Pathways Introduction
Career Paths through ROP
Agriculture and Natural Resources
This path represents the primary industries of Northern California Farmers and supporting companies employ large numbers of workers in our area. Natural Resources, including the timber industry, fish and wildlife and recreational management, provide additional career opportunities. These workers manage our parks, forests, water collection systems, and sanctuaries. If you want to work outdoors, caring for the land and the life it nourishes; this is a career path you should explore.
ARTS & COMMUNICATION CAREER PATH:
Those who want to creatively express themselves in order to entertain, to inform to challenge, and/or to inspire should explore this career path. The three principal avenues of communication within this path are the written, the visual, and the performing arts.
BUSINESS & MARKETING CAREER PATH:
Business careers include a wide variety of occupations and professions from entry level clerical and secretarial jobs to the highest level administrative and managerial positions. Many careers are available in the area of accounting, business administration, finance, real estate, sales, insurance, merchandising, secretarial, and clerical skills. Some of these jobs involve making decisions and supervising the activities of employees, while other jobs provide support services and assistance to executives, administrators and managers. Careers exist in large, medium, and small companies. Small business entrepreneurs need employees with a wide range of business skills, financial assets and backing, business experience, and willingness to work long hours.
ENGINEERING & INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CAREER PATH:
People who work in engineering and industrial technology careers are interested in design, construction and/or repair. Areas of application can be: airplanes, roads, electrical power systems, automobiles, computers, harbors, homes, steel mills, trains, sewage treatment systems, dams, tunnels, industrial machinery.
HOME HEALTH & RECREATION CAREER PATH:
The home, health and recreation career clusters are among the largest in our economy. Home careers focuses on helping people improve their everyday life skills. People in health care help others achieve physical, mental, and emotional well being. Those working in recreation help people refresh themselves through exercise, entertainment, play and use of leisure time.
SOCIAL, HUMAN & GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE CAREER PATH:
People, who choose this career path, work to inform, represent, protect and/or govern, as well as provide services concerning people’s needs, personal safety and welfare. If you want to help people live richer, safer, happier lives this is a good career path for you to explore.
Electives According to Career Pathways
| Arts | Business | Engineering | Home, Health | Social, Human |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | Marketing | Industrial | Recreation | Gov. Service |
| Modern Literature | Computer Intro. | Art Awareness | Adv Band | Computer Intro. |
| Art Awareness/Art Adv | Oral Communications | Drafting | Choir | Journalism |
| Adv. Band | Word Processing | Photography | Drama | Photography |
| Ceramics | Photo | Wood | PE Aquatics | Women Studies |
| Choir | World Languages | *Landscape Design | Psychology | Word Processing |
| Computer Apps | Psychology | International Business | World Languages | World Issues |
| Psychology | ROP Classes: | Cisco Networking | ROP Classes: | World Languages |
| Word Processing | Business Office | Comp. Accounting | Careers w/Children | |
| ROP Classes: | Interntional Business | *Eng. Perf. & Rep | Dental Asst | |
| *Desktop Publishing | Marketing | Home Health Aide | ROP Classes: | |
| *Computer Graphics | Drama | Sports Related Occup | *Admin. Of Justice. | |
| *Photo Tech | Journalism | Work Exp. Internship | *First Responder | |
| Video Productions | Work Exp. Internship | *Forestry Cons Aide | ||
| Work Exp. Internship | Video Productions | |||
| Work Exp. Internship | *Pub Safety Academy | |||
| Work Exp. Internship | ||||
| Bold indicates offered on SLV campus | ||||
| *not offered on campus |
SKILLS FOR A CHANGING WORK WORLD
Today’s successful employees must have many basic core skills and be adaptable to change. Today, the job market requires that employees continually learn new skills because technology is constantly changing and information is being made available at ever increasing rates. In addition, changes are occurring in the work environment.
The traditional concept of an employee who works alone is being replaced with groups of people who work as teams. These teams are becoming self-supervised instead of being managed or headed by a supervisor. This change requires that the people who are members of these teams have self-discipline and excellent interpersonal skills. They need to be people who can work and communicate well with all types of people. Team players emphasize group achievement rather than individual achievement; yet, each individual of the team must have the skill to set goals, make the goals come alive to the other team members, work towards the goals and actually achieve the goals established by the team. As a result, the employee of tomorrow must be willing to work cooperatively in-groups while being self-motivated. The world of work is ever expanding and changing. The excitement of new opportunities and rewarding experiences is waiting for the skilled worker of tomorrow.
IMPORTANCE OF CORE SKILLS
Why are core skills important for you, today’s high school student? To develop the skills necessary to be hired, you should choose classes that teach and provide practice in skills that are highly valued in the working world. All jobs require informational core skills, like the information provided in you English, math, science, and social science classes. In addition, these core classes can teach you the behavioral skills you need to be successful in the working world of tomorrow. The behavioral skills are creative problem solving, critical thinking, working in groups, planning and completing projects or assignments, and being able to express yourself and your ideas orally and in writing. In addition, these classes can help you develop attitudinal skills like motivation, persistence, dedication and high standards. Take advantage of the quality educational program offered to better prepare you for you future.