Employability Skill Standards | Origin: HQ101
This is a general discussion forum for the following learning topic:
CTE High-quality Framework: Standards-aligned and Integrated Curriculum --> Employability Skill Standards
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
From this module, I learned that employability skills are not something extra to teach later. They should be part of everyday instruction. Skills like communication, teamwork, problem-solving, responsibility, and professionalism are just as important as technical skills because students will need them in any career they choose.
I plan to apply this by being more intentional about teaching and reinforcing these skills in my Computer Science class. Group projects, meeting deadlines, staying organized, solving problems, and working through challenges already happen in class, but I want students to recognize that they are building career skills at the same time. My goal is for students to leave my class with both technical knowledge and the habits needed to be successful in the future.
I often include employability skill in my grade book as an assignment. I use it as an alternative to "participation". I think it is important to assist students with developing soft skills and to use them regularly so that when in the workplace it won't be an issue for them.
I've never heard that employability skills should be weighed as heavily as technical and academic skills, but it makes sense. I am grateful to have resources like the employability skills rubric to guide this and will add this to my instructional planning tools.
It is criticial to have a rubric and figure out a way to provide feedback for students on employability skills.
Employability can be taught just like technical and academic skills. Rubrics are needed to help students see improvement. We must formalize our process and spend more time with our students and teachers, stressing this critical area's importance, especially since it's worth forty percent of a student's grade.
