Youth



	What do I need to think about? Where am I now? What job skills do I have? What are my personal strengths? What qualifications do I have? What’s important to me about having a job? Where do I want to go? What are possible jobs or careers that I am interested in? How can I find out about the careers I am interested in? Checklist Have I got the education/qualifications that relate to the job that I want? Do I have the personal strengths that I will need to do well in this career? Is my work experience/training relevant to the career that I want? Do my work values match this career? Have I made a realistic career choice? Am I prepared to study or learn more skills? Are there barriers in the way of getting the job I want? What are the barriers? What are possible solutions? What do I have to do to get where I want to go? What are the ways I could get into the job/career – paid or unpaid / training / volunteer work? What are the next steps? What is the goal? What is the action? By when? How will I know when I have achieved it? The Process The YTS fieldworker has the responsibility to help you explore possible avenues to achieve your goal(s). This is achieved through: Reviewing your plan in detail with you – following your lead encouraging you to identify your strengths Taking account of the barriers you have identified and clarifying with you how you will manage these barriers Providing you with substantial information about a career and/or practical experience of work sites so you are better informed about the implications and realities of choosing particular career paths Keeping a focus on action plans and setting dates for completing tasks in order to keep things moving