Senior Newsletter
2008
October
2008
What
are you going to do after high school???
There are many educational options after high school. Your choice should be based upon your career goals, abilities, interests, and the amount of schooling desired. Education and/or training are never completed. It will be necessary to update your skills and knowledge continually throughout your life. Consider all of the following options:
GO DIRECTLY TO WORK
If you have decided to work full time immediately
after high school, you will need to:
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Find out what
kinds of jobs are available
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Develop
job-finding and job-keeping skills
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Contact the Virginia Employment Commission online
at www.vec.state.va.us or by phone at 804-786-1485. The addresses of local offices are online
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Make use of the
many other online job listings
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Consider the
opportunities for advancement available through the positions you are
considering
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Consider
entrepreneurship or self employment opportunities
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Consider an
internship to gain work experience
ATTEND A
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York County Public Schools offer continued training after
high school through
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Community Colleges offer specialized courses of study
where a student can earn a certificate
in one year or less in an intensive training program. Visit
www.tncc.edu for additional information.
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Specialized schools offer career-specific programs of
study. A typical program can vary in
length from three months to two years.
Programs may include, but are not limited to: information technology,
culinary arts, automotive, cosmetology and health fields.
ENLIST IN THE MILITARY
Opportunities
for enlistment in the military are plentiful.
The five services offer hundreds of schools and thousands of courses of
instruction. This training and the
experience that follows, gives the military veteran a real advantage in the
civilian world. The Armed Services
Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) given free of charge at
Sign up in the guidance office if you wish to take the
ASVAB!
(ASVAB
date will be announced)
Military
Benefits:
*Career Training * Education * Income * Service to your country
Each
service sets its own enlistment qualifications.
Local recruiters may be contacted for more information or visit these
websites for information regarding program opportunities and qualifications:
ARMY: www.army.mil MARINE CORP: www.mc.mil
NAVY: www.navy.mil COAST GUARD: www.uscg.mil
AIR FORCE: www.af.mil NATIONAL GUARD: www.ngb.dtic.mil
BECOME AN
APPRENTICE
An
Apprenticeship is an employer’s training program. It is a time-honored program combining on-the-job (OTJ) training with
classroom instruction. The result is a
skilled craftsperson. Upon completion of
both OTJ and the related instruction, the student becomes a registered
apprentice. Registered apprentices
completing a full program receive a State Apprentice Certificate. This certificate is nationally recognized.
Some
examples of fields which offer apprenticeship programs are carpentry,
cosmetology, electricity, optical, plumbing and surveying.
To
participate in an apprenticeship, an individual must:
- Be at
least 16 years old
- Train
for an average of three or more years
- Complete
the instruction component through adult education, or community college.
Steps to Becoming a Registered Apprentice
- Step 1: Identify the occupation
that is right for you. All prospective apprentices should start by
identifying the trade or craft they wish to learn. There are many ways to
learn about occupations. One way is to do the Virginia VIEW Occupational Search that matches an individual's
personal preferences in work situations to occupations. Career counselors
and helping professionals in high schools, vocational centers, community
colleges, and public service agencies such as the Virginia Employment
Commission know about Virginia VIEW (see the back cover of this newsletter to take this test). A person who wants to become
an apprentice can discuss the requirements of a particular trade with
their local Virginia Employment Commission Office.
- Step 2: Identify an employer
who will sponsor your apprenticeship. A sponsor, also
known as a business, must be identified as to who will provide on-the-job
training for the apprenticeship program to be conducted. If a prospective
apprentice knows of a business establishment that is willing to hire
him/her in the trade or craft he/she wishes to learn, the prospective
apprentice should contact an Apprenticeship Representative at the Virginia
Department of Labor and Industry (see address and phone number below). The
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry Representative will assist the
prospective apprentice in asking the business to establish an
Apprenticeship Training Program.
If the prospective apprentice has decided on a particular trade or craft but does not know of a business that would be willing to be a sponsor, the Workforce Information Coordinators in their local Employment Commission Office can be contacted to help identify possible sponsors. - Step 3: Contact the
apprenticeship representative from the
- Step 4: Work, learn and earn
during your apprenticeship. At the completion of an apprenticeship
training program, the apprenticeship representative from the Department of
Labor and Industry will have the sponsor and the Related Instruction
Coordinator sign a certification indicating the apprentice has completed
the required training. In approximately one month from the completion
date, the apprentice will receive a Certification of Completion of
Apprenticeship Training issued by the Virginia Department of Labor and
Industry.
New Horizons currently offers numerous specific programs of Apprentice Related Studies. Training of apprentices in our service area is monitored by the Related Instruction Coordinator.
VA Department of Labor & Industry
Apprenticeship Training Division
P.O. Box 10123
400 N 8th Street, Suite 404
Richmond, VA 23240
804-771-2488
(Administers program in Mathews, Middlesex, Gloucester, James City, and Williamsburg)
Department of Labor & Industry
Commonwealth of Virginia
Interstate Corporate Center, Building 6
6363 Center Drive, Suite 101
Norfolk VA 23502-4102
757-455-0891 Ext. 126
(Administers program in Hampton, Newport News, York County, and Poquoson)
ATTEND A COLLEGE
Students choose to apply to
college for many reasons. Some of the
more important reasons include an intellectual curiosity and a career goal that
requires a two-or-four-year college degree.
Besides helping you to attain a particular competence and an associate’s
(two-year) degree or a bachelor’s (four-year) degree, college can assist you in
developing the ability to think independently and to become aware of the
complexity of the modern world. Prior to
beginning the college selection and application process it is important to
determine your academic strengths/challenges and personal characteristics and
needs.
Plan to attend the
College Fair on
Tuesday October 30th
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Links to Career Resources |
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For
additional career resources, visit the following websites: |
Scheduled College
Visits to GHS:
To meet with as
admission’s representative, sign up in the college visit notebook located in
the guidance office
Get a career studies certificate at
community college.
In less than a year you can be an: