5.1 Assignment

Career Exploration

For this assignment, you are going to plan the steps from where you are now in your life, to being qualified to apply for a job in the forestry sector. You are going to present these steps in a Google Slides presentation.

Follow the steps provided to complete the assignment.

  1. On the last page in Unit 5, Finding Employment, here are many links to employment opportunities in the forestry sector; they are repeated below.

    Choose the job posting that interests you the most.
  2. Read the job posting carefully. You may need to do some additional research on the position and the company that is offering the position.
  3. Look at the job title. Determine:
      • what education is required for the position
      • what educational institute offers the program(s) you will need to take
        • how much it will cost
        • how you will pay for it, etc.

      You will need to do some research here in order to respond fully.

  4. Think about where you are in your life right now. For example, are you living at home, how much does it cost you to live, what grade are you in? Make notes about each step that you will need to take in order to be qualified to apply for the job that you chose in Step 1. Also indicate any barriers that might come up (e.g. moving, financial) and indicate how you plan to overcome these barriers (e.g. apply and obtain a scholarship, student loan,etc.).
  5. Using the Google Slides template provided, demonstrate the steps, in a logical order, from where you are right now, to where you need to be to apply for the job.

    Click the button below to access the file. Make a copy of the file in your own Google Drive.

    Google Slides
  6. Open this saved document.
  7. Enter your responses in the appropriate spaces. Remember to use your own words. Add images to support your steps.
  8. When you have completed the assignment, save it on your desktop (or documents folder).
  9. Once you have completed your assignment, click on the button below to go to the submission page.

    Submission Page


Rubric

To learn the criteria for this assignment, view the following Rubric.


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Steps Completed
 Every step in the path, from current situation to end goal, are clearly demonstrated. Most of the steps in the path, from current situation to end goal, are demonstrated. Some of the steps in the path, from current situation to end goal, are demonstrated. Very few steps in the path, from current situation to end goal, are clearly demonstrated.
Knowledge
 Content demonstrates an exceptional level of understanding of the chosen career in the forestry sector.
Content demonstrates a good level of understanding of the chosen career in the forestry sector. Content demonstrates a basic understanding of the chosen career in the forestry sector. Content does not demonstrate a basic understanding of the chosen career in the forestry sector.
Images / Videos
 Images/videos are thoughtfully chosen and support the information presented.
Images/videos appropriately support the information presented. It is not clear how the images/videos support the information presented. No images / videos.

Images/videos, do not support the information presented.
Mechanics
 Report has no misspellings or grammatical errors; overall, work is exceptional.
Report has one or two misspellings or grammatical errors; overall, work is acceptable. Report has more than two grammatical errors and/or misspellings; overall, work is satisfactory. Report misspellings and grammatical errors that hinder the intent of the presentation; overall, work is not satisfactory.