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EDUCATIONAL VISION
CONTEXT FOR LEARNING
The creation of a vision that students can believe in and own is fundamental to student motivation and retention. When we provide students with information that that shows them (1) where their education is leading them, (2) why their courses are relevant to their long-term career goal, and (3) a clear picture of career possibilities and opportunities, they will be motivated to take their work habits to the next level to make sure they attain their career vision. Students need to be able to answer, Why are we doing this? at any given time so that their curriculum and program have value to them.
The interactive exercises in Making Your Mark take students through the process of creating an educational and career vision. This vision can be solidified by giving students detailed information on the job market sectors, outlining a competency profile, and showing how the curriculum fits in.
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CAREER VISION
PROFESSIONALS IN TRAINING
We encourage students to adopt a mindset that's based on the continual development of themselves as a complete package of valuable skills that will see them through their entire career.
To help them see the importance of developing high-performance career skills, we outline the differences between a job and a career. We also take students through the process of looking at the financial difference between a minimum wage job and a career over a lifetime.
We like the concept of Me Inc: be your own company and develop the best all-round set of career skills you can. Then no matter what happens, you'll have your Me Inc skill set to take with you wherever you go. The first step in developing your skill set is adopting a career success mindset: thinking of your education as career development versus a program load made up of courses, grades, syllabi, and texts.
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