Career Exploration WORKS CAMP ELKO
Detailed Agenda of Camp Activities
Base Location: Great Basin College
Dates: June 9-13, 2025
Day 1 (June 9): What do I want to become? MODULE 5: Instruction in Self-advocacy
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM:
Drop off and Check in - GBC Theater
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM:
GBC Theater
- Get to know you games & overview of camp
- Career inventory test/goal setting (What job do I want?)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Lunch and games GBC
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Motivational speaker-GBC President GBC
Instruction in Self-advocacy
2:00 PM-5:00 PM
GBC Tour and Job Exploration
Job exploration: Great Basin College tour of campus and of the large variety of job options at the school, including positions in the restaurant, custodian/maintenance, groundskeeper, bookstore, library, admissions, and security. Includes instruction from a professional in the college finance office about money management.
Day 2 (June 10): What Job Options Do I Have? MODULE 1: Job-Exploration Counseling
9:00 AM-11:00 AM Nevada Gold Mines Administration Building
NGM Tour and Job Exploration
Job exploration: learn about ten work sites and visit representatives in the NGM complex to discover the large variety of job options available in mining, including on-site positions in surface mining and underground mining, accounting, safety, grounds, maintenance, & public relations)
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Motivational Speaker - Nevada Gold Local CEO NGM Administration Building
View Nevada Gold’s motorcycle!
Module 1 Instruction (Job-Exploration Counseling)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Lunch Review and update goals for employment
1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Tour airport/car rentals, visit 7-12 jobs on site Elko Regional Airport
Job exploration: tour 7-12 job sites and visit representatives in the Elko Airport to discover the variety of job options available at the airport, including air-travel related jobs, car-rental agency jobs, grounds, accounting, custodial, maintenance, public relations, and other departments). Includes transportation safety instruction from a professional at the airport site.
Day 3 (June 11): What Skills Must I Develop to Reach My Career Goals? MODULE 4: Workplace Readiness Training
9:00 AM-11:00 AM
Tour casino, explore 6-8 job sites Gold West Casino
Job exploration: discover the variety of job available at the casino, including housekeeping, gift store, hotel, restaurants, grounds, & maintenance. Includes nutrition and meal-planning instruction from a professional at the restaurant.
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Motivational Speaker–Casino Manager Gold West Casino
Review goals
Module 4 Instruction (Workplace Readiness Training)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Lunch & Review and update goals to get a job
1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Travel to Vocational Rehabilitation Center VRC
Speaker who will outline services available
2:00 PM-4:00 PM
Tour local businesses Downtown Elko
Job Exploration: discover job options at Roy’s Market Grocery Store, Jet Coin Laundry, Elko County Courthouse, Wells Fargo Bank, & Capriola’s
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Motivational speaker (Mayor of Elko) Elko County Courthouse
Day 4 (June 12): How Can My Career Choice Serve My Community? MODULE 3: Counseling on Post-Secondary Opportunities
9:00 AM-11:00 AM
Tour emergency responder career options Elko Fire Station/Police Station
Job exploration: discover the variety of jobs available in emergency response, including military, police, security, and fire-related careers. Includes transportation, home and community safety instruction from a professional at the fire and police stations.
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Motivational Speaker–Emergency Responder Elko Fire Station/Police Station
Review goals
Module 3 Instruction (Counseling on Post-Secondary Opportunities)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Lunch
Review and update goals to get a job
1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Tour the center explore jobs in agriculture Nevada Folklife Center/Poetry Gathering
Job exploration: discover the variety of jobs available in the agricultural industry
Speakers: BLM/Forest Service/Local Rancher
Module 3 Follow-up Students select their job site for shadowing tomorrow
Day 5 (June 13): Go to work! MODULE 2: Work-Based Learning Experiences
9:00 AM-9:30 AM
Travel to Work Sites
Work Sites Job Shadowing (Paid!)
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Each student goes to the site they selected from visits during the week and completes a job shadow on site one-on-one with an employee.
12:00 PM-12:30 PM
Travel back to GBC
Review and update goals to get a job–how can what you’ve learned this week help with future employment endeavors?
12:30 PM-1:00 PM
Self-reflection on Life Skills
Discussion (led by crew leaders & aided by adult mentors) on questions such as the following:
● How did I do with money management this week?
● How did I implement what I learned about nutrition this week?
● How will what I learned about transportation and safety help me?
1:00 PM-4:00 PM
GBC Theater
Parents invited for lunch and closing ceremonies
Award ceremony (jobs assigned for those who got an internship)
Module 2 Instruction (Work-Based Learning Experiences)
Fill out evaluations
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Pack up
Good-byes
Pictures
