What is at the top of my ladder? Personal developments and careers. The career interests game.

In this unit pupils engage in self evaluation with a view to thinking ahead and putting a reasonable goal at the top of their progression ladder.

The main activity is the career interests game. This is based on the ideas of psychologist John Holland, who categorises people into 6 personality types: realistic; investigative; artistic; enterprising; social and conventional. Each of these personality types has natural strengths and weaknesses and thus will be happier and more fulfilled in a career making best use of their strengths. In a matched career you are likely to be in a sympathetic physical environment surrounded by like and complementary personalities.

From a self evaluation point of view this brief exercise will give pupils an introduction to:

• Understanding and giving evidence of their strengths
• Recognising areas of weakness and setting targets for addressing them
• Understanding the wide scope of employment opportunities
• Understanding potential progression pathways into employment
• Developing skills for independent research for self development
  

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