CGAP 12 MODULE 4

Myself in Other’s Shoes

I. Objectives: At the end of this module, the students are
expected to:
1. analyze information gathered from people that will help affirm their decision in
choosing the career or curriculum exit;
2. evaluate the role of selected people with the chosen career or curriculum exit
in terms of their beliefs, attitude, and skills; and
3. make a career road map as an expression of commitment to one’s chosen
career or curriculum exit.

II. Lecturette Info-Bits

It has been said that first hand information can be a very rich source of
information for learners. These are the information (the beliefs, attitude, and skills)
and success stories that we get from people who inspire us and make us feel more
enthusiastic about pursuing our goals. This is also called observational learning.
Observational Learning happens when one learns by observing another person
perform a specific task. Observational Learning or the Social Learning theory focuses
on the social context of learning and proposes that we can learn from another by
observation, imitation, or by modeling. Albert Bandura (1977) endeavored to
understand the cognitive processes associated with people’s interaction with one
another. Social learning theorists say that learning can take place simply by
observing other actions and the subsequent outcomes of those actions.
It is from this context that the Grade 12 learners are given assignment to observe
a person with whom they want to emulate in the future using the informational
interview form (attached in the appendix). By shadowing the person or the “More
Knowledgeable Other” or MKO (Vygotsky, 2014) in his place of work and by asking
pertinent questions based on the observation tool that was crafted, it is believed that
these new information will help them in cementing their decisions to pursue their
chosen career.
Informational observation also strengthens the claim of the creative job hunting
principle (Woodcock, 2014) where it says that the best way to choose a career is to
talk to people doing the job and to try it out via work shadowing and experience.
There is a lot of truth in the statement that you don’t really know what it’s like until
you have been doing it for a while: at least shadowing gives you a good idea of what’s
involved.
The idea of the observation is to promote a learning context where the learners play
an active role and become responsible for their own learning. The role of the teacher
therefore is to closely collaborate with learners to facilitate meaningful learning
experiences they acquired.
Choosing the right course is a big decision and it is
important to get it right, as it can impact future success.
Career awareness and self-awareness go hand-in-hand.
This is the other idea behind why learners need to have
enough information profile about the career they want to
undertake through the informational observation. In so
doing, the learners could be taken away from the idea that
luck, unpredictable social factor, chance, beliefs, and environmental factors play a
major role in one’s success in life as suggested by the Happenstance Theory
(Krumboltz, 2008).
As Stephen Covey says from his famous book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,
“Begin with the end in mind.” We encourage our learners to visualize what they
wanted to become and they are already on their first step of achieving their goals.
Relative to this, encourage them to craft their own career road map by taking into
consideration the information they gathered during their observation and the learning
they acquired through the different activities. While we encourage creativity, do bear
in mind that the content and direction of their career road map plays a more
important thing and the visual effect comes only secondary. Instructions on crafting
the career road map follow for a more specific guide as to how the learners will craft
their outputs.
III. Application
Crafting a Career Road Map
Having processed the different data gathered by the learners in the field during the
informational interview, by now they must be aware that there are attributes of a
person (in the same profession as their chosen curriculum
exit) that needs to be learned in school and there are attributes that could be learned
outside the four walls of the classroom. At this point, you can guide your learners to
craft their own career road map so that they will have a prepared future plan as to
how they want to arrive at their destinations – the fulfillment of their career goals.
According to an article by Cao (2013) a career road map outlines specific steps to
undertake for moving from one step to another in ways that will facilitate growth and
career advancement. This could be an illustration or diagram that could easily be
understood by the individual who crafted it.
Career road maps are flexible enough and could be revisited and revised over time or
as the circumstance warrants in order for the learner to keep track of his progress or
to address issues that hinder the achievement of the desired goal.
The career road map, upon accomplishing should be communicated by the
learners to their parents/guardians or significant people
 are. e. g., a world class owner of
a bakeshop/an in-demand civil
(2 . engineer both locally and
internationally.
5 min)

Check your progress.

There might be
What plans do
things that hinder
you have in
your progress and
mind to remove

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need to be
the obstacles if
addressed.
there is any?
(Obstacles; if there
are no obstacles, skip
loading station LOADING STATION 4:
number 3 and
proceed to the last
station.)

Give three things that

attract you in your
chosen career, e.g., 1.
high salary, in-demand 2.
job in line with my skills 3.
Before going further, what do
you need in order to fulfill your
goals? List the resources you
will need to help you, e.g.,
money, support from people.

1.
2.
3.

