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Educational
Development Plan (EDP)
The purpose
of the Educational Development Plan (EDP) is to allow students an opportunity
to explore career choices, identify strengths, and select courses which
will assist them in reaching their career goals. The EDP focuses on
self-exploration, personal assets, self-improvement, work values, resume
preparation and decision making–all designed to facilitate and
increase students' work readiness. Utilizing staff support, each student
is responsible for developing a meaningful and comprehensive Educational
Development Plan.
Your
Career Connection
Along
with the information contained in this book, students and parents are
welcome to visit the Career Information Center in each school. The Career
Information Center staff provides services and information about jobs,
careers, colleges and much more. The Center is located within the counseling
office in each school. It serves as an important link between the student,
the work world and the community.
A
sample of some of the services and information available is:
- Michigan Occupational
Information System (MOIS)
- Job referral
services
- Resume and interview
techniques
- Military information
- College information
- School activities
and events
Career
Pathway
A career
pathway is a program of study relating to certain occupations. Six career
pathways have been identified: Arts and Communication, Business and
Management, Health Services, Human Services and Public Administration,
Industrial and Engineering, and Natural Resources. The pathways are
broad groupings of career areas that share similar characteristics and
whose employment requirements call for many common interests, strengths
and competencies. The desired results are student achievement and career
choices. The pathway allows the student to develop strong skills in
essential academic subjects, taught from the perspective of a field
in which the student has expressed or demonstrated a strong interest.
Academic content is identical in all career pathways, but the presentation
varies. The pathway identifies the specialized academic and occupational
training a student must have to succeed in his or her chosen field.
The type and rigor of training may differ–for example, for a nurse's
aid, a nurse, or a doctor–but certain core and foundation requirements
are consistent.
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