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.................................................................................... 8  \nSection 2: Vocational Training Foundation ................................................................................................... 10  \n2.1 What Is Vocational Training? ........................................................................................................... 10  \n2.2 Why Pursue Vocational Training? .................................................................................................... 10  \n2.3 The Career Clusters.......................................................................................................................... 11  \n2.4 Career Clusters and Their Pathways ................................................................................................ 12  \n2.5 Activity: Identify Occupations Using the Career Cluster on O*NET................................................. 15  \n2.6 Activity: Career Cluster Exercise ...................................................................................................... 16  \nSection 3: Self-assessments .......................................................................................................................... 19  \n3.1 What Is an Assessment? .................................................................................................................. 19  \n3.2 Holland Codes – Personality Types .................................................................................................. 20  \n3.3 Activity: RIASEC Exercise .................................................................................................................. 21  \n3.4 Activity: O*NET Interest Profiler...................................................................................................... 23  \n3.5 Career Clusters and the Holland Codes ........................................................................................... 25  \n3.6 Aptitude Assessment ....................................................................................................................... 27  \n3.7 Activity: CareerScope® Assessment................................................................................................. 31  \n3.8 Values Assessment........................................................................................................................... 35  \n3.9 Activity: O*NET Work Importance Locator-Assessment ................................................................. 36  \n3.10 Status Check ..................................................................................................................................... 42  \n3.11 Activity: Putting the Pieces Together............................................................................................... 42  \nSection 4: Labor Market Research ................................................................................................................ 45  \n4.1 External factors .............................................","cbCairytHUMHAw7A","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairytHUMHAw7A","pdf",2680202,116,"English","# Getting Started\n## Objectives\n## Course Overview\n## High-Quality Civilian Career\n## Career Transition Timeline\n## Activity: What I'd Be Doing If I Wasn't Here?\n# Vocational Training Foundation\n## What Is Vocational Training?\n## Why Pursue Vocational Training?\n## The Career Clusters\n## Career Clusters and Their Pathways\n## Activity: Identify Occupations Using the Career Cluster on O*NET\n## Activity: Career Cluster Exercise\n# Self-assessments\n## What Is an Assessment?\n## Holland Codes – Personality Types\n## Activity: RIASEC Exercise\n## Activity: O*NET Interest Profiler\n## Career Clusters and the Holland Codes\n## Aptitude Assessment\n## Activity: CareerScope® Assessment\n## Values Assessment\n## Activity: O*NET Work Importance Locator-Assessment\n## Status Check\n## Activity: Putting the Pieces Together\n# Labor Market Research\n## External factors\n## Occupational Research\n## Activity: O*Net Summary Report\n## Getting Help at the American Job Center (AJC)\n## Activity: Access the AJC Online\n# Exploring Training Opportunities\n## Why Are Credentials Important?\n## Common Types of Credentials\n## Activity: Identify Qualifications and Requirements\n## Ways to Gain Credentials\n## Activity: Apprenticeship.gov\n## Activity: Identify Training and Credentials Opportunity\n## Gaining More Skills Before Transition\n## Activity: United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (US","[{\"question\":\"What is the C2E Participant Guide used for?\",\"answer\":\"It guides participants through the C2E course structure, helping them complete objectives, explore vocational training foundations, perform self-assessments, conduct labor market research, and plan training opportunities around credentials.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the guide help participants understand themselves?\",\"answer\":\"It explains what assessments are and includes activities such as a RIASEC exercise, O*NET interest profiling, Holland-code alignment with career clusters, aptitude and values assessments, and additional activities like assembling results.\"},{\"question\":\"Where can participants get labor market and job center support?\",\"answer\":\"The guide covers labor market research tasks and includes instructions for getting help at the American Job Center (AJC), including how to access the AJC online.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the guide emphasize credentials when exploring training opportunities?\",\"answer\":\"It explains why credentials matter, lists common types of credentials, and provides activities to identify qualifications and requirements and to find training and credential opportunities, including pathways like apprenticeships.\"}]","DOL Career and Credential Exploration (C2E) Participant Guide - January 2021 Edition | PDF",1790770326,292]