FOCUS Career Exploration

Career Exploration Course

Students, you will need your enrollment key from your teacher to enroll in this course.

Employability Skills

Course Description
Through the instruction of soft skills associated with employment, students will gain an understanding of job management skills and building employee/employer relationships. Students will increase their understanding of workplace protocols and expectations, as well as ethical conduct, including social media. Students will also become aware of the evaluation process of job performance and the effective strategies for conflict resolution, problem solving, and resigning from a job. 

Personal Data Sheet/Resume - T19084

Students will meet with staff and the work coordinator to complete the processes of getting a job. Students will use a variety of tools to locate jobs in the community. Students will have assistance with filling out applications and personality tests. Students will make sure their resume is updated and have references to hand in with applications.  Staff will provide opportunities for pre interview questions and transportation to the interview.  Students will also be guided through the follow up process.  A student may also complete a career assessment or be placed in a job shadow work experience. The student will learn how to appropriately ask for and access disability accommodations needed for successful employment.  (This is by appointment only, and not a class.)

Introduction to Office Work - T50504

This class is designed to introduce the student to basic office skills.  Each student will work on increasing keyboarding skills, informal and formal correspondence, electronic filing using Microsoft Excel, data entry, office documents using Microsoft Word, and ordering supplies online.  

Employability Skills - T19074

Though the instruction of soft skills associated with employment, students will gain an understanding of job management skills and building employee/employer relationships. Class includes: social media, interviews, pre-employment requirements, personal data sheet, resumes, cover letters, applications and other employment required forms.

Common Grounds Leadership (South) - T19604

A semester class where students will learn the skills needed to run the student business; Common Grounds Coffee Shop at South Education Center. The first half of the semester will include the skills of basic business operation, safety and sanitation, customer service, making quality products, advertising, marketing, displays, inventory and working with vendors.  Students will then apply for a specific leadership position for one of the department leads for the second half of the semester.  As a department lead for Advertising/Displays, Products/Inventory, Finance/Pricing or Customer Service/Incentives they will work on projects in their department to improve and enhance the business, working in a team, building communication skills, leadership skills and participating and leading weekly board meetings. 

Career Awareness - T19054

Student’s complete career and interest inventories, assess values, work with case manager to identify current skills, and record their employment experiences. Students tour some local businesses for exposure to a variety of jobs and work towards setting realistic goals for a possible career path.  Students will also work on skills to apply for jobs (basic concepts, interpreting job descriptions, pre-application skills, matching the description with actual skills and abilities) and knowledge of the interview process.  They will leave the class with in-depth research of careers and the ability to identify those careers that match their current set of skills.