Life Centered Career Education

Life centered career education address the needs ofchallenged segment of population. The main
students with learning disabilities, students with mildcomponents of this training are daily living skills,
mental disabilities and students at risk. The curriculumpersonal-social skills, occupational guidance and
includes various training programs that providepreparation.
education and training to develop skills useful to thisThe curriculum focuses on reaching the goals with a
challenged segment of society. These programs teachlot of flexibility provided to the trainer and the student.
students to function independently and productively asDaily living skills segments teach students to manage
family members and citizens. The process of learningday-to-day tasks such as personal activities, food
incorporates training in liaison with family members orpreparation, household management and personal
available friends.finance management. ""Personal social skills""
The first step in the training process is to assesssegments focus on relations with other people. These
individuals and determine whether such training wouldenhance the self-confidence of the student and hence
be beneficial to them. For this purpose, there areimprove his decision-making skills. Lastly, a very
various verbal and non-verbal tests.important part of the training is to find a suitable job for
On the basis of these assessments and certainthe candidates. Life centered career education
observations, a student is accepted in the correct typeaddresses this concern by training students and
of training program. The present level of competenciesproviding occupational guidance according to the
is determined and an individual educational programspecific competency skills.
(IEP) is prepared with a set of objectives. This plan is aAssessment is a very important part of life centered
program of education for the particular student.career education. It includes various assessment
Systematic instructional content is prepared anddevices along with the requirements for testing. Overall,
elaborated into a curriculum in accordance with thelife centered career education opens up opportunities
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.for growth and personal satisfaction to the people
Life centered career education allows society towho participate in these programs.
address the needs of the physically or mentally