Career Guidance & Work Readiness
A guided workbook to help youth discover their interests, explore local career options, and build practical education pathways. Includes six sessions covering self-discovery, vocational vs. professional careers, role models, mapping education, goal setting, and work readiness skills.
Introduction & Overview
This section explains what the course is about and why it matters. It shows how career planning a...
Introduction
Welcome to the Career Guidance & Work Readiness Transition Program! WeLive Foundation has created...
Session 1: Discovering Myself
This session helps learners understand their own strengths, interests, and values. It encourages ...
Part 1: Getting-to-Know-You Questionnaire
Instructions: Please answer honestly. There are no right or wrong answers! This just helps us und...
Part 2: Know Yourself (Bio-Data & Interests)
Instructions: Fill in the details below. Think about what you truly enjoy doing! Basic Details: N...
Part 3: My Career Personality Quiz
Instructions: Read each statement below. Tick "Yes" if it describes you, or "No" if it does not. ...
Session 2: The World of Work
This session focuses on understanding careers and the world of work. Learners explore different j...
Part 1: Jobs in My Community
Instructions: Look around your own village, town, or district. What jobs do people do every day t...
Part 2: Vocational vs. Professional Careers
Instructions: When planning your future, you can take different paths. Let's look at the differen...
Part 2: Vocational vs. Professional Careers
Instructions: When planning your future, you can take different paths. Let's look at the differen...
Part 3: Match Careers to Subjects
Instructions: Look at the Vocational and Professional career lists above. Think about what skills...
Session 3: Finding Inspiration & Support
This session helps learners identify role models who inspire them and understand the qualities th...
Part 1: My Role Models
Instructions: A role model is someone whose behavior, success, or personality you look up to. The...
Part 2: The Qualities of Success
Instructions: We often admire role models because of their specific traits and habits. Pick 4 qua...
Part 3: Building My Support Team
Instructions: Nobody reaches their goals entirely alone. Think about the people in your life righ...
Session 4: Mapping Educational Pathways
This session helps learners understand the different education options after 10th standard. It ex...
Part 1: Understanding Your Education Options
Instructions: After 10th standard (SSLC), you have different paths you can take to reach your car...
Part 2: Choosing Your Stream (PUC / 11th & 12th)
Instructions: If you decide to go to PUC after 10th, you will choose a "Stream," which is a group...
Part 3: Step-by-Step Career Pathways
Instructions: Getting to your dream career is like following a map. Look at the pathways below: s...
Part 4: Open & Distance Learning Options
Instructions: If regular full-time college is difficult due to work, finances, or missed admissio...
Part 5: Financial Aid, Scholarships & Quotas
Instructions: Money and admission requirements should never stop you from pursuing your education...
Part 6: Quick Check
Instructions: Test your understanding of educational pathways with the questions below. 1. How lo...
Session 5: Goal Setting & Backup Plans
This session guides learners to set a main career goal and create strong backup options. It expla...
Part 1: Acing the Job Interview
Instructions: Whether you are applying for a part-time job, a vocational training seat, or your d...
Part 2: My Action Plan
Instructions: Now that you have explored your interests, education pathways, and support systems,...
Part 3: My Career Reflection
Instructions: Let's reflect on how your thinking has developed through this program. Please answe...
Session 5: Goal Setting & Backup Plans in the Career Guidance & Work Readiness
This session guides learners to set a main career goal and create strong backup options. It expla...
Part 1: Stream Selection Worksheet
Reflection on Interests and Strengths Instructions: Before choosing your stream, take a moment to...
Part 2: Defining My Plan A (The Dream Career)
Instructions: Your "Plan A" is your top career goal. Fill in the details for your top career choi...
Part 3: Building Plan B & Plan C (My Backup Plans)
Instructions: Sometimes things outside our control can delay or change Plan A. Having a Plan B an...
Part 4: What If Things Don't Go As Planned?
Instructions: Everyone wants to do well in their 10th-grade exams, but sometimes life doesn't go ...
Session 6: Work Readiness & Action in the Career Guidance & Work Readiness
This session prepares learners to step into the world of work with confidence. It focuses on prac...
Part 1: Acing the Job Interview
Instructions: Whether you are applying for a part-time job, a vocational training seat, or your d...
Part 2: My Action Plan
Instructions: Now that you have explored your interests, education pathways, and support systems,...
Part 3: My Career Reflection
Instructions: Let's reflect on how your thinking has developed through this program. Please answe...