4.01 Career Planning System

This unit is heavily based on ACPS (Alabama Career Planning System), which is available to most Alabama High Schools.

• If you do not yet have a login, please speak with your school counselor. You will need it to complete this unit.
• Some schools may utilize Clever as a login for ACPS. If this is true of your school, your school counselor will provide this information to you.
• If you do not have access to ACPS, please inform your Career Preparedness instructor what career planning system your school uses. If you do not know, ask your facilitator and/or school counselor to assist you.

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...

• Establish a personal profile/account in Alabama Career Planning System (ACPS) or other approved online resource.
• Identify personal interests and skills participation in assessments and match them to the desired educational and goals.
• Utilize the online portfolio section of ACPS to store relevant information regarding educational and career planning.

Essential Questions

• How can I identify personal interests and skills participation in assessments and match them to the desired educational and goals?
• How can I utilize the online portfolio section of ACPS to store relevant information regarding educational and career planning?

Enduring Understandings

• A rational decision-making process helps individuals set and implement personal, educational and career goals.
• Identifying personal career interests will determine the necessary educational requirements, essential skills and training to pursue.

The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Career Preparedness standards: 3a, 3b, 4a, and 7.