1. Now that you have chosen the

2. career you want to pursue, list
3. three goals that you must do.

whom they think in one way or the other will be involved in the attainment of the
desired goal. The learners should inform their parents/guardians or the people whom
they identified of what specific help or support they are expecting from them. It is
also very important to remind the learners that they should also communicate to their
support group the specific steps they will take and the projected time frame of its
accomplishment. In so doing, the learners will have an active support system that will
help him out in achieving their career goals from time to time.
Below is a sample template of a career road map. A separate worksheet is attached in
the appendix. However you can encourage the learners to come up with their own
designs.
Describe what kind of
professional/businessman you
 Note: The learner may also choose to present the road map creatively. An example
below is suggested. However, the learner can still choose another way of
presenting it.

IV. Assignment
VMCV of My Future Company
Do you ever know of a company or a business enterprise that never
seems to accomplish very much because of lack of a mission statement, goals,
or core values? If so, do you want to work in these companies or at least put
one for yourself in the future? Definitely, you do not want to end up in a mess
because of lack of direction. A company or an enterprise needs vision because
it provides the destination of the business or the enterprise; a mission
statement which is the guiding light of the destination, and so on.

From this standpoint, make a survey of the existing companies or enterprises in your
locality and ask forVision Mission
their own vision, mission, Core Values
goals, and core values. You may use the
template below to accomplish the task.

