Career Action Plan Guide for Success

Create a personalized Career Action Plan (CAP) to set goals, explore career options, and establish actionable steps towards achieving your professional aspirations. Utilize templates, conduct research, and refer to example plans for guidance. Access online resources for skills tests, SWOT analysis, and career exploration to inform your plan effectively.

• Career
• Action Plan
• Professional Development
• Goal Setting
• Career Exploration

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1. Progression Module 2024-25 Unit 1:You and Your Career CAT 1.1 Career Action Plan (CAP) A How to Guide

2. CAT 1.1: CAP Assessment Criteria 1.1 Produce a career action plan using the template provided. Where am I now? What career options have I considered? Do I have an alternative plan? What is my Action Plan? Task 1: Read the Assessment Criteria so you understand what you need to do. CAT 1.1 Produce a Personal Career Action Plan using the template provided. Student Tutor Research into career planning has been undertaken. CAP template completed personal to the individual s career choices. Career appropriate, realistic and achievable actions and targets are included. The career action plan is presented appropriately as a formal document.

3. CAT 1.1: CAP Template Task 2: Download the Career Action Plan template from the Progression Module webpage. Save the document to your own files. Download the Career Action Plan template here

4. CAT 1.1: Career Research TASK 3: Undertake some careers research. For example, you could take an online skills test, complete a SWOT analysis or research your career options online. See slide 7 for some examples of websites you could use for research. There is lots of useful information on the Progression Module webpage and activities in the Unit 1 booklet to help you. To open the Unit 1 Booklet online, use password provided in your welcome email or ask your Tutor

5. CAT 1.1: Writing your CAP Task 4: Produce your own career action plan using the template. To help you produce your plan you should: Look at the Example Career Action Plan on page 11 or 12 of the Unit 1 booklet Refer to the Careers Research you have undertaken e.g. skills test, web research etc. Refer to the Assessment Criteria on slide 2.

6. CAT 1.1: Example Career Action Plans To help you to write your own Career Action Plan, example CAPs are available in the Unit 1 booklet for a HE route and a work-based route

7. CAT 1.1: Useful websites Skills Tests UCAS Careers quiz National careers service skills assessment 16 personalities test There are other skills tests listed in the Unit 1 Booklet - available online Career/HE Research Apprenticeships Guide to apprenticeships National Careers Service UCAS There are more websites for career research listed on the Progression Module webpage under the Unit 1 Tab.

8. For help with CAT 1.1 Use the CAT Template Use the Progression Module webpage Use the example Career Action Plans Ask your Tutor for feedback