Career Development: Standard A - Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.
Develop Career Awareness
Develop skills to locate, evaluate, and interpret career information
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Learn about the variety of traditional and non-traditional occupations
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Develop an awareness of personal abilities, skills, interests, and motivations
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Learn how to interact and work cooperatively in teams
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Learn to make decisions
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Learn how to set goals
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Understand the importance of planning
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Pursue and develop competency in areas of interest
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Develop hobbies and vocational interests
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Balance between work and leisure time
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Develop Employment Readiness
Acquire employability skills such as working on a team, problem-solving and organizational skills
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Apply job readiness skills to seek employment opportunities
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Demonstrate knowledge about the changing workplace
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Learn about the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees
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Learn to respect individual uniqueness in the workplace
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Learn how to write a resume
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Develop a positive attitude toward work and learning
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Understand the importance of responsibility, dependability, punctuality, integrity and effort in the workplace
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Utilize time- and task-management skills
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Career Development: Standard B - Students will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.
Acquire Career Information
Apply decision-making skills to career planning, course selection, and career transitions
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Identify personal skills, interests, and abilities and relate them to current career choices
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Demonstrate knowledge of the career planning process
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Know the various ways which occupations can be classified
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Use research and information resources to obtain career information
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Learn to use the internet to access career planning information
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Describe traditional and non-traditional occupations and how these relate to career choice
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Understand how changing economic and societal needs influence employment trends and future training
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Identify Career Goals
Demonstrate awareness of the education and training needed to achieve career goals
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Assess and modify their educational plan to support career goals
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Use employability and job readiness skills in internship, mentoring, shadowing and/or other world of work experiences
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Select course work that is related to career interests
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Maintain a career planning portfolio
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Career Development: Standard C - Students will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work.
Acquire Knowledge to Achieve Career Goals
Understand the relationship between educational achievement and career success
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Explain how work can help to achieve personal success and satisfaction
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Identify personal preferences and interests which influence career choices and success
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Understand that the changing workplace requires lifelong learning and acquiring new skills
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Describe the effect of work on lifestyles
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Understand the importance of equity and access in career choice
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Understand that work is an important and satisfying means of personal expression
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Apply Skills to Achieve Career Goals
Demonstrate how interests, abilities, and achievement relate to achieving personal, social, educational and career goals.
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Learn how to use conflict management skills with peers and adults
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Learn to work cooperatively with others as a team member
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Apply academic and employment readiness skills in work-based learning situations such as internships, shadowing, and/or mentoring experiences
