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.

Use technology to collaborate with peers and/or experts to create digital artifacts that can be published online for a target audience.

Formulate new ideas, solve problems, or create products through the design and engineering process by utilizing testing, prototypes, and user feedback.

List the Alabama career pathways in the Information Technology Cluster.

Describe each pathway in the Information Technology Cluster and explain what someone in the field might do.

Describe one career from each pathway in the Alabama Career and Technical Education Information Technology Cluster.

Research and create a visual presentation outlining the educational requirements and salaries for an entry-level, mid-level, and upper management position within the field of information technology.

Research a variety of careers in the field of information technology and define a problem that could be solved by an information technology professional.

Create a presentation that defines a problem in the information technology field and suggests a possible solution which incorporates some form of information technology.

Explain the process of finding and applying for jobs in the field of information technology.

Explain where information technology jobs may be found.

List the personal documents needed when applying for various job and career opportunities.

Create a personal career plan which leads to meeting requirements for a mid-level position in information technology.

List and describe skills needed for posted positions in information technology.

Discuss how a person can demonstrate essential skills needed for workplace and career success.

Describe a scenario to illustrate a strong work ethic.

Assess personal strengths and weaknesses that would impact successful employment.

Discuss the relationship between stress and time management.

Research and discuss effective time management strategies for reducing stress levels and improving workplace productivity.

Utilize a plan to implement effective time management skills.

Explore the Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) available in Alabama relating to information technology and explain how they enhance the skills and knowledge needed in information technology fields.

List the goals of selected CTSOs.

Outline the history of selected CTSOs.

Describe the student leadership positions available at the local and state levels in selected CTSOs.

Research and prepare an entry for a CTSO competitive event at the local and state levels.

Describe local, state, and national CTSO programs, events, and conferences.

Utilize research to create and present a recruitment video for a selected CTSO that presents interesting facts, describes the benefits of membership, and outlines the leadership, educational, and service opportunities it affords.