Industry-focused Career Pathways for Low-skilled Adult English Language Learners

Graphic of Hospitality Careers Pathways

Colleagues,

Thanks to Judy Mortrude for passing on this International Institute of Minnesota example of an industry-focused careers pathway infographic for the hospitality industry that is designed for low-skilled adult English language learners.

What do you like about it? How would you change it?

Do you have other industry-focused carers pathway infographic examples for the hotel and hospitality industry that are designed for low-skilled adult English language learners, or adult basic skills learners? If so, please email them to me.

Thanks,

David J. Rosen

djrosen123@gmail.com

 

 

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The following Career Maps are courtesy of the Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare (BACH).   According to BACH, "... anyone can benefit from career mapping. Whether you have not yet attained a high school diploma or GED or if you are a college graduate, career maps can provide a pathway to rewarding careers in the health professions. Even if you are already employed and want to advance or move into another healthcare occupation, mapping will give you the basics job duties, rate of pay, education and experience required".

Check out the maps for the healthcare fields below.  Each offers five steps, beginning with an 8th grade education, and progressing through the Bachelor's degree level. 

Administrative

 

Long-term Care, Clinical

Long-term Care, Non-clinical

Patient Care

Technician

What do you think?  Are these helpful for you in explaining healthcare career pathways to your learners?

Mike Cruse

Career Pathways Moderator

michaelcruse74@gmail.com

Hi All, 

I had a chance to explore these maps and I love them. They are a tangible way for students to visualize all of the possibilities and create a goal. But these can also help students and career coaches or transition coordinators create action plans. Once a student identifies the skills needed for their chosen career, they can break down each academic and work experience step needed to reach that goal. 

How else can these be used? 
Kathy

Hello Mike and others,

I noticed that a couple of these health care career pathways begin with jobs that don't require a h.s. diploma or HSE. They list three kinds of jobs that don't require secondary level certification:

1) Transporter
Duties: Transports patients,
equipment, supplies.
Avg. hourly wage: $10.50

2) Food Service Assistant
Duties: Prepares and serves food
to patients, staff and visitors.
Avg. hourly wage: $9.35

3) Environmental Services
Assistant
Duties: Performs a variety of
cleaning functions.
Avg. hourly wage: $9.55

Although the maps are text, not a graphic representation of healthcare career pathways, they are written in clear and fairly simple English. I wonder if someone might be interested in taking the information and creating a visual career pathway, intended for adult basic skills learners, for one or more of the maps.

I also wonder if, in other parts of the country, there are other jobs at the beginning of a healthcare career pathway that weren't included in the Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare (BACH) maps. Anyone know?

David J. Rosen

djrosen123@gmail.com