Workforce Readiness Lessons
for Standard 1


Click the Benchmark link to go to a lesson. You will need to have paper and a pen or pencil available for each lesson. If other materials are required, they are listed at the beginning of the lesson. Save your work from each lesson because it may be needed for a later lesson.

Each lesson contains underlined words which are links to other websites. When you click a link to another website, a new window will open. When you have finished looking at that website, close that window to return to your lesson. You may need to download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view some website pages.
 


Standard 1: The student identifies ways to plan for employment.

Benchmark 1: Identifying reasons people work

Benchmark 2: Describing the relationship between jobs, careers, family life, and leisure activities

Benchmark 3: Conducting a self-inventory of skills, experience, education, work preferences, abilities, and values using technological and/or traditional resources as they relate to the job market

Benchmark 4: Developing a career plan for future career options to include job preferences, training requirements, and tasks/responsibilities.

Benchmark 5: Understanding the knowledge and skills required for a variety of careers of interest to the student

Benchmark 6: Comparing occupations based on entry-level requirements and benefits associated with employment