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| INTRODUCTION Starting in middle school, you have always taken all the Family & Consumer Science (FACS) classes that you could. In high school, you loved the Child Development and Foods & Nutrition classes that your school offered. In the summer of your senior year, you were lucky to land an internship for a local government agency. You were able to learn so much about the FACS field and you look forward to a similar career after college. During your last week, your internship boss tells you that he feels many students have no idea that careers like this even exist. He thinks that if students knew more about potential careers, it would help them to plan for classes and future jobs. He asks you to make a brochure that would be given to students to highlight 3 related careers within Family & Consumer Sciences. THE TASK Your task is to investigate 3 related careers within Family & Consumer Sciences. Depending on the class you are currently enrolled in, investigate 3 careers from either Child Development, Foods & Nutrition, Professional Restaurant Management, Design & Merchandising, Consumer Resource Management, or Living Environments. For example, if you are taking Child Development, you might investigate the careers of "Child Care Worker," "Teacher- Preschool," and " Psychologist- Child." The facts about your 3 careers are to be put into an informative brochure. THE PRODUCT Your brochure can be made on plain paper and bi-folded into a pamphlet. This brochure will be intended to attract the attention of students. Use large lettering, pictures, and colors on the cover page. Inside, each fold of the bi-folded paper will present information about each particular career. Give a brief summary of the career and type of work it is. List any particular skills or knowledge needed for that career. Knowing what kind of education (high school diploma, 2 years college, 4 years college, etc.) is necessary to plan for a career. Find out about the future outlook for that career. Will it be in demand in the next 5- 10 years? Salary ranges are usually given, but be sure to state what year the report was written, as inflation has risen salaries considerably. Use the web sites below to carry out your investigation. Text books in your FACS classroom may also provide information about FACS careers |
| Engineering & Technology * Textile Science Technician * Weight Analyst *Bakers, Manufacturing * Bakery & Confectionery Decorating Worker *Chemistry Teacher *First Line Supervisors & Manager *Food Science Technician |
| Human and Public Service *Bakers, Bread & Pastry *Bakery & Confectionery Decorating Worker *Chefs, cook *Child Care Worker *Clinical Psychologist *Combined Food Prep. & Serv. Worker *Counseling *Educational Psychologist *Food Order Expeditors *Food Service Managers *Amusement & Recreation Managers *Hospitality Managers *Public Health Educators *Social Workers *Teachers, Voc. Ed, Preschool, Elementary, Secondary *Vocational & Ed. counselors |
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| INVESTIGATING CAREERS |
| INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES Career Zone is an on-line career resource. It is arranged into 6 broad categories: Engineering and Technology; Human and Public Service; Business and Information Systems; Health Services; Arts and Humanities; and Natural and Agricultural Sciences. To help you find careers related to Family and Consumer Sciences, refer to the table below: (*This is not an all-inclusive list of careers within Family & Consumer Sciences, but are careers that can be located on the Career Zone web site.) |
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| Business and Information Systems *Management Analyst *Market Research *Marketing Manager *Purchasing Manager *SalesAgent *Travel Agent *Travel Clerk |
| Health Services *Psychologist- Social, Clinical, Developmental, Educational, Child *Dietetic Technician *Dietitian & Nutritionist *Public Health Educator |
| Arts and Humanities *Custom Tailors *Costumer *Fashion Designer *Interior Designer *Sociologist |
| Agricultural Sciences *Chemist *Food Science Technician & Technologist *Scientists, Food |
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Other resources: Occupational Outlook Handbook - 2001 on-line version |
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