Product Information
Adult Directions is a unique resource which helps adults to make decisions about their career direction.
Adult Directions uses an individual's work-related interests, skills and desired occupation level to identify suitable careers.
Adult Directions inspires users to discover the next steps that they need to take in work, training and/or education to acheive their career aspirations.
Adult Directions is available online and on CD*.
Features
- Unique careers matching based on interests, skills and occupational level
- Transparent results illustrate why each career has been suggested
- Matching to virtually every career shows why certain careers are not suggested
- Skills analysis identifies where existing skills can be used
- Detailed information on over 1,800 career titles
- Preferred salary/employment styles careers selector
- Over 3,000 photographs of people at work
- Salary and labour market information
- Integrated action planning tool
- Live web and email links signpost additional resources
- Help and guidance throughout the program and via free support resources
- Option to add link to local information
- Integrates with assistive technologies
Suitable for:
- Adults of all ages and abilities
- Adult guidance, eg, IAG Partnerships and nextstep
- Career consultants and life/skills coaching
- Colleges and universities
- Outplacement/recruitment agencies
- Personnel and training departments
Benefits
- Helps adults to plan their career and make informed decisions
- Gives users an impartial tool that produces a personalised careers report
- Helps individuals to identify their skill strengths and any skills gaps
- Provides a client-based Action Plan to support the next step in their career
- Can motivate individuals to seek employment or further training
- Widens the individual's career horizons and can raise issues for discussion
- Encourages individuals to assess themselves in relation to career choice
*Please note that not all features are available on the CD version.