Career Assessment Center

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Career Assessment Center

• Located at Valley Tech

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The bus will bring you to Building 2.
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Enter through the arch way doors.
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CAC Evaluators
Mrs. Debbie Berry
Ms. Tracey Straub
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Computer Lab
Travel with Magellan to find what you want to do
after graduation.
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Learning Working Styles

• Focuses on the 4 learning styles
• Can provide learning and study techniques
• Takes 10 -15 minutes

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Magellan

• Interest Inventory
• Physical skills
• Time Commitment
• Matches these three to occupations
• Videos of over 1000 occupations
• Takes about 1 ½ hours

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Workstation Area
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Hands-on activities

• Based on career choices from Magellan
• Over 35 workstations
• Rated on amount of assistance needed, accuracy,
  and time to complete

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Workstation Areas

• Auto Body
• Auto Technology
• Carpentry
• Cosmetology
• Foods
• Diesel Technology
• Electricity
• Architecture
• Interior Design
• Electronics
• Child Care
• Census Taker

• EMT
• Horticulture
• HVACR
• Business
• Nursing
• Precision Machining
• Welding
• Sales
• Distribution
• Illustrator
• Animal Behavior
• Criminal Justice

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Wire a breadboard in Electronics.
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Make change for Cashiering.
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Want to be a CSI? Lab Assistants weigh and
measure.
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Maybe you like working with animals.
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Welders cut and connect metal projects.
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EMTs take blood pressure and bandage wounds
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Criminal Justice - How good are your
observation skills?
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Foiling hair for Cosmetology
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Drafting requires measuring lines and angles.
How well do you draw?
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Diesel Puzzle can you put it back together?
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Precision Machining- measuring, cutting, filing
metal material.
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Home Interior, Architecture, Gardening,
Illustrator. Fun CDs to explore.
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Wiring a Switch for Electricity.
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Can you follow step by step instruction. Build a
birdhouse in Carpentry.
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Have you thought of working in a warehouse? Try
Distribution.
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Read a recipe to make fudge.
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Were building our library of Career Technical
books to review.
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Scheduling

• Students come for 2 ½ days
• Morning one day - afternoon the next
• Afternoon one day - then morning the next
• Ride the bus to and from the CAC
• You eat lunch at your home school

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Reports

• Reports usually come within the week
• Mailed to parents
• Contains the Magellan, Learning/Working Styles,
  and Work Behavior Rating
• Helpful when scheduling classes at home school
• Considered in VVTC class scheduling

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Paperwork we need

• Signed parent permission
• Referral from your teacher or guidance counselor
• Signed copy of your emergency care card

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We are looking forward to seeing you. Call
245-5006 , 943-5511 ext 230 Visit us at
www.valleytech.us Career Assessment Center or
email straubt_at_valleytech.us berryd_at_valleytech.us