____________________________________________
Company or Enterprise’s Name

CGAP 12 MODULE 5
FUTURE COMBO, ACTIVATE!
I- Objectives: At the end of this module, the learners are expected
to:
1. formulate mission statements in relation to life and career decisions aligned to
the curriculum exits;
2. link life and career decisions to the current demands and trends in the regional
and global level; and
 3. appreciate how life and career decisions may contribute to national
development.
II- Lecturette
“Where do I go from here?” This question may be posed by learners now that they are
about to complete their Senior High School. To help them answer this, the personal
mission statement becomes very essential.
According to author Stephen R. Covey, a personal mission statement enables a person to
connect with (his) own unique purpose and the profound satisfaction that comes from
fulfilling it (https://www.livecareer.com/quintessential/creating -personalmission-
statements).
This statement provides an individual with a clear direction of where he wants to go
and what he wants to achieve. As learners are about to embark on their career in any of
the four curriculum exits, such statement will allow them to focus on the path they will
follow with conviction in the face of any challenging circumstances.
For a personal mission statement to become fulfilling, it has to make a difference in
other people’s lives or organization. This means that a person will seek his purpose and
what he can contribute best not only for himself but also for his family, friends,
prospective employer, the community, and the world in general.
(https://www.livecareer.com/quintessential/creating -personal-mission-statements).
To enable learners to craft a personal mission statement, the following contents should
be reflected:
1. their values and personal beliefs, 2. goals, 3. things that make them
happy, 4. their dreams and vision about their future, 5. what they are
good at, 6. what they are passionate about, and 7. how they want others to
perceive you.
(conduct.tcnj.edu/files/2011/11/Personal-Mission-Statement-Assignment.pdf).
Although a personal mission statement serves the purpose of directing the learners to
life and career decisions, the process of career development entails another step. That
involves the gathering of information for them to make the wisest choices.
In Module 3 of the Career Guidance Program for Grade 11, learners familiarized
themselves to government agencies for career linking. This included Project JobsFit that
provides timely, relevant, and accurate labor market signals for in-demand jobs and skills
shortage.
The Department of Labor and Employment assures that there are plenty of local jobs in
the country. It has logged an estimated 200,000 vacancies by employers in the enhanced
Phil-Jobnet, the government’s online job search (Source:
http://www.ro1.dole.gov.ph/default.php).
The Department’s labor market study, Project JobsFit: DOLE 2022, reflects the regional
industries, key employment generators, and current occupational and courses trends and
demands in the local and global scenario (refer to Appendices 3 and 4).
What the learners must also realize and sincerely understand is that their mission
statements do not end in their personal development and interest. Rather, it is intricately
linked to what they aspire their country to be. Dr. Jose P. Rizal rested his hopes that the
youth will be instrumental in nation building when he remarked that they are the hope of
the motherland. This implies that when they plan for their career choice, they should also
consider factors like the country’s economy and hence, synchronize their career choices to
benefit the country as well.
The learners are the youth of today who will soon build the nation of tomorrow. It is very
essential for them to realize that even at their young age, they could embrace their social
responsibilities by being aware that they could already do something to contribute to
nation building. By fulfilling their tasks and duties as children to their parents and as
students in schools, they are already trained to take on roles that allow them to be
productive and value-laden citizens.
Now that they are about to exit from Senior High School, they should be more
conscientious that they are critical in contributing to making the Philippines progressive.
As such, the learners are highly enjoined to commit themselves to live up to their personal
mission statement in making a difference to other people’s lives and give a contribution to
the community at large. When learners collectively align their personal missions to this
end, the vision of nation building through them becomes attainable.
Needless to say, the parents and relatives of these learners and the government
have invested on them as human capital, with the hope that in the near future, they will
partake in the noble mission of building the country and ushering it to the progress that it
has visualized for the people and the nation as a whole. Being the human capital, it is but
fitting that they enhance their skills, values, and interests that would tell them of the most
appropriate curriculum exits they would finally choose. By working to ensure that they
work best in what they will be doing, they become empowered and ready to engage in
activating the most promising future for them, their family, their community, and the
nation at large.
V. Main Activity
Ang Misyon Ko! Reality Check
This section of the module guides the students in the formulation of a personal
mission statement in relation to the learners’ life and career decisions.
Procedure:
1. Allow learners to share their mission statements.
2. Introduce the sample worksheet in the formulation of a personal mission statement.
3. Let learners fill out the worksheet for their own personal mission statement. Then,
ask them to develop and finalize their statement
Sample Worksheet for Personal Mission Statement
What is the most important thing I treasure my being a good student; I treasure my
or event in your life right now that family. I believe that if I finish SHS, I can help my family
you treasure? financially.
What do you want to accomplish Graduate from Senior High School , Enter college or
3–5 years from now? Find a work
Start a small business or Enter TESDA
What do you consider an enjoyable I am happy when I play guitar with my friends and
thing to do? spend time with family ,I am happy when I join and win
in Math competitions
What do you wish to become? I dream to become a singer someday. I plan to become
an Engineer someday. I want to have my own
restaurant.
What can you do best? I am excellent in playing musical instruments. I work
best in solving mathematical problems. I am an expert
in cooking variety of recipes.
What do you love to do? Composing songs, singing ,Calculating, making analysis
Experimenting new dishes
What kind of reputation do you I want people to see me as a responsible, industrious,
want to have? and competent worker. I can contribution to nation
How can you help in nation building by excelling in my chosen career and by
building? serving my fellow Filipinos in the best way I can.
Source of template: (conduct.tcnj.edu/files/2011/11/Personal-Mission-Statement-
Assignment.pdf).
Final Personal Mission Statement:
I am a committed student who aspires to graduate from SHS to be able to proceed to
(college, work, enterprising, TESDA). I will strive to achieve this for my family by
maximizing my strengths in (state your passion and strengths). I am a responsible,
industrious and competent worker. I could be of contribution to nation building by
excelling in my chosen career and by serving my fellow Filipinos in the best way I can.
Now, it’s your turn:
Sample Worksheet for Personal Mission Statement
 What is the most important thing or event in your life right now
that you treasure?
What do you want to accomplish 3–5 years from now?
What do you consider an enjoyable thing to do?
What do you wish to become?
What can you do best?
What do you love to do?
What kind of reputation do you want to have?
How can you help in nation building?

Finalize your personal mission statement:

Ang Misyon Ko! Reality Check!

_____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
write your personal mission statement in your mother tongue.

Note: bring out the assignment given in Module 4 on the mission statement/s of the
company/industry/school/entrepreneurs where they plan to enter after graduating
from Senior High School.
Processing:
1. What was your experience while writing your personal mission statement? How will
you be able to fulfill it? What may hinder you from not being able to fulfill it?
2. Is the mission statement from the person/organization you interviewed related to
your personal mission statement? What are the similarities?
3. Do you think your personal mission statement can contribute to national
development? In what way?

VI. Reflection
In their career journal, let learners answer the following question: How will I
connect my personal mission statement to fulfill our group mantra?

CGAP 12 MODULE 6
Keep Me Balanced!
I- Objectives : At the end of this module, the learners are expected to:
1. identify their values that leads to the attainment of their career goals;
2. 3evaluate their values that influenced their career and life decisions; and
3. plan ways on how to resolve conflict in their values to successfully achieve their
career and life goals.
II- Main Activity Activity 2: Side A, Side B
Directions:
1. Let the students answer the template
2. Students attach their template at their back displaying the SIDE B portion using a
masking tape.
3. The students identify the values which they think their classmates possess and then let
them write the value that best describes that person on the Side B portion of his/her
paper. Remind them to be candid in their perception/s.
Activity Sheet 1
 FRONT
SIDE A
My preferred career
(This may be your preference from Grade 11
Career Guidance Program Module No.8 entitled “I
Plan to Succeed”)
My preferred Curriculum Exit (This is where
the chosen career belongs; Refer to Career
Guidance Program Grade 12 Module 1
entitled “Entering the Exits”)
Values I possess
(Five values you believe you possess that are
essential to the attainment of your career and
life goals)
page 1

BACK
SIDE B (Write one Value)
Page 2.

