Florida Career Competencies

Listed below are the competencies that must be met to satisfy the requirements of (Section 1003.4156, Florida Statutes):

Understanding the Workplace

01.0 Describe how work relates to the needs and functions of the economy, society, and personal fulfillment.
02.0 Describe the influences that societal, economic, and technological changes have on employment trends and future training.
03.0 Describe the need for career planning, changing careers, and the concept of lifelong learning and how they relate to personal fulfillment.
04.0 Appraise how legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and Child Labor Laws regulates employee rights.

Self- Awareness

05.0 Use results of an interest assessment to describe their top interest areas and relate to careers/career clusters.

06.0 Identify five values that they consider important in making a career choice.
07.0 Identify skills needed for career choices and match to personal abilities and interest.
08.0 Demonstrate the ability to apply skills of self-advocacy and self-determination throughout the career planning process.
09.0 Identify strengths and areas in which assistance is needed at school.
10.0 Apply results of all assessments to personal abilities in order to make realistic career choices.

Exploring Careers

11.0 Demonstrate the ability to locate, understand, and use career information.
12.0 Use the Internet to access career and education planning information.
13.0 Identify skills that are transferable from one occupation to another.
14.0 Demonstrate use of career resources to identify occupational clusters, career opportunities within each cluster, employment outlook,  and  education/training requirements.
15.0 Explain the relationship between educational achievement and career success.

Goal Setting and Decision-Making

16.0 Identify and demonstrate use of steps to make career decisions.
17.0 Identify and demonstrate processes for making short and long term goals.

Workplace Skills

18.0 Demonstrate personal qualities (e.g. dependability, punctuality, responsibility, integrity, getting along with others) that are needed to be successful in the workplace.
19.0 Demonstrate skills to interact positively with others.
20.0 Demonstrate employability skills such as working on a team, problem-solving and organizational skills.

Career and Education Planning

21.0 Identify secondary and post secondary school courses and major areas of interest that meet tentative career plans.
22.0 Identify advantages and disadvantages of entering various secondary and post secondary programs for the attainment of career goals.
23.0 Demonstrate knowledge of varied types and sources of financial aid to obtain assistance for post secondary education.
24.0 Identify inappropriate discriminatory behaviors that may limit opportunities in the workplace.
25.0 Develop a career and education plan that includes short and long-term goals, high school program of study, and post secondary/work goals.
26.0 Describe how extracurricular programs can be incorporated in career and education planning.
27.0 Demonstrate knowledge of high school exit options (e.g., standard diploma, certificate of completion, special diploma, GED, etc.) and impact on post-school opportunities.
28.0 Describe high school credits and explain how GPA's are calculated.

Job Search

29.0 Demonstrate skills to complete a job application.
30.0 Demonstrate skills essential for a job interview.