Course Description
A growing number of young people leave school without the knowledge or foundation required to find and hold a good job. This course emphasizes skills needed to successfully prepare young people for the work environment and shows relevance of academic classes to future career and educational goals. With a foundation based on the SCANS Skills, the course covers: the job application process, legal and safety issues, ethics, goal setting, teamwork, conflict resolution, attitude, etc. Critical Workplace Skills is the classroom instruction component a student's related work-based learning experience, i.e. student internship.
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Core Standards of the Course
Standard 32.0199-01
Students will know and demonstrate the process of getting a job and will prepare employment documents.
Objective 32.0199-0101
Design a resume to be used in the work-based learning placement.
- Identify parts of a resume
- Identify types of resume formats and choose an applicable format
- Create a typed resume that reflects the student’s career interest and academic skills (English, math, science, etc.)
Objective 32.0199-0102
Plan and write a letter of introduction.
- Identify parts of a letter of introduction
- Compose a letter of introduction in standard business format
Objective 32.0199-0103
Complete a job application.
- Identify common mistakes in filling out job applications
- Evaluate the differences between good and bad application samples
- Practice correctly filling out a job application
Objective 32.0199-0104
Demonstrate job interviewing skills.
- Discuss self-marketing techniques used during a job interview
- Identify and demonstrate professional dress, hygiene and behavior for a job interview
- Research and prepare information about prospective work-based learning site
- Identify and evaluate appropriate questions and responses in a job interview
- Discuss legal questions, responses and behavior in a job interview
- Assess performance in a job interview
Standard 32.0199-02
Students will identify and follow legal and safety guidelines pertaining to the workplace.
Objective 32.0199-0201
Examine and discuss labor laws applicable to work-based learning.
- Examine and discuss Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) including child labor laws and 17 hazardous occupations
- Examine and discuss sexual harassment laws
- Examine and discuss discrimination laws, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC), Title IX
- Identify a process for resolving potential labor violations at workbased learning site
Objective 32.0199-0202
Examine and discuss workers compensation as it applies to both paid and unpaid student interns.
- Review Senate Bill 28, Work-based Learning Programs for Interns, and how it affects students at the work-based learning site
- Formulate a plan for emergency situations at work-based learning site in conjunction with district workers compensation policy
- Review employer workers compensation responsibility to paid student interns
Objective 32.0199-0203
Examine and discuss safety in the workplace.
- Explain Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) role in workplace safety
- Review safety in the workplace
- Assess safety of work-based learning site
- Identify a process for resolving potential safety violations at workbased learning site
Objective 32.0199-0204
Examine and discuss confidentiality in the workplace.
- Review professional confidentiality
- Complete and sign a confidentiality agreement form appropriate for the work-based learning site
Standard 32.0199-03
Students will identify and demonstrate professional character traits.
Objective 32.0199-0301
Examine and discuss professional ethical behavior.
- Define professional ethics
- Compare and contrast ethical and unethical behavior
- Display responsibility, self-esteem, self-management, integrity and honesty at work-based learning site
Objective 32.0199-0302
Examine and discuss the role of attitude in the workplace
- Assess characteristics of a positive attitude
- List things that influence attitude
- Evaluate the influence of a good attitude in the workplace
- Display positive attitude at work-based learning site
Standard 32.0199-04
Students will identify and demonstrate effective interpersonal communication in the workplace.
Objective 32.0199-0401
Appraise and discuss effective conflict resolution skills.
- Identify steps in conflict resolution process
- Demonstrate effective conflict resolution skills
Objective 32.0199-0402
Identify and demonstrate effective teamwork skills.
- Identify dynamics of team through participation in classroom activity
- Analyze the purpose and effect of different roles in team dynamics
- Evaluate how personal qualities contribute to a team effort
Standard 32.0199-05
Students will identify goals and skills learned by evaluating and analyzing the work-based learning experience.
Objective 32.0199-0501
Generate and choose specific skills and tasks to guide the work-based learning experience.
- Construct written skills grid pertaining to work-based learning site
- Report and track progress on skills grid
- Calculate and track work-based learning hours
- Select personal learning goals that relate to work-based learning experience
Objective 32.0199-0502
Assess and report on the work-based learning experience.
- Evaluate, in written format, work-based learning experience
- Obtain and review written student evaluation from employer
Objective 32.0199-0503
Research and evaluate job in student career interest area.
- Investigate education, salary, required skills and job outlook in career interest area
- Evaluate career choice following work-based learning experience
- Formulate future career plan
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