With the passage of Senate Bill 3, beginning with the class of 2027, the Oregon diploma requirements will include 0.5 credit in Personal Financial Education and 0.5 credit in Higher Education and Career Path Skills. Visit the Overview to learn more about these new requirements.
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Line B: Employability Skills Short Description: This Competency provides the information necessary for you to understand the trades training system and how to explore any trades you may be interested in. Careers in the trades can be highly rewarding. Forecast shortages in skilled trades mean that there will be significant opportunities for new workers to enter many of the trades. Word Count: 11742 ISBN: 978-1-77420-154-1 (Note: This resource's metadata has been created automatically by reformatting and/or combining the information that the author initially provided as part of a bulk import process.)
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If you’ve been thinking about a career in the skilled trades and want to hear first-hand what it’s like, check out these inspiring videos from people who have been there. If you’ve been thinking about a career in the skilled trades and want to know first-hand what it’s like, check out this series of Talk to a Trade videos.
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Win-Win Solutions: Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship Projects From aviation manufacturing in Seattle to health care in rural Montana, many community colleges have used their U.S. Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grants to develop work-based learning (WBL) opportunities. These WBL activities—where “classroom” learning is paired with activities that occur at the workplace—are designed to train and place thousands of adults into well-paying jobs, while also helping to develop a skilled workforce to ensure American firms’ competitiveness in the global marketplace.
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EXPLORE FREE TRAINING RESOURCES AND USE WHAT WORKS FOR YOU! The SkillsCommons Library FREE and OPEN for YOU! We have created “showcase collections” to make it easy for you to get started finding and using SkillsCommons’ resources. You can search the entire library of FREE and OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES at www.skillscommons.org
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Apprenticeship Program Development Tools
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Apprenticeships are a great option for people who like to work with their hands and are ready to go to work. They combine classroom training (college credit courses) and paid on-the-job training and last one to five years. Apprentices are eligible for lower college tuition rates. After successfully completing the program, apprentices earn a journeyworker-level certificate of completion from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries Apprenticeship and Training Council. This certificate is one of the oldest and most highly portable industry credentials in use tod
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Learn the latest methods for finding a job including searching online, networking and using social media.
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This book is a practical discussion of six actionable steps that students can take to land a job regardless of the market. Whether the estimate is 25% unemployment or single-digit unemployment, that number doesn't apply to any one student. For any individual, the unemployment rate is 0% or 100%. One either has a job or doesn't. When any one person is looking for a job and there is 10% unemployment, that person just wants to be one of the nine people that has a job.
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Pre/Post Test for Career and Job search classTopic:Student Learning Outcomes for a Career Development and Job Search class.Overview:To assess learning, both for instructional purposes and on an individual student level, I find it helpful to have students complete both a pre-test and a post-test. One assessment is given at the beginning of the semester and the identical assessment is again completed at the end of the semester. The questions focus on course contents, such as self-exploration activites, career exploration and job search techniques. The results are used to complete Student Learning Outcomes and, additionally, students compare their pre and post tests as the basis for the final class paper.
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App-driven jobs allow workers to decide when, where, and how much to work—one “gig” at a time. Learn more about this new employment trend in the January 2019 issue of Page One Economics.
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This lesson is for high school students (usually sophomores-seniors). It can be adapted for middle school.Each student participates in a Job Shadow Day experience. This was originally adapted from the National Groundhog Job Shadow Day. Job Shadow experiences provide students with real-life experiences at jobs that match their career interests. The day can be ½ day or full day, depending on school policy, distance to travel, transportation to and from and other logistics for the students to attend.
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Apprenticeships are a win-win situation for both employers and the apprentices. Employers get a talent pipeline of skilled employees, and apprentices earn money while they learn the skills of the trade. You can find apprenticeships in a broad range of industries: manufacturing, information technology, healthcare, construction, and more. Employers, employer and labor groups, and trade associations sponsor apprenticeships. They often partner with local colleges to deliver the classroom instruction.
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Learn about work-based courses: credit-bearing community college courses redesigned in partnership with employers so that competencies are taught both in the classroom or lab and on the job. This collection of videos from Jobs for the Future (JFF) examines the major stages of program design and implementation and explains how each stakeholder—including colleges, manufacturing employers, and incumbent workers—benefits. Support materials offer active viewing questions and targeted links to a toolkit that contains guidance for those interested in implementing work-based courses in their college or workplace.
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Learn smart tips from a teen about how to begin your own personal career exploration using both self-reflection and outward reflection to work through the maze of potential career options.
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Learn about life skills that can help you get hired and lead to long-term, successful employment. These "skills to pay the bills" include communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and tolerance.
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Explore careers more effectively by filtering your career options by industries, sectors, and clusters, and by considering the most in-demand jobs of the future.
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Examine the robust options of today’s gig economy, including part-time and temporary jobs, freelancing, and side hustles that can contribute to successful, rewarding careers.
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Careers in Demand is ideal for high school students trying to determine which career pathway is right for them. The collection provides a snapshot of what a career in one of Kentucky’s high-demand industries might look like, including education and experience needed to get these jobs, salary ranges, work environment, and the projected number of job openings over a five-year period.
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What are the essential skills needed for students and workers to succeed in the job markets of today and tomorrow? Working with community partners to assess workforce challenges and opportunities, KCPT and Flatland are exploring the future of the workforce in Kansas City. Use these videos and resources to bring the conversation to the classroom and to those who matter most -- the workers of tomorrow!
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