Grade 15 - Business Management & Administration

Career Management (Credit: 0.50)

Career management is a semester-length high school elective course that assists students in their preparation for career selection. The course is designed to improve workforce skills needed in all careers including: communication leadership teamwork decision making problem solving goal setting time management Students will complete activities that help identify personal interests, aptitudes, and learning styles. Students will use results of self-assessments to determining careers that may prove personally satisfying. prepare a plan to help them secure employment in this field. Students will learn practical job-seeking skills including application and interviewing skills. During the course, students will explore how personal/social development, educational achievement, lifelong learning, and career management can lead to career satisfaction and success.
Course Objectives:

Develop greater understanding a diverse and evolving career landscape.
Explore personal strengths, challenges, skills, self-concept, and goals.
Understand how personal traits, academic achievement, and strategic planning affect career success.
Create and manage a career plan that supports career goals.
Use accurate, current, and unbiased career information during career planning and management.
Master academic, occupational, and general employability skills in order to obtain, create, maintain, and/or advance your employment.