OTHER FUTURE PLANNING

Future planning assessments should be the most important part of the assessment process. Information should be gathered in multiple areas to help the student and transition planning team write and implement successful transition plans. Information that should be included in this process includes career and technical education and employment options; home living options, recreation/leisure options, and transportation options along with health and financial needs. There are many assessments available in this area so professionals participating in the assessment process should make an extra effort to match the assessment to the needs of the student with disabilities so that the measureable outcome transition goals can be developed and successfully reached.  

This site presents an explanation of informal assessments and how to conduct them.
http://www.nsttac.org/?FileName=tag#informalAssessments 

Available interest assessments:

• Voc-Ties (8th, 9th) - http://www.pineymountain.com/vties.htm 

• CDM (Career Decision Making) - http://ags.pearsonassessments.com/group.asp?nGroupInfoID=a12633

• CAB (Career Assessment Battery (9th, 10th) - http://www.impactpublications.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=6763

• GCIS (Georgia Career Information System) - http://www.gcic.peachnet.edu/ (Many school systems already subscribe to this through their high school counseling department.)

• My Future – http://www.myfuture.com/toolbox/workinterest.html

• I Oscar – www.ioscar.org

• Career Voyages – www.careervoyages.com

• Career Clusters – http://www.careerclusters.org

• OK Career Information Systems (need a user name) http://okcis.intocareers.org

• Reading Free Vocational Interest Inventory: 2 www.proedinc.com

• Work Adjustment Inventory www.proedinc.com

• Career Game/Red Hot Jobs www.careergame.com

Available aptitude assessments:

• C.I.T.E. Learning Styles Instrument – http://www.wvabe.org/cite.htm (free learning styles inventory)

• Learning /Working Styles - http://www.pineymountain.com/lwsmenu.htm

• TABE - http://www.ctb.com/products/category_home.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302057167  (often given for adults in adult education settings)

• Val Par - http://www.valparint.com/ (a comprehensive assessment system)

• SAM / PAS (Pre-vocational Assessment Survey) - http://www.pineymountain.com/sam.htm

• TAP (Talent Assessment Program) - http://www.talentassessment.com/programs_tap.php (another comprehensive assessment system)