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Facilitator Resources
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How to Use this Toolkit
The resources in the Toolkit can be worked through in any order. As a facilitator you can guide learners to:
- Research different careers: Learners use the Toolkit to research a few of the careers. They can work through some of the materials to consider which path they may want to pursue.
- Deeply explore one career: Learners work through all the activities in one of the career pages, and write up a plan to pursue that career. This takes 2 to 3 hours, which can be broken into a few sessions.
- Plan their path: Work with your learners on the ‘Plan Your Path’ steps. They explore postsecondary training options and use the template provided to make their own plan. This takes at least 3 40-minute sessions.
- Reflect and prepare for the future: In each of the career pages, learners are prompted to project their future self by applying for an entry level job. They write a paragraph explaining their interest in the career path and highlight the skills they bring. You could also set up mock interviews in your class. The paragraph they write can be part of a postsecondary planning document.
Assumptions
Guiding assumptions for facilitators using the Toolkit:
- You can’t be it if you can’t see it. The goal of the Toolkit is to intentionally raise awareness of tech career pathways and encourage young people to learn more, especially people from groups historically underrepresented in tech. As a facilitator, your role is to invite young people to find their way into the field.
- You never know until you try. The Toolkit has activities to try out activities relating to entry level jobs. These are designed to demystify the work. As a facilitator, your role is to encourage learners to persist through the activities, reflect on what is challenging, and develop confidence to understand that with training they can be successful.
- There is a path for everyone. The great thing about tech careers is that there are multiple pathways and multiple entry points. The journey is not linear. The Toolkit demonstrates the importance of postsecondary education while raising awareness of workforce training and certifications as options. Start Anywhere. Go Everywhere.
Lesson Guides and Resources
Teach about Careers
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