If you are seeking to improve your employability through further education/training, financial planning is your key to successfully funding your educational/training pursuit.
Depending on the specific deadlines for submitting applications for Scholarships, Grants, and Educational Loans, you will need to start planning 30 days to 6 months prior to your enrollment.

If you need additional funds to meet your educational/training expenses after other funding options have been explored, the One-Stop Employment Center offers assistance based on a most-in-need criteria and availability of funds. The OSCC training application process takes from 30 to 60 days to complete.

STEPS TO CAREER PLANNING THROUGH THE ONE-STOP Employment Center

1. Next Step to Success (NSTS)

You will be asked to attend an orientation at One-Stop Employment Center (OSCC) to find out what services and training we and our contracted providers offer and to determine your eligibility. This orientation is provided for all customers visiting the OSCC and is the first step for all customers seeking training funds. Orientation to the general public is scheduled each week and lasts approximately two hours. It is available at each OSCC site, in Daytona, DeLand and Flagler. Initial requirements for training presented in the NSTS Orientation must be completed prior to requesting a Career Plan for training.

The NSTS Orientations are scheduled at the OSCC at the following times:

Daytona - Monday and Thursday at 9 a.m.
DeLand - Tuesday at 8:45 a.m. and Thursday at 1:45 p.m.
Flagler - Thursday at 10 a.m.

2. Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)

The TABE test reflects academic skill in three basics areas: reading, math, and language. This test is required for the training application process, unless you have an Associate Degree or higher. The TABE test is used to determine your areas of strengths and any academic barriers that need to be addressed before you are approved for training applications.

This test is offered at the Daytona, DeLand and Flagler OSCC:

Daytona – Wednesday at 9 a.m. and Thursdays at 2 p.m.
DeLand - Tuesday at 1 p.m. and Friday at 10 a.m.
Flagler - Monday, Tuesday, and Friday at 8 a.m., Wednesday and Thursday at 5 p.m.

3. CareerScope Assessment

The next step in career planning is self-assessment, which is a computerized program. Self-assessment at the OSCC uses the CareerScope Assessment tool, which may be optional depending on the guidance of the Career Advisor. The CareerScope Assessment helps you identify your interests, skills, values, personality preferences and academic strengths, and relates these personal characteristics to occupations. The goal is to find out what you're good at, and what you enjoy!

The CareerScope Assessment measures both aptitude and interest in a user-friendly environment.
Interest inventory helps to target your key areas of interest by measuring and identifying your attraction to careers that correspond to the U.S. Department of Labor's Interest Areas. The areas are:

Artistic	Accommodating	Industrial
Plants/Animals	Lead/Influence	Selling
Mechanical	Scientific	Humanitarian
Business Detail	Protective	Physical Performing

Critical aptitudes measured by CareerScope

The aptitudes measured by CareerScope are the most critical for today's high growth and high replacement rate occupations, as well as for the emerging careers of the 21st century. The Aptitudes include:

General Learning Ability	Spatial Aptitude
Verbal Aptitude	Form Perception
Numerical Aptitude	Clerical Perception

Assessment Profile

CareerScope's Assessment Profile provides you with career recommendations based on the results of the completed assessment tasks. Written in clear, concise language, the profile also explains the standards on which the recommendations are based.

4. Career Planning

If you require additional services or funding for training after you’ve completed the initial services, you may be scheduled to participate in a One-Stop Employment Center career planning session. This session is grounded on the principle that your values, interests and aptitudes must be identified and addressed to find out which training programs, services and activities are best suited and most beneficial to you to develop a sound career plan.

At the conclusion of the career planning session, the career planner and you will have:

• Identified your strengths and barriers and set forth a plan to meet all barriers;
• Prepared a plan of action for you to follow to obtain your desired goal;
• Identified the services you need; and if you agree, a Career Plan to follow.