamitdoit.comwww.dreamitdoit.com►Walk-in and askWalk-in and ask

Be prepared to take a test.Be prepared to take a test.

►You may be asked to take a test. Most You may be asked to take a test. Most employers want employees who can employers want employees who can perform basic math problems without perform basic math problems without using a calculator.using a calculator.

AttitudeAttitude

► Show your future employer a positive, can Show your future employer a positive, can do attitude.do attitude.

““We do not hire what we cannot train. We We do not hire what we cannot train. We cannot teach attitude.”cannot teach attitude.”

Brent T. Bedford Brent T. Bedford

Midwest GenerationMidwest Generation

Lesson 4Lesson 4

►Find a person what is working in your Find a person what is working in your career choice and interview them.career choice and interview them.

►Find out what they did to get to their Find out what they did to get to their place in their career.place in their career.

►Find what attributes you should possess Find what attributes you should possess to be successful in that career.to be successful in that career.

►Do they need to continue professional Do they need to continue professional development even after they are in development even after they are in their career?their career?