Career and Lifestyle Exploration Certificate

Career and Lifestyle Exploration Certificate

Issued by College of the Canyons

The Career Exploration Certificate allows students to assess and understand their strengths, interests, abilities and work values. Students will use this knowledge to explore a career of interest through a job shadowing experience and interview. Each related course is designed and taught by a career counselor to improve the career development competencies required for strategic career exploration.

Skills

Earning Criteria

  • NC.CSKL 009 | Personalized Career Planning | This course focuses on the assessment of individuals strengths, interests, values, personality and abilities in the context of career and education planning. Students will improve decision-making skills by exploring their own decision making styles and applying specific decision-making models to their career planning process. 
  • NC.CSKL 012 | Job Shadowing | Explore a specific career of interest by observing an employee perform their work duties at their place of employment. Provides realistic career information that will aid students in making career choices.