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Post-Secondary and Workforce Readiness Skills. Healthcare Essentials Tara Bell. Career Readiness A Business-Led Approach for Supporting K-12 Schools U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Center for Education and Workforce. College and Career Ready. Workforce Ready Assessments.
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Post-Secondary and Workforce Readiness Skills Healthcare Essentials Tara Bell
Career ReadinessA Business-Led Approach for Supporting K-12 SchoolsU.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Center for Education and Workforce
Workforce Ready Assessments • Ascertain if students have attained the requisite math and reading proficiency to be successful in both college and the workplace.
Workforce Ready Assessments • Ascertain if students have attained the requisite “soft skills” proficiency to be successful in both college and the workplace.
Career Courses with Dual Credit Opportunities • Student acquisition of meaningful dual, concurrent, and/or articulated college credit can be a validation of college and career readiness. • Student participation in Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses. • The dual credit model is often a component of CTE courses, within a program of study, that align secondary and post-secondary courses for a seamless transition.
Work-Based Learning • Work-based learning should be embedded within individual courses and programs of study. • Experiences may include: • Internships • Clinicals • Apprenticeships • Simulated Experiences • Virtual Job Shadow
Industry-Recognized Credentialing • Industry –Recognized Credentialing may be used as an indicator of career readiness. • Diploma Endorsements • Micro-Credentials (digital badging) • Certifications
Career Guidance • Career guidance has expanded from the school counselors to technology platforms and tools. • Inspire – information about in-demand occupations, skill requirements, earning potential, and opportunities to connect to local employers. • Personalized learning or career plan. • ICAP – Individualized Career and Academic Plan • Some plans include a crosswalk of career aspirations to a student’s academic achievement.
Limitations and Challenges • Assessments – commonly used and important in addressing many of the cores essential skills a student will need to transition out of high school, often don’t address many of the “soft skills” employers are looking for in an employee. • CTE courses stigmatized as “less rigorous” that limits, not expands, opportunities. • Quality work-based learning experiences. • Which credentials are valued by employers… • Career guidance is not happening everywhere with few opportunities for students to get meaningful access to information and coaching.
Professionalism • Health Beliefs/Behaviors • Communications • Patient Safety • Computer & Technology • Medical Records • Customer Service • Critical Thinking • Basic Problem • Structured Data Collection • Cultural Competency • Self Confidence • Team Player • Culturally Congruent Care
Healthcare Essentials Standards & Curriculum • The curriculum is divided into modules. • Can be taught by module or as a course. • Each module contains: • Standards • PPT • Lesson Plan • Outline • Resources