Session Title: Labor Market Information

No. of Participants: 50
Duration: 90 minutes
Objectives: At the end of the session, the participants are able to:
1. examine the labor market information; and
2. design a personal career guidance information advocacy plan.
Key Participants recognize that:
Understanding/Learning 1. labor market information is essential in career guidance.
Points: 2. as an advocate, we need to be committed with our roles.
References: DOLE Materials (JobsFit, Labor Market Information, Career Congress Slides/Presentations)
CEDFOP Labour market information and guidance (European Union, 2008)
Philippine Statistics Authority
DepEd Grade 11 Career Guidance Modules

Methodology/Activity/
Objectives Key Learning Points Materials Time Duration
Procedure
Introduction
Laptop/Computer
Greet the participants and Unit, Projector, 2 minutes
make them comfortable. Speaker / Audio
Line-in.
Present the Session 2 minutes
Objectives.

Link the previous session by

asking the participants what
is/are their striking
learning/s from the previous
session.

Labor market Priming (Grouping Game)

 information is essential
in career guidance. “Gusto mo ba ng S?”

Examine the labor Anong S ang hinahanap mo:

market information. 4 minutes
Salary
Satisfaction
Site
Stress-less/Social
Skills-oriented

At the end of the activity, ask 4 minutes

the participants of the
following:

- What can you say about the

activity?

- What is the part that struck

you most?

Synthesize their answers that

lead to the Labor Market
Information.

Labor market Activity (Profile)

information is essential
in career guidance. Give the “Job Profile Sheet” to Job Profile Sheet (2
each group. copies per group)
Manila Paper
They will share their insights, Markers
knowledge and experiences Tape & Scissors
on the given job profile.
1. Farmer 10 minutes
2. Geodetic Engineer
3. Guidance Counselor
4. Gantry Crane Operator
5. Call Center Agent

 Salary/Compensation
 Basic Educational
Requirement
 Cost of Education
 Employment
Opportunities
 Nature of Work
 Tasks
 Skills and Competencies
 Physical Attributes and
Characteristics

They will select a presenter. 5 minutes

(1 minute per group)

Process Questions:
3 minutes
1. Where did you get the
information you have shared
within your group?

2. Do you think that your

group able to come with the
appropriate profile of the job?
Why do you think so?
 3. Where can you get a
reliable source of information?

After the sharing, affirm the

participants for being open,
trusting and participative to
the activity.

Labor market Lecturette

information is essential
in career guidance.  Department of Labor and 25 minutes
Employment
 Bureau of Local
Employment
 Project JobsFit
 Labor Market Information
in Lifelong Guidance and its
Framework
 In-demand jobs
 Hard to fill jobs
 Key Employment
Generators
 Emerging Industries

Questions:
5 minutes
From the presentation, what
information you have already
known?

What are the new information

 you have gained?

We need to be Evaluation
committed with our role
as a Career Advocate. 5 Occupation 7 minutes
Identify if its HTF or ID
Present the correct profile

What is the importance of

information in assisting or
guiding a student in making a
career decision?

How is this information

Design a personal career important to my role as a
guidance information career advocate?
advocacy plan.
We need to be Application
committed with our role
as a Career Advocate. Instruct the participants to Activity Sheet 15 minutes
answer the activity sheet. (see
Activity Sheet)

My Career Guidance
Information Advocacy

Screen – Provide a
symbolism of your vision of
your learners having the
labor market information

Earpiece – What will I do to

listen to my learners?
Volume Up – What activities
will I increase to assist and
guide my students?

Volume Down – What are the

things I would minimize in
order assist and guide my
students?

Mouthpiece – What will I do

to provide to my learners with
the information they needed?

Ask one or two volunteer

from the participants to
share what they have written.

Synthesize and highlight the

points the volunteers have
shared.

Remind the Career Advocates

to set up a Career Guidance
Corner in their Classrooms.
1 minute
Closing

End the session with a quote,

Knowledge is power.
Information is liberating.
Education is the premise of
progress, in every society, in
every family.
Kofi Annan