Created by Kent ISD Career Focused Education team Liz Jones and Brandy LoveladyMitchell: http://kentisd.org/teachers/Career_Development/
My EDP
Personal Profile for Sample Student
Address Someplace
Somewhere
Anytown, MI
Grade High School Graduate
Career Matchmaker Results (Top 10 careers)
Interest Rank Skills Score
1. Clergy
2. Child and Youth Worker
3. Genetic Counselor
4. Sport Psychology Consultant
5. Psychologist
6. Recreation Therapist
7. Personal Trainer
8. Social Worker
9. Pharmacist
10. Cartoonist / Comic Illustrator
Career Matchmaker Pathway Recommendations...
1. Human Services 2. Health Sciences
An Educational Development Plan (EDP) is a document showing your educational and career goals, a
way to achieve these goals and the activities you’ve accomplished. Career Cruising allows you to
complete your EDP electronically. When you have completed all the career planning sections on
Career Cruising and saved your work to your EDP, it will look like this:
Your name and contact
information would be here.
The skill score letter refers to how
well the skills you reported you have
match the skills needed for the
career listed. Skills scores are listed
A to E. An “A” meaning a very
good match, to an “E” meaning a
poor match. Use this information to
determine what skills you need to
improve or learn.
These are the Michigan Career Pathways
that best match your interests from your
Matchmaker results. You can also enter
your own pathway choices. (They will
print out however under the Education
plan section of your EDP)
interests and education level you’ve
indicated with Careers that match.
Don’t like the list? Review and
update your Matchmaker answers
or add additional careers you’d like
to research.
This is how your completed
Career Cruising EDP will look.
Created by Kent ISD Career Focused Education team Liz Jones and Brandy LoveladyMitchell: http://kentisd.org/teachers/Career_Development/
Other Assessments
ACT Explore
Date Completed: Apr 2005
English: 20
Math: 18
Reading: 20
Science: 22
Composite: 20
ACT Plan
Date Completed: Mar 2006
English: 22
Math: 20
Reading: 20
Science: 22
Composite: 21
Learning Styles
Date Completed: Oct 2006
1. Kinesthetic
Careers that Interest Me
Career Comment
Bed and Breakfast Proprietor This sounds fun, but a lot of work!
Rehabilitation Counselor
Not sure I'd like this, but it is in human
service field of counseling too.
School Counselor
I like how this career matches my work
values
Each time you take a test such as EXPLORE,
PLAN, MME or any others, you can update your
scores in your EDP. The score kept will be the
most recent you entered.
Knowing the careers that you’re interested in is an
important part of your career journey. You can save
the careers that interest you in your EDP and add
comments to help you remember what you liked or
didn’t like.
Created by Kent ISD Career Focused Education team Liz Jones and Brandy LoveladyMitchell: http://kentisd.org/teachers/Career_Development/
Schools that Interest Me
School Comment
Central Michigan University
Grand Valley State University
Has a pretty good school counselor
educator program
University of Hawaii at Manoa Too expensive. Hard to get home!
Education Plan
GRADE 9
TOTAL CREDITS:0.50
Course Credit Length Type Mark
Ceramics 1
0.50
Elective
English 9
Required
Mathematics Grade 9
Required
Career Planning Activities
Feb 2005 - Feb 2006 Job shadowing program
JA Job Shadow
Wow! I thought I'd like being a counselor, but there's a lot
of paperwork!
Jan 2004 - Jan 2004 Attend a career/job fair
XYZ Career Fair
Really cool to see all the people and talk with them about
their jobs!
This section of your EDP helps you keep track of your classes
and graduation requirements. It allows you to list all of the
classes at your school that you plan to take from 7
th
– 8
th
or 9 -
12
th
grade. The best part is you can change and update it
every year
! If you entered your own career pathway choice(s),
it would be listed here too.
Once you’ve explored schools,
you can keep track of the ones
you might attend after high
school.
Participating in career planning activities help you determine if you
like the Career Pathway you’ve chosen. If you liked the activity,
chances are you are on the right path. Didn’t like the activity?
Explore or research another career area or pathway.
Created by Kent ISD Career Focused Education team Liz Jones and Brandy LoveladyMitchell: http://kentisd.org/teachers/Career_Development/
Post-Secondary Goals
Career Goals - Career Pathway Interests
1st Choice: Human Services
2nd Choice: Arts & Communication
Career Goals - Careers that Interest Me
1st Choice: School Counselor
2nd Choice: High School Teacher
3rd Choice:
Educational Goals - Level of Education
Educational Goals - Schools that Interest Me
1st Choice: Central Michigan University
2nd Choice: Grand Valley State University
3rd Choice:
Financial Plans
Merit Scholarship
Working / Work-Study
Parents / Family
Short & Long Term Goals
Short Term
Goals
To finish High School in 2007 with a 3.5 or higher GPA.
Long Term Goals
To complete a Masters in Guidance and Counseling.
Extracurricular Activities
Mar 2005 - Sep 2005 Golf
Skills and Abilities
Skill Comment
Able to multitask
Committed
Good communicator
Independent
Problem-solver
This section lists the pathway, career and
educational goals you plan to complete after
high school. It also lists possible financial
plans. Education and training after high
school can be very expensive especially if
you don’t have a plan.
Writing out your goals and actionable steps will
help you to check your progress toward achieving
them.
Sometimes your extracurricular activities are a clue to
your interests and possible career goals. “Do what you
love and never work a day in your life.”
Identifying and listing your skills and abilities
helps you determine if your career goal is
realistic.
Listing awards & certificates helps identify
your strengths. Use this information on
future job interviews.
Created by Kent ISD Career Focused Education team Liz Jones and Brandy LoveladyMitchell: http://kentisd.org/teachers/Career_Development/
Awards & Certificates
Award / Recognition Date Awarded
Student of the Month Mar 2006
Work Experiences
Sep 2006 - Sep 2007 ABC Counseling
Receptionist
Answered phones, checked in clients, filed paperwork
Jan 2004 - Sep 2006
United Methodist Church
Child Care
Helped take care of children during church services.
Volunteer Experiences
Dec 2006 - Dec 2006 Methodist Church
Volunteer
Hours: 20 Helped organized donated items during Holiday food,
clothing, and toy drive
Student Signature: _________________________________
Parent Signature: __________________________________
Teacher / Advisor Signature: _______________________________
Work and volunteer
experiences are other
ways to determine if
you are on the right
Career Pathway. Do
you like what you’re
doing?
Parents, teachers or advisors are
resources to check with when making
career decisions.