A directive tool for profession orientation

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Presentation: Magdalena Singh

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Content

Overview

 1. Germany‘s School System

 2. Overview Applied and Higher Education  3. Objectives/Target Groups abi>>powertest  4. Overview - abi>>powertest  5. Peculiarities of the abi>>powertest  6. Trial - abi>>powertest

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Germany‘s School System

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Overview Applied and Higher Education

Dual vocational traning system All-day vocational schools Distances learning University Colleges of Music and Art University of Applied Sciences University High School Certificate „Abitur“

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Content

Overview

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Objectives/Target Groups

 A directive tool to diagnose interests and competences for profession orientation

 Major target groups are

students of secondary school phase II

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Content

Overview

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Overview - abi>>powertest

Characteristics abi>>powertest

 A scientific knowledge based test

 Cost-free online-test for profession orientation

 Duration time: 75 to 90 minutes

 Consists of two parts: 1. Interests test

2. Strengths/Competences test

 Possibility to have a break

 Evaluation notified on a certificate

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Overview – abi>>powertest

abi>>powertest, Mai 2013 © Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Start + Registration

Login data and confirmation link will be mailed to you

Test part 1 – interests

(Performance time approx. 15 min.)

Start

your wish Break Evaluation part 1 - interests

Test part 2 – stengths

(Performance time approx.60 to 75 min. Evaluation part 2

- strengths your wish Break

General overview „Your testresults an evaluation“ (PDF) with additional information

Scheme

Overall evaluation – „certificate“

For youself important professional areas:

-professional areas you are interested in -professional areas you are most qualified for

Your major strengths/competences:

-Professions related to your interests -Professions related to your qualifications

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Overview – abi>>powertest

Start-up

There are two possibilities to start-up the abi>>powertest.

Either over the start-up phase

www.abi.de or directly over the link www.powertest.abi.de

First the user log‘s in with his nickname and e-mail-address.

He must decide wether the results of

higher education or vocational training or both should be listed in the

abi>>powertest certificate.

After this the user receives a password to start the test.

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Overview – abi>>powertest

Part 1 - Interests

The test starts with questionaires which request personal interests.

 The user must provide answers to the statements on a scale from 1(absolutely not applicable) to 5 (fully applicable). There is no time limit.

 The top column illustrates the

number of answered questions by the user related to part 1.

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Overview – abi>>powertest

Part 1 - Interests

After completing part 1 – interests, the

user can decide wether he wants to see the intermediate test results or

directly to proceed to part 2 – strengths.

Note: The user can make a break after part 1.

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Overview – abi>>powertest

Part 2 - Strengths

Part 2 - strengths is classified into a performance test and questionaires.

In these two parts the aptitude of the user for special professional areas as well as the strength of various competences ist tested. First the user has to do the

performance test. Every

assignment has to be completed within a limited time.

On top of the page the graphical bar indicates the number of

assignments completed in the time period.

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Overview – abi>>powertest

After the user has completed the performance test, the test

continues with the questionaires, for example social and personal competences will be questioned. The user has to provide answers to the questions on a scale from 1 (absolutely not applicable) to 5 (fully applicable).

There is no time limit.

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Overview – abi>>powertest

After having completed the

strengths test (performance test and questionaires) the user has two possibilties:

 to see his intermediary results of part 2 – strengths

or

 to see the complete test results of part 1 – interests and part 2 - strengths

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Overview – abi>>powertest

Certificate

At the end of the abi>>powertest, all test results of part 1 and 2 are summarised in a „Certificate“

(pdf-print).

Information on „Certificate“:

1. Areas

The „Certificate“ defines 3 areas of personal interests and 3 areas of personal aptitudes.

In addition 7 strongest personal competences are included.

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Overview – abi>>powertest

Certificate

2. Professions

Furthermore the „Certificate“

defines 3 professions qualifying to personal interests and

3 professions related to personal strengths.

In addition 7 professions coherent to personal interests and strengths are included.

The number of professions double-up, if the user has indicated in the start-up of the test for „Both“, the Higher Education an Vocational Training.

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Content

Overview

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Peculiarities of the abi>>powertest

Proposals for interests and competences

In this abi>>powertest the interests and

strengths/competences of the user are individually tested. Under this consideration

professions are suggested to the user with conditions as below:

 passing user‘s personal interests  relating to the user‘s strengths  qualifying user‘s interests and

strengths

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Peculiarites of the abi>>powertest

Transparency

The advantage of the

abi>>powertest is, that the

proposed professions are inter-related to user‘s interests and strengths.

With this criterium the user can easily follow-up and understand the listed professions, therefore it is transparent.

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Peculiarities of the abi>>powertest

In Germany, various other tests are only focussing on profession orientation coherent to scholastic aptitude or qualification for

vocational training.

The abi>>powertest is unique with it‘s directives towards

profession choice provided to the user for an active profession life of 45 years.

e.g. An engineer can work as: engineer in industry, teacher, professor, technical sales, director, consultant, ministery, company owner CEO, United Nations, charity missions etc.

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Peculiarities of the abi>>powertest

Multiple Links

Professions are interlinked with information platforms of the

German Employment Exchange Service for further details.

Links:

 Description of professions: BERUFENET

 Academic Education Surch Machine: www.Studienwahl.de

 Complementary professions: BIZ-Info Catalogues

 abi-Reports: www.abi.de

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Peculiarities of the abi>>powertest

Supportive Tool in the Process of Profession Orientation

The abi>>powertest is an instrument to support the process of profession orientation for students in their

carreer planning.

Furthermore, the abi>>powertest prepairs the user for advisory

meetings with German Employment Exchange Consultant and family members.

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