Career Planning and Assessment
Non-Credit Classes
Do you want to change careers, but you don’t know what, how, or where to begin? The Career Planning and Assessment Center can help!
The challenges of a changing job market await us. The changes require that we look at career planning not as a one stop event but rather as a life long process of evaluating and adjusting our career plans. UNO’s Metropolitan College Career Planning and Assessment Center offers a process to help individuals develop and achieve their career goals. Classes are offered for high school students and adults.
Adult Career Planning and Assessment
Individual Career Planning and Assessment
High School Career Planning and Assessment
Individual High School Career Planning and Assessment
Types of Testing
Other Classes
Mid-Career Change
Individual Resume Development and Production
Adult Career Planning and Assessment
The Career Planning and Assessment courses are designed for adults who need help identifying where their preferences lie. These courses are intensive, four to five session courses-which include career testing-that will assist adults in identifying career options that best match their interests, values, abilities, and preferences. Adults will learn how to research career occupations, identify skills, and set realistic career goals.
Career Planning and Assessment courses are offered classes in group and individual formats. Each class uses 3 interest inventories, a values inventory, a preferences inventory, and an abilities inventory. The same tests are used in the Group and Individual sessions. See the types of career testing section to read about all of the interest, abilities, values, and preferences tests offered at UNO.
Course Descriptions/Times
Group Career Planning and Assessment:
This intensive, four class course-which includes career testing-will assist you in identifying career options that best match your interests, values, abilities, and preferences. Learn how to research occupations, identify transferable skills, and set realistic career goals. Sessions are 2 hours in length and last four consecutive weeks with an optional included individual 5 th session with a career counselor. These programs are held at one of the UNO locations: Lakefront Campus, Jefferson Campus, Slidell Campus.
Call (504) 849-8000 or email Natalie Seither to register. There is no on-line registration for this course.
Individual Career Planning and Assessment:
If you want to take advantage of career assessment services, including career testing, but would feel more comfortable working with a career counselor on a one-on-one basis, we offer individual career testing and counseling. This individualized approach to career planning incorporates the same career tests and assignments used in the Group Career Planning and Assessment Course. The individual program is a maximum of 5 sessions that last 2-hours each and, it will be held at the UNO Jefferson Campus. Appointments are available to accommodate busy schedules.
Fee: $175
Call (504) 849-8002 or email Natalie Seither to register. There is no on-line registration for this course.
High School Career Planning and Assessment
What do you want to be when you grow up? Have you thought about your career or college major? Let UNO help you!
The UNO Metropolitan College Career Planning and Assessment Center can assist in helping high school students identify their interests, values, abilities, and preferences to assist students in finding a direction for their college major or in finding that career around the corner. Our career-planning program designed to help students find their direction.
High School Career Planning and Assessment courses are offered classes in group and individual formats. Each class uses 3 interest inventories, a values inventory, a preferences inventory, and an abilities inventory. The same tests are used in the Group and Individual sessions. Please see the course descriptions/times section to read more about these classes. See the types of career testing section to read about all of the interest, abilities, values, and preferences tests offered at UNO.
Group High School Career Planning and Assessment:
This course is designed for high school students preparing to go to college or entering the job market and need help identifying where their preferences lie. This course is an intensive, four to five class course-which includes career testing-that will assist students in identifying college majors or career options that best match their interests, values, abilities, and preferences. Students will learn how to research career occupations, identify skills, and set realistic career goals.
Sessions are 1 ½ to 2 hours in length and last for four consecutive weeks with an optional individual 5 th session with a career counselor. Parents are invited to this final session.
Individual High School Career Planning and Assessment:
If you want to take advantage of career assessment services, including career testing, but would feel more comfortable working with a career counselor on a one-on-one basis, we offer individual career testing and counseling geared for high school students. This individualized approach to career planning incorporates the same career tests and assignments used in the High School Career Planning & Assessment Course. Appointments are available to accommodate busy schedules. The individual program will last for a maximum of 5 sessions and will be held at the UNO Jefferson Center.
Fee: Call (504) 849-8002 or email Natalie Seither to register. There is no on-line registration for this course.
Types of Testing
The following is the complete list of assessment instruments that the UNO Career Planning and Assessment Center utilizes. The typical program consists of a mixture some of these instruments.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): This is a personality test that sorts individuals into 16 distinct personality types based on their preferences. Once individuals understand the characteristics of their personality type they will understand how their personality influences their communications and interactions with others.
Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CIIS): This is a survey of self-reported interests and skills. The CIIS interest scales help individuals determine their attraction for specific occupational areas while the skill scale estimates their confidence in performing occupational activities.
Career Occupational Preference System (COPSystem): This is a system of three inventories designed to assist in the career decision-making process. The results of this inventory present a wide scope of occupational choices and isolate a smaller segment for consideration in terms of personal interests, abilities, and values.
Self-Directed Search (SDS): Assists individuals in thinking of career options by either narrowing or expanding options. Helps individuals discover a “match” between their choice of careers or study and their self-reported skills and interests.
Strong Interest Inventory (SII): An interest inventory that is a dependable guide for career enrichment, change, and development. Items measure interest in a broad range of occupations, work activities, leisure activities, and school subjects.