RCCC wants your help to secure agency funding for a career development program
Your site supervisor at RCCC wants your help to secure agency funding for a career development program to serve your clients and community. You will design a career development program plan to be reviewed by the administration at the RCCC for funding consideration.
In this assignment, you will identify a diverse population for whom you need to design a career development program.
The following are examples of populations that may be used:
• Specific racial minorities or ethnic groups.
• Individuals from specific religious affiliations.
• Different generations in the workforce.
• Veterans or military families.
• People with a particular disability or mental disorder.
• LGBTQI+ individuals.
• People who were previously incarcerated.
• At-risk youth.
• International refugees/asylees.
• People with limited English proficiency.
Be creative and explore a population about which you know little and/or want to learn more. Your population can be situated in a hypothetical agency, school, or counseling center.
Using the Career Development Program Plan Template [DOCX] Download Career Development Program Plan Template [DOCX], address the following:
• Define the diverse population, its characteristics, and its needs related to career development (one page).
• Career Development Program Planning (one page).
o Program goal: What is the overarching goal of your program?
o Objectives: Write three measurable objectives to meet the needs of your population.
o Address how the program will be delivered (face-to-face or online/group or individual/frequency [how many sessions] and duration [number of days/weeks/etc.] of program).
o Define personnel and budget needs.
o Describe how you will promote the career program to target relevant participants.
• Career Development Program Implementation (1–2 pages).
o Detail the timeline for your program, session topics, and specific strategies/activities.
o Use the table in the provided template to ensure all aspects of program implementation are met.
• Career Development Program Evaluation (0.5 page).
o How will you measure the effectiveness of your career development program?
Process-oriented data: Include an objective assessment that clients would take to measure progress towards your identified objectives. Utilize information from Week 4 on Assessment. (School counseling learners - ASCA refers to this as perception data.)
Outcome data: Include how you will measure results on a larger, long-term scale.
Sample Solution
The diverse population I will be focusing on for this career development program are refugees and asylum seekers. Refugees are individuals who have been forced to flee their home country due to war, persecution, or natural disaster. Asylum seekers are individuals who have fled their home country and are seeking refuge in another countFull Answer Section
Refugees and asylum seekers come from a variety of backgrounds and have a wide range of needs related to career development. Many refugees and asylum seekers have limited education and job experience, which can make it difficult for them to find employment in their new country. They may also face language barriers and cultural differences, which can further complicate their job search. In addition to the challenges they face in the job market, refugees and asylum seekers may also have other needs related to career development. For example, they may need help with resume writing, interview skills, and job search strategies. They may also need help understanding the culture of their new country and the job market. Career Development Program Planning (one page) Program Goal: The goal of this career development program is to help refugees and asylum seekers develop the skills and knowledge they need to find and succeed in employment in their new country. Objectives:- By the end of the program, participants will be able to:
- Write a resume that highlights their skills and experience.
- Prepare for and successfully complete job interviews.
- Understand the culture of their new country and the job market.
- Develop a plan for their career development.
- The program will be delivered in a face-to-face group format.
- There will be 10 sessions, each lasting two hours.
- The program will be offered in English and Arabic.
- The program will be staffed by a team of career counselors, who will have experience working with refugees and asylum seekers.
- The total budget for the program is $100,000.
- The program will be promoted through community organizations, refugee resettlement agencies, and social media.
- The program will run from January to March 2024.
- Session 1: Introduction to career development (February 1)
- Session 2: Resume writing (February 8)
- Session 3: Interview skills (February 15)
- Session 4: Cultural awareness (February 22)
- Session 5: Job search strategies (March 1)
- Session 6: Networking (March 8)
- Session 7: Career planning (March 15)
- Session 8: Mock interviews (March 22)
- Session 9: Graduation (March 29)
- Introduction to career development
- Resume writing
- Interview skills
- Cultural awareness
- Job search strategies
- Networking
- Career planning
- Mock interviews
- The program will use a variety of strategies and activities to help participants develop the skills and knowledge they need to find and succeed in employment. These strategies and activities will include:
- Individual and group counseling
- Resume writing workshops
- Interview skills training
- Cultural awareness workshops
- Job search strategies workshops
- Networking events
- Career planning workshops
- Mock interviews
- Process-oriented data: Participants will take an objective assessment at the beginning and end of the program to measure their progress towards the program objectives.
- Outcome data: The program will collect data on the participants' employment status six months after the program ends.