TEXAS STANDARDIZED CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
Adult Basic Skills - Workforce/Workplace Readiness Literacy Completion Point
Student Name: ____________________________ Student ID Number: _______________
Entry Date: _____________ Completion Date: ____________
The student is able to ... |
| Standard 1 - Identify ways to plan for employment |
| Date: _______ Instructor: _____________ |
| 1.1 |
Identifies reasons people work |
| 1.2 |
Describes connection between jobs
(careers, family life, etc.) |
| 1.3 |
Conducts own inventory of personal
work experience skills |
| 1.4 |
Develops a career plan |
| 1.5 |
Understands the information & ability
required for different careers |
| 1.6 |
Compares occupation requirements &
benefits associated with employment |
| Standard 2 - Understand different ways to search for a job |
| Date: _______ Instructor: _____________ |
| 2.1 |
Locates, selects, and processes classified
ads |
| 2.2 |
Identifies and locates government and
private employment agencies and/or
computer-assisted job search programs |
| 2.3 |
Identifies and locates personal resource
materials (birth certificates, diplomas,
training certificates, driver's license,
social security card) |
| 2.4 |
Understands the importance of
personal/professional job search
information. |
| 2.5 |
Develops a portfolio |
| 2.6 |
Develops a job card file (for specific job
leads, requirements, employer names,
interview information, and personal
notes) |
| 2.7 |
Uses appropriate communication skills
when using the telephone to call an
employer |
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| Standard 3 - Understand how to apply for and/or applies
for a job |
| Date: _______ Instructor: _____________ |
| 3.1 |
Describes and gives examples of job
interview situations, including prepared
questions to ask the interviewer |
| 3.2 |
Identifies behavior/attitudes for job
interviews |
| 3.3 |
Demonstrates skillful methods in job
interviews (grooming, dress, and verbal/
nonverbal communication) |
| 3.4 |
Develops a personal fact sheet (personal
references, work history, educational
information, and other related
information |
| 3.5 |
Reads, interprets, and completes job
applications |
| 3.6 |
Composes a resume with a cover |
| 3.7 |
Writes a follow-up letter after the
interview |
| Standard 4 - Show understanding of wages, benefits, taxes,
and over-all ideas of employee organizations |
| Date: _______ Instructor: _____________ |
| 4.1 |
Interprets wages, deductions, benefits,
and taxes |
| 4.2 |
Interprets timekeeping forms, timecards,
and timesheets |
| 4.3 |
Interprets pay schedules |
| 4.4 |
Identifies fringe benefits, medical
insurance, and retirement plans |
| 4.5 |
Understands importance of contract and
union agreements |
| 4.6 |
Shows knowledge of employee
handbooks, personnel policies, and
workers compensation |
| Standard 5 - Understand safety standards & procedures in
the workplace |
| Date: _______ Instructor: _____________ |
| 5.1 |
Identifies safety signs found in places of
employment |
| 5.2 |
Identifies safe work procedures |
| 5.3 |
Identifies safe work clothes |
| 5.4 |
Understands the importance of reporting
health and safety question to the
appropriate person(s) |
| 5.5 |
Understands good health rules/habits |
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TEXAS STANDARDIZED CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
Adult Basic Skills - Workforce/Workplace Readiness Literacy Completion Point
Student Name: ____________________________ Student ID Number: _______________
Entry Date: _____________ Completion Date: ____________
The student is able to ... (Cont'd) |
| Standard 6 - Understand relations to job training,
performance, retention, promotion & changes |
| Date: _______ Instructor: _____________ |
| 6.1 |
Discusses career job goals |
| 6.2 |
Identifies different feeling that affect
success at work place |
| 6.3 |
Identifies opportunities for job
advancement and retention |
| 6.4 |
Interprets job related vocabulary |
| 6.5 |
Demonstrates the ability to apply or
transfer skill learned in one job
situation to another |
| 6.6 |
Understands job-related signs, charts,
diagrams, forms, and procedures |
| 6.7 |
Identifies computer skills that affect job
retention and advancement |
| 6.8 |
Recognizes job responsibilities |
| 6.9 |
Interprets and writes work related
correspondence (notes, memos, letters) |
| 6.10 |
Know how to react to constructive
criticism |
| 6.11 |
Know how and when to make changes
or resign from a job |
| 6.12 |
Analyzes and solves workplace
problems |
| 6.13 |
Recognizes appropriate attire and
hygiene standards for employment
situations |
| 6.14 |
Lists stress details that can happen with
different jobs |
| Standard 7 - Recognize and use common workplace
technology |
| Date: _______ Instructor: _____________ |
| 7.1 |
Identifies common tools, equipment,
machines & materials required for job |
| 7.2 |
Demonstrates simple keyboarding skills |
| 7.3 |
Demonstrates ability to use a filing
system |
| 7.4 |
Identifies common business machines
(fax, copier, computer) |
| 7.5 |
Demonstrates basic computer skills &
common software programs |
| 7.6 |
Leaves messages on answering
machines |
| 7.7 |
Demonstrate appropriate use of the
telephone in a workplace setting |
| 7.8 |
Demonstrate the importance of word
processing and computer skills
in the workplace |
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| Standard 8 - Use common interaction techniques in
employment situations |
| Date: _______ Instructor: _____________ |
| 8.1 |
Demonstrates ability to work with others |
| 8.2 |
Demonstrates communication skills in
working with customers and clients |
| 8.3 |
Demonstrates the process of taking
action in meeting the needs and
solving the problems of customers |
| 8.4 |
Demonstrates effective body language
and its influence on the observer |
| 8.5 |
Identifies sexual harassment issues in
the workplace |
| 8.6 |
Identifies and uses different approaches
when working within a multicultural
workforce group |
| 8.7 |
Identifies techniques for handling stress
& time management problems on the job |
| Standard 9 - Use the computer to improve personal,
academic, vocational, & social communication |
| Date: _______ Instructor: _____________ |
| 9.1 |
Identifies basic terminology associated
with computers |
| 9.2 |
Identifies the parts of a computer |
| 9.3 |
Identifies hardware |
| 9.4 |
Identifies software |
| 9.5 |
Demonstrates appropriate use/care of
computer hardware & software |
| 9.6 |
Demonstrates the steps necessary to
"boot up" a computer system
(DOS, Windows, Macintosh) |
| 9.7 |
Uses computer directories to locate files |
| 9.8 |
Identifies the basic components of a
computer system |
| 9.9 |
Understands the possible usage of
computer |
| 9.10 |
Understands advantages and
disadvantages of computers |
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