Ready for the workforce : engaging strategies for teaching secondary learners employability skills / Christi McBride, Brenda Duncan-Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McBride, Christi, author.

Duncan-Davis, Brenda, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career education--United States.

Career education.

Employability--Study and teaching--United States.

Employability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 138 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Solution Tree Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Employability skills, such collaboration and problem solving, are essential abilities or competencies necessary for an individual to be successful in the global workplace. Whether a student's postsecondary plan is to pursue further education or direct workforce placement, all learners need these specific skills. The authors have developed the YES! Youth Employability Skills framework to provide educators with the ability to nurture nine essential skill sets in their students by integrating activities into their current curriculum content. The framework can embed with ease in any school's current schedule"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Impact of regulations on the implementation of employability skills in education

Communication

Teamwork & collaboration

Critical thinking & problem solving

Effective workplace relationships

Resource management

Mindset, resiliency and grit

Ethics/values/integrity

Networking and interview skills

Planning for your career pathway.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781949539806

1949539806

OCLC:

1204267778