Mission Trails ROP
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Vocational Assessment Program
Mission Trails Regional Occupational Programs

Assessment

To provide effective assessment information useful in individualized career planning as well as in accessing a variety of vocational opportunities


  • Career assessment and guidance services are provided to youth and adults
  • Assessment process aligned with SCANS 2000 (Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, U.S. Department of Labor)
  • The assessment process is designed to take into account differing cultural, linguistic, and educational backgrounds
  Personnel
  • Vocational Evaluators
  • Job Placement Specialist (Transition Services)
  • Transition Services
  • Career Center Counselors
  • Career Center Technicians
       
Assessment Tools
  • Structured Interview
  • Questionnaires
  • Work Behavior Evaluation
  • Self-Directed Search (SDS)
  • Career Interest Assessment
  • TABE- Forms 7 & 8
  • Apticom
  • Local Labor Market Information
 
     
  Outcomes
  • Clarified short-term career goals
  • Evaluation of academic skills, aptitudes, and interests as they relate to work
  • Identification of employment knowledge and skills
  • Recommendations for educational/training and supportive services
  Adult Services

The Future Starts Here

  Goals of the Program:
To provide the student with a positive experience that leads to raised self-esteem and enhanced knowledge of career choices
 
Referral:
Any adult that is enrolled in an ROP class and/or adults that are unsure of a career direction
  Services Provided
  • Information about community services
  • Vocational Assessment
  • Self-Directed Search (SDS)
  • Career Interest Assessment
  • TABE-Forms 7 & 8
  • Vocational counseling, guidance and follow-up
  • Interview preparation, portfolio development and EDD on line services.