Career Services

Career Services (hereinafter, the Lectio) is the second lesson part of the Workforce Services lesson that introduces its participants to workforce services and related topics.

WorldOpp Pipeline

This lesson belongs to the Introduction to Careers session of the CNM Cyber Orientation. The Orientation is the second stage of the WorldOpp Pipeline.

Content

The predecessor lectio is Professional Portfolios.

Key terms

Workforce service.

• Employment placement.
• Supported employment.
• Career service.

Workforce service provider. Any provider of workforce services.

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  Career Network Ministry's logo
  Job club. A non-profit group such as the Career Network Ministry that performs as a workforce service provider.
• Government employment office. A government office that offers workforce services and, often, serves as an employment agency.
• Workforce dealer.

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• Employer-assisted development. Workforce development that is organized and/or supported by the employer.
• Guild. An organization of people who do the same job or have the same interests.

Script

Workforce services are any services rendered to or benefit workers. They include career services and workforce development. Workforce service providers are workforce developers and a wide range of the entities that are in the business of career services. These services include career assistance, job search support, and employment placement.

Employment placement is a service that educational institutions, employment agencies, and third-party recruiters offer to help workers find work.

In the United States, supported employment is an employment arrangement in which employees are people with disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, mental health, and traumatic brain injury, among others. The government agency assists with obtaining and maintaining employment, reimburses a part of employer's expenses, or, most likely, both.

Job clubs are non-profit groups such as the Career Network Ministry that help people in career transitions.

Government employment offices are government offices that offer workforce services and, often, serve as employment agencies.

Workforce dealers act on behalf of those workers who are looking for jobs.

Some employers organize and/or support workforce development for their employees; this is employer-assisted development.

Guilds are organizations of people who do the same job or have the same interests; career services usually are a part of their offerings.

Career counselors, job coaches, employment consultants, and mentors also carry career services.

Mentor vs Job Coach is the successor lectio.

Questions

Lectio quiz

The answer is recorded for the lectio completion purpose:

1. Have you ever used any career services? --Yes/No/I'm not sure/Let me think/Let's move on