Focus 2 is a self-paced, online career and education planning tool designed to help you explore NTC programs and related occupations. Learn about the self-assessment, exploring occupations / programs of study, and career planning foundations in our getting started guide below.
Accessing Focus 2
In order to use our online career and education planning tool, you must first register for a Focus 2 account. You can do this using your existing NTC username and password.
Self Assessment
Complete and read through the results of each assessment. Staff at NTC will reach out to you after completing assessments and invite you to meet one-on-one to discuss your results and options. The results include occupations and NTC programs that match your personal attributes.
- Work Interests are a reflection of the kinds of work-related activities and tasks you most enjoy doing.*
- Values are a description of what is more important to you in your life (for example, earning money, secure job, helping others, etc.)*
- Personality Type is a description of how you react to certain situations/people and how you make decisions, organize information and approach solving problems.*
- Skills are a reflection of your talents and the types of things you easily learn and perform well.**
- Leisure reflects what is important to you in your spare time.**
Combine Assessments to identify and exploration occupations that occur in multiple assessments.
* Recommended for prospective and current NTC students.
** Recommended for current NTC students.
Explore Occupations / Programs of Study
There are a variety of tools to help you explore occupations and supporting majors/programs:
- Assessment results: Sample matching occupations are displayed with the results of each assessment. Click on the title to view occupation details and support NTC programs.
- What Can I do with a Major In…: Use to learn about the programs offered at NTC, or any major, and the occupations associated with those programs/majors.
- Explore Any Occupation: Explore over 1000 occupations.
- Explore Occupations by Job Family: Explore occupations associated with any industry area.
- Compare Any Two Occupations: Use to compare and contrast occupations of interest.
- My Saved Occupations/Majors: Be sure to save any occupation or major that sparks your interest to you can compare with others and find it quickly for future reference.
Career Planning Foundations
This is recommended for current NTC students…
- My Career Planning Involvement: This tool will help you gage your level of involvement in activities that support career planning: self-assessment, career exploration, and career planning satisfaction.
- Am I Career Ready: The National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE) has identified 8 competencies that will give you a professional edge. This tool will help you assess and strengthen your career readiness.
- My Academic Strengths: This tool will help you gauge your academic strengths to help finding a career that is a good fit with your personal attributes.