JA Success Skills®
JA Success Skills® meets the needs of a diverse group of high school students by providing engaging, academically enriching, and experiential-learning sessions in work-readiness education and career perspectives.
Following participation in the program, students will be able to:
- Identify and demonstrate the work-readiness skills needed to research, get, and keep a job.
- Develop innovative personal strategies to achieve lifelong learning pursuits and career opportunities.
Session Titles and Summaries
Session One: It’s My Life
Students are introduced to the 16 Success Skills. Working in groups, students evaluate sample resumes based on these skills.
Session Two: Listen Up
Working with partners, students participate in a role-playing activity designed to develