High School - Employability Skills

Those work behaviors, abilities, and attitudes necessary to obtain, maintain, and advance in employment

Learner Goal 1

Understand the need for a positive attitude toward work and learning.

Indicators

Identity the positive contributions that workers make to society.
Demonstrate knowledge of the social significance of various occupations.
Demonstrate a positive attitude toward work.
Demonstrate learning habits and skills that can be used in various educational situations.
Demonstrate positive work attitudes and behaviors.

Develop skills to prepare to seek, obtain, maintain, and change jobs.

Indicators

Demonstrate skills to locate, interpret, and use information about job openings and opportunities.
Demonstrate academic or vocational skills required for a full-time or part-time job.
Demonstrate skills and behaviors necessary for a successful job interview.
Demonstrate skills in preparing a resume and completing job applications.
Identity specific job openings.
Demonstrate employability skills necessary to obtain and maintain jobs.
Demonstrate skills to assess occupational opportunities (for example: working conditions. benefits, and opportunities for change).
Describe placement services available to make the transition from high school to civilian employment, the armed services or postsecondary education and/or training.
Demonstrate an understanding that job opportunities often require relocation.
Prepare a career passport to provide an accurate picture of one's skills and school performance.