Introduction to Employability Skills

Curriculum Guideline

Effective Date:
Course
Discontinued
No
Course Code
CSCT 0110
Descriptive
Introduction to Employability Skills
Department
Customer Service & Cashier Training
Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Credits
3.00
Start Date
End Term
Not Specified
PLAR
No
Semester Length
15
Max Class Size
18
Contact Hours
70 – 90 (depending on employment barrier) Classroom 40% Lab 40% Practicum 20%
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lab
Seminar
Practicum
Learning Activities
  • Lecture
  • Class discussion
  • Roleplays
  • Guest speakers
  • Written assignments
  • Videos
Course Description
This course is designed to help students identify the knowledge and skills required for obtaining and keeping employment. Course work will emphasize individual skill assessments, interpersonal communication skills, workplace responsibilities, teamwork skills, safety issues, and personal management skills for the workplace.
Course Content
  • value clarification and matching assessment skills into employment
  • long term and short term goals
  • dealing with barriers to employment
  • decision-making strategies
  • setting priorities in work and personal life
  • factors that contribute to confidence and self-esteem
  • communicating effectively with employers, supervisors, and co-workers
  • teamwork approach to completing tasks
  • strategies for handling stress
  • appropriate clothing choices for interviews and the work site

 

Learning Outcomes
  1. To help students explore their values and career choices through individual skill assessments
  2. To make realistic employment choices and to identify the steps necessary to achieve a goal
  3. To develop and practice self management skills for the work site
  4. To explore and  practice basic communication skills
  5. To learn skills for discussing and resolving problems on the work site
  6. To assess and improve personal grooming
  7. To promote safety awareness including rules and procedures on the work site

 

Means of Assessment

A mastery model of on-going evaluation will be used. A student will have completed the course when he/she has demonstrated through satisfactory completion of exercises and assignments that the course objectives have been achieved. Where formal tests are used mastery will be defined as a score of 80% or more.

Progress will be monitored on a regular basis by the instructor in consultation with each student. The student will be expected to maintain regular attendance and progress, actively participate in all lab instructed activities, and completes all assignments as directed