Process Questions:
1. How did you find the activity?
2. How do you feel about those values attributed by your classmates to you, which you
may be unaware of?
3. How can your values contribute/deter the attainment of your career goals?
Lecturette
Values are acquired as a result of value-laden information from the environment
interacting with the inherited characteristics of the individual. Since cultural background,
gender, and socio-economic level influence social interactions and opportunities,
priorities placed on values by people from various multicultural grouping will vary and
influence the choice of careers and other life roles.
Values that are influenced by other people’s value systems may not truly represent
the individual’s true values.
We have different kinds of values. These are:
• personal values like self-respect, self-fulfillment, health, privacy, peace of mind,
financial stability, independence
• family values like love, close family ties, family happiness
• spiritual values like establishing a close personal relationship with God, seeking His
will in our life, following His commandments, working for the good and well-being of
the less fortunate
• work values like precision work, power, exercising competence, public contact, fast
pace, change and variety
• career values like personal growth, advancement, prestige and status, recognition
• social and humanitarian values like service to others, helping people in need, love
of country, moral fulfilment, etc.
• cultural values like debt of gratitude or utang na loob, getting along with others or
pakikisama, authority
Conflicts in values may be intrapersonal, interpersonal, or organizational. An
intrapersonal conflict is a situation wherein one experiences conflict of values and needs
within oneself. (Example: Achievement conflicts with health; independence conflicts with
security.)
People with divergent values but who must live or work together experience
interpersonal conflicts. (Example: Your teacher values authoritarianism but you value
independence.)
Organizational conflict is experienced by a person whose personal value system
clashes with corporate values. (Example: Your class values teamwork but you value
independence, time freedom, or working alone.)
Value conflicts create tension and anxiety which can lead to stress. They can make
people indecisive, a situation that can confuse the ones they live or work with. If these
behaviors become inconsistent, this can result in interpersonal problems. So, how do
people resolve conflicts in values?
To resolve an intrapersonal conflict, one has to be clear about his or her priorities.
Priorities depend on one’s roles, goals, and personal mission. Interpersonal conflicts can
be resolved through communication in which both parties try to see and understand the
situation of the other. If organizational values conflict with one’s personal values, a choice
of either setting aside the latter or embracing the values of the organization, or leaving
the organization and working for one whose values are compatible with his or hers.
(Santamaria 2009)

Duane Brown’s Values-based Holistic Approach to Career Development

Values have cognitive, affective, and behavioral components which facilitate
prioritization of values for decision-making. Each person develops a relatively small
number of values that are prioritized in a value system. Values are prioritized when a
person can rank the order of importance assumed by his or her values in guiding his or her
behavior and when he or she can act according to that priority. Authentic values are
brought out through an insightful dialogue involving selfreflection. True values, when fully
expressed, are capable of leading a person toward focus, purpose, satisfaction, and
happiness. Furthermore, a value is crystallized once it has a label that is meaningful to the
individual. Once values are crystallized and prioritized, the individual can go on directly to
career choice making (Villar, 2009).

VII. Application (15 minutes)

Activity 3: Rerouting Values
Directions:
1. Distribute the template for the activity.
2. Go over the values listed in “Side A, Side B.”
3. Identify the values listed in Side A that are not listed in Side B and write those
values under the column entitled “Values least valued.”
4. Make a plan on how you will resolve the conflict in values that may lead to the
attainment of your career goals.

Sample Template

Values
Resolution
least
(Plan on how to resolve conflict in values)
valued

(Examples) From now on, I will avoid being too dependent on others
Working alone and will do individual tasks on my own.
 Leadership I will correct my idea of leadership as being someone who
has the position to decide always for the group to
someone who uses the position in a way that changes the
opinions of others.

VIII. Reflection (5 minutes)

Directions: In your journal notebook or on a piece of paper, write your insights and
realizations on the Side A, Side B activity using the following format:

I learned that ………….

I realized that ………….
In order to achieve my career goal, I will.........