Finding Your New Career
Sponsored by Project SANDI (Supporting & Advancing Nevada's Dislocated Individuals)
What is the Nevada Career Explorer (NVCE)?
The Nevada CareerExplorer powered by Headed2 is the precision career navigation system designed to provide Nevadans with career exploration and planning resources to find gainful employment or transition to a new field. The NVCE and the enhanced features are part of project SANDI's modern workforce system and integrate career navigation with case management and online training links. Users will find an easy-to-understand presentation of information with an intuitive interface throughout the system to provide patrons with easy access to accelerated training and education for in-demand, living-wage occupations, and entrepreneurial pursuits. Behind the Career Explorer's engaging interface are some of the most extensive career databases available today, including self-assessments from O*Net, over 900 occupations, real-time job listings from direct employers, certification and graduate education profiles, and the new skills decoder feature.
The well-curated and well-displayed research database is designed to promote local labor markets and training opportunities for:
- Nevada's priority industries and career clusters
- To highlight the necessary corresponding credentials and certifications
- Point people to local and statewide workforce development resources and employment opportunities
The career exploration activities for every user are stored in the individual's user portfolio and can be used to create their Individual Career Map (ICM).
Roles and Responsibilities
Explorer Accounts
The target audience could be any dislocated, underemployed, or new job seekers looking to explore and begin planning for new career opportunities. The NVCE database is able to connect the job seeker to information exploring careers, finding information about post-secondary education, and learning about training programs.
A Nevada library card and email account is required to create an NVCE account. If a patron does not have a library card, they can apply in person at their local library or online and have one in minutes.
Find a library using the Nevada Library Directory
Navigator Accounts
A Navigator is someone working with Explorers on their career journey. All Community of Practice workforce professionals will be NVCE Navigators. Navigators will also need a Nevada library card and an email address to create a Navigator account.
Navigator's Role and Responsibilities
- Guide and Assist
- Career exposure and exploration
- Training access
- Registration and sign up assistance
- Assign and Assess
- Assign NVCE activities to help the Explorer identify their career interests, strengths, and weaknesses
- Incorporate the use of NVCE tools to increase the potential for training and employment
- Evaluate Explorer assessment results
- Connect and Inform
- Connect with Explorers, in person or online
- Keep them informed about training enrollment through local community college with the possibility of SANDI funding
Community of Practice in Nevada
