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K–12 Standards

Employability Education 2- Advanced Awareness and Exploration

Other South Carolina Employability Credential sets

SELF-AWARENESSS-AW

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    Explore own attributes in terms of strengths and weaknesses, understand how to choose healthy lifestyles and define success.

    1. 1

      Examine, based on present levels, strengths and weaknesses.S-AW.1

    2. 2

      Identify the importance of developing a healthy lifestyle.S-AW.2

    3. 3

      Determine one’s own personality traits and identify how these affect learning and progress.S-AW.3

    4. 4

      Become knowledgeable of laws and regulations that delineate the rights of individuals with disabilities.S-AW.4

    5. 5

      Define success and how one’s own self affect one’s success.S-AW.5

    6. 6

      Explore the personal identity and a variety of role models.S-AW.6

    7. 7

      Complete an assistive technology needs assessment and provide a written reflection on the results.S-AW.7

SELF-ADVOCACYS-AD

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    Understand responsibilities to make appropriate decisions and choices that will affect education, post-secondary goals, and adult life.

    1. 1

      Explore the concepts of informed decision making and making individual choices based on one’s own preferences.S-AD.1

    2. 2

      Demonstrate an understanding of work values and how their own work traits will lead to a successful career.S-AD.2

    3. 3

      Develop an oral or written report on the impact of work as it relates to your family.S-AD.3

COMMUNICATION/ SOCIAL SKILLSC

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    Demonstrate an awareness of appropriate communication skills, how to handle criticism, and how to develop appropriate personal relationship skills with both peers and adults. Students will learn to work as a team.

    1. 1

      Demonstrate working as a member of a team.C.1

    2. 2

      Demonstrate appropriate communication and social routines in a variety of workplace situations: oral speaking, written communication, and internet etiquette.C.2

    3. 3

      Identify the importance and key components of successful job interviewing.C.3

PORTFOLIO INFORMATIONPI

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    Create a personal student portfolio using technology. Begin the development of a resume.

    1. 1

      Demonstrate an appropriate application of technology skills to include online safety.PI.1

    2. 2

      Use information gathered from assessments and transition checklists to develop a personal student portfolio; make periodic portfolio entries as needed.PI.2

    3. 3

      Develop components of a resume.PI.3

SELF-DETERMINATIONSD

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    Demonstrate making decisions that reflect wise choices, setting goals, determining the steps to achieve those goals and effective problem-solving.

    1. 1

      Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate decision making in workplace situations.SD.1

    2. 2

      Explore the major components of goal attainment: Setting goals, problem-solving, and writing reflections.SD.2

    3. 3

      Explore the concepts of service learning and community engagement as it relates to successful employment.SD.3

    4. 4

      Demonstrate ability to participate in the student-led IEP process.SD.4

    5. 5

      Update the self-determination self- assessment and provide a written reflection on changes.SD.5

CAREER CLUSTERSCC

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    Review plan of study to make successful secondary and post-secondary options to include how to network and identify potential job options within community.

    1. 1

      Identify chosen career cluster, potential job, and roles.CC.1

    2. 2

      Explore concepts of networking to locate resources and potential job options in community.CC.2

    3. 3

      Update the career interest’s survey and provide a written reflection on changes.CC.3

EMPLOYMENT - JOB SHADOWINGE-JS

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    Formulate a knowledge of specific jobs through viewing job videos, becoming involved in school-based enterprises and job shadowing within a school setting.

    1. 1

      Complete a post-school outcomes questionnaire and provide a written or oral report on the results.E-JS.1

    2. 2

      Develop a power-point to present on the job- shadowing opportunities.E-JS.2

    3. 3

      Use available resources to investigate various jobs aligned to student’s interests.E-JS.3

    4. 4

      Demonstrate successful workplace behaviors in a variety of work experience settings: school-based enterprises, and job shadowing.E-JS.4

SOFT SKILLSSS

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    Understand the importance of critical thinking, problem-solving, time management, judgment and decision- making, personal appearance and care, social perceptiveness and leadership qualities.

    1. 1

      Examine the major concepts and components of soft skills: constructive criticism, personal qualities, desirable traits, personal appearance, and personal care.SS.1

    2. 2

      Explore successful work habits: professional growth, networking, online safety, leadership, and teamwork skills.SS.2

    3. 3

      Understand that change occurs and self- monitor behavior when dealing with change in personal, school, and work environments.SS.3

SALARY & PERSONAL FINANCESSPF

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    Develop and manage a monthly budget; understand parts of a paycheck and how to determine deductions.

    1. 1

      Create and manage a personal budget.SPF.1

    2. 2

      Demonstrate ability to calculate wages and deductions.SPF.2

    3. 3

      Understand different parts of a paycheck.SPF.3

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