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
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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