Connecting Students to their Career, Community and their Future

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Connecting Students to their Career, Community
and their Future

• Career Cluster Institute
• June 2006

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Skilled Workers

• Employers say there are three
• essential skill sets

(Specific)
Hands-on
CAREER
Employability
Academic
(Core)
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The Skills Equation

• Academic
• Technical
• Employability
• Labor Market Advantage

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Career Clusters Goals

• High Academic Attainment (meet state
  requirements)
• Successful transition to post-secondary education
  and training
• Preparation for Success in Careers (academic
  skills, technical skills, employability skills)
• Promote/Support Economic Development to Increase
  Productivity
• Enhance Career Development Outcomes

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Professional Development Program

• 84 Seperate Leadership Skill Competencies

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Crosswalk

• CC Foundation Level Knowledge Skills (as
  determined by Nebraska CAL)
• Professional Development Program for HS Students
• Career Skills Education Program for College/PS
  Students

Skills
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Nuts and Bolts...

• Professional Development Program
• Six Student Workbooks/levels
• Starter Kit - Discover
• Level 1 - Trainee
• Level 2 - Leader
• Level 3 Professional
• Level 4 Master
• Level 5 American Degree
• Special Projects

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Nuts and Bolts...

• Professional Development Program
• Topics
• Goal setting Self Awareness
• Communication Skills Customer Service
• Career Exploration
• Projects and Teamwork (Problem Solving and
  Decision Making)
• Workplace Attitudes (Ethics and Conflict
  Resolution)
• Community Service
• Marketing Entrepreneurship
• Safety
• Research Analytical Skills
• Technical Skills

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Lets Try It
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SkillsUSAs new Career Skills Education Program
can help you guide college and postsecondary
students to a more successful future
SkillsUSAs new Career Skills Education Program
can help you guide college and postsecondary
students to a more successful future

•                       SkillsUSA's Career Skills
  Education Program, on CD-ROM, helps you give your
  college and postsecondary students direction as
  they master basic career and life skills.
• What is it?The Career Skills Education Program
  was developed as a guide for college/postsecondary
  instructors to teach employment and life skills.
  Designed as a resource, this program can help you
  determine topics and provide ideas for
  instruction. The resource consists of four units
  and is activity driven
• Personal Growth
• Communication and Technology
• Career Focus
• Professional Growth
• The program covers areas such as goal setting,
  communications, time management, résumé writing,
  job interviewing, financial management, teamwork,
  networking, portfolio development and much more.
• How it worksThis resource can help your students
  get the most of their education, whether they are
  coming to you directly from high school or coming
  back for retraining from the work force.
• It is flexible to fit your style of delivery, but
  immediately useful to you as a college
  instructor.
• Use it how you want
• a stand-alone course
• an enhancement for existing technical curriculum
• a resource to enhance life skills curriculum
• a foundation for teaching career and life skills
• For studentsSurveys of business and industry
  representatives reveal that employers are looking
  for qualities such as a positive attitude,
  teamwork ability, communication skills,
  leadership skills, and good work ethics and
  habits. Unfortunately, many students get
  technical and academic training without ever
  learning the vital career skills that will help
  them get a job and keep a job. Completing the
  activities in the resource will assist students
  in connecting their current interests, strengths,
  and experiences to their future life
  requirements, expectations, and successes.

Career Skills Education Program (CSEP) for
College Students Helping Instructors Bring What
Employers Want to Life
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SkillsUSAs new Career Skills Education Program
can help you guide college and postsecondary
students to a more successful future
SkillsUSAs new Career Skills Education Program
can help you guide college and postsecondary
students to a more successful future

•                       SkillsUSA's Career Skills
  Education Program, on CD-ROM, helps you give your
  college and postsecondary students direction as
  they master basic career and life skills.
• What is it?The Career Skills Education Program
  was developed as a guide for college/postsecondary
  instructors to teach employment and life skills.
  Designed as a resource, this program can help you
  determine topics and provide ideas for
  instruction. The resource consists of four units
  and is activity driven
• Personal Growth
• Communication and Technology
• Career Focus
• Professional Growth
• The program covers areas such as goal setting,
  communications, time management, résumé writing,
  job interviewing, financial management, teamwork,
  networking, portfolio development and much more.
• How it worksThis resource can help your students
  get the most of their education, whether they are
  coming to you directly from high school or coming
  back for retraining from the work force.
• It is flexible to fit your style of delivery, but
  immediately useful to you as a college
  instructor.
• Use it how you want
• a stand-alone course
• an enhancement for existing technical curriculum
• a resource to enhance life skills curriculum
• a foundation for teaching career and life skills
• For studentsSurveys of business and industry
  representatives reveal that employers are looking
  for qualities such as a positive attitude,
  teamwork ability, communication skills,
  leadership skills, and good work ethics and
  habits. Unfortunately, many students get
  technical and academic training without ever
  learning the vital career skills that will help
  them get a job and keep a job. Completing the
  activities in the resource will assist students
  in connecting their current interests, strengths,
  and experiences to their future life
  requirements, expectations, and successes.

Career Skills Education Program

• Units
• Personal Growth
• Communication and Technology
• Career Focus
• Professional Growth
• Portfolio Development

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Nuts and Bolts...

• Personal Growth Unit
• Personal Financial Skills
• Lifelong Learning
• Time Management Techniques
• Personal Business Ethics and Values
• Individual Interests and Learning Styles

• Goal Setting
• Social Etiquette
• Change Adaptation Strategies
• Diversity
• Protecting Personal Financial Assets

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Nuts and Bolts...

• Communications Technology Unit
• Interpersonal Communications
• Communications with Diverse Populations
• Effective Reading Writing Skills
• Listening Behaviors
• Extemporaneous Speaking
• Conflict Resolution

• Presentation Preparation Delivery
• Nonverbal Communications
• Generating Computer-Based Materials
• Ethical Computer Behavior
• Computer Etiquette Standards

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Nuts and Bolts...

• Career Focus Unit
• Personal Qualities Desirable for the Workplace
• Job Application
• Employer Interview
• Effective Interview Skills

• Formulate Realistic Career Goals
• Research Career Interest Employment
  Opportunities
• Developing a Resume
• Career Exploration Visits

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Nuts and Bolts...

• Professional Growth Unit
• Managing Change
• Managing Time Effectively
• Analyzing Cultures of Three Workplaces
• Value of Having a Mentor
• Business Etiquette/Protocol

• Problem Solving Techniques/Decision Making
• Conflict Resolution
• Employer/Employee Relations
• Customer Relations

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Nuts and Bolts...

• Portfolio Development Unit
• Purpose of a Portfolio
• Introduction to a Student Portfolio
• Individual Goals
• Individual Competencies
• Personal Résumé
• Provide Skills Abilities Evidence (Visual
  Written)

• Documentation of Personal Achievements
• Letters of Recommendation
• Electronic Portfolios
• Assessment Continuous Improvement

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Nuts and Bolts

• PDP and CSEP
• A Non-competitive Skill Building Program
• Activity Driven
• An Easy and Practical Resource for Teaching
• Based on Competencies determined by Business,
  Industry, and Labor

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Basic Scenario

• Professional Development Activity
• The shift is to student empowerment
• The instructors job becomes easier
• Ownership creates a special magic

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Contact SkillsUSA at www.skillsusa.org 1-800-321-
8422

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Thank you

• Marsha Daves
• Mdaves_at_skillsusa.org
• www.skillsusa.org
• 800-321-8422 Ext. 605

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