Title: Evaluate employment trends within select Human Services career pathways.
Course: Introduction to Family and Human Services (19001-36) > Section: Exploring the Human Services Career Pathways

Evaluation should include

- identifying resources that offer job outlook data (e.g., Virginia Education Wizard, Occupational Outlook Handbook, CareerOneStop, Virginia CTE Trailblazers, O*NET, LMI)
- interpreting employment trends within Human Services career pathways
- analyzing societal trends that may affect future employment (e.g., changes in demographics, income and inflation, laws governing wages and benefits, technology, social attitudes toward work and family).

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- How do skill, value, and interest assessments help one identify a realistic career path?
- What societal trends are driving change in today’s workplace?

Communication

- What questions should one ask to determine entrepreneurial opportunities in a career?

Leadership

- What steps are being taken to increase the numbers of qualified workers for jobs in the Human Services Career Cluster?

Management

- What factors should be considered when setting career goals?