Guides
Workplace Readiness Toolkit
This resource is designed to provide activities to reinforce and embed Virginia's 21st Century Workplace Readiness Skills at home. Workplace readiness skills are personal qualities, people skills, and professional traits that are necessary to maintain employment. These skills are important because they are the most desirable skills employers are searching for in potential employees.
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| Title | Format |
|---|---|
| Initiative and Self Direction | Activity Sheet |
| Work Ethic | Activity Sheet |
| Critical Thinking and Problem Solving | Activity Sheet |
| Creativity and Innovation | Activity Sheet |
| Integrity | Activity Sheet |
| Listening and Speaking | Activity Sheet |
| Conflict Resolution | Activity Sheet |
| Customer Service | Activity Sheet |
| Respect for Diversity | Activity Sheet |
| Teamwork | Activity Sheet |
| Efficiency and Productivity | Activity Sheet |
| Professionalism | Activity Sheet |
| Workplace Safety | Activity Sheet |
| Information Literacy | Activity Sheet |
| Information Technology | Activity Sheet |
| Information Security | Activity Sheet |
| Mathematics | Activity Sheet |
| Reading and Writing | Activity Sheet |
| About this Toolkit | Guide |
| Strategies to Increase Success | Guide |
| Toolkit Questions and Answers | Guide |
Discovering ME! Implementation Guide
This free guide is designed to assist student teams in implementing the Discovering ME! process. Through this process, students with significant barriers to employment will build early, customized work-based learning experiences.
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| Title | Format |
|---|---|
| What is Discovering ME!? | |
| Interviewing Those Who Know Me - Year Two | Activity Sheet |
| Discovery Acrostic | Infographic |
| 21st Century Workplace Readiness Skills | Activity Sheet |
| Additional Interview | Activity Sheet |
| Building Employment Skills through Career Readiness Activities | Activity Sheet |
| Building Opportunities | Activity Sheet |
| Foundation Information | Activity Sheet |
| Interviewing Those Who Know Me - Year One | Activity Sheet |
| Introducing Parents to Discovering ME! | |
| Meeting One: Next Steps | Activity Sheet |
| Meeting Two: Next Steps | Activity Sheet |
| My Top Three Career Clusters | Activity Sheet |
| Student Observation | Activity Sheet |
| Student Profile/General Information | Activity Sheet |
Career Planning Toolkit
This is a resource for educators and counselors supporting students with significant disabilities through the career planning process. The toolkit uses hands-on activities to help students plan for their careers as they prepare for a successful transition to postsecondary education or employment. The toolkit is a companion resource for the Center on Transition Innovations' Get Ready for Your Career course.
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Start on Success Replication Guide
This free guide is designed to provide guidance in replicating the components of this highly successful school-to-work model.
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