Standards - Career & Technical Education

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the industry pathway.

Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Discuss and demonstrate ways to value diversity.

Utilize a variety of career awareness and research resources to determine career opportunities, job responsibilities, required training or education, and credentialing or license requirements for a selected career within the 16 Career Clusters.

Explore and complete self-assessments that highlight their own work values and aptitudes.

Develop a career plan for a specific career.

Demonstrate verbal communication, written communication, business etiquette, and interpersonal skills needed in the workplace.

Apply conflict management strategies to resolve workplace conflict.

Create business communications related to employment.

Explain the purpose of a business interview.

Demonstrate appropriate dress and behavior for an employment interview.

Identify and describe professional skills that are needed in the workplace.

Apply resource management skills.

Demonstrate organizational skills for handling important information and materials.

Display personal qualities that contribute to effective relationships, professional growth, and career success.

Compare and contrast business and personal ethics.

Gather and share information on effective leadership styles and the qualities of a good leader.

Identify the skills needed for effective leadership.

Demonstrate personal traits associated with teamwork and good leadership.

Gather and share information on parliamentary procedure and its importance in the workplace.

Explain how the use of social media and other technology has the potential to damage one’s future career prospects.

Demonstrate proper maintenance and techniques when using hardware and software, including file management, backing up files, having a backup plan when technology fails, and troubleshooting systems and applications.

Use technology systems and operations in a business environment.

Utilize various hardware and software to produce business-related publications.

Compare and contrast types of personal and business banking services.

Create a personal budget based upon possible future employment, including projected income and expenditures.

Create financial records fundamental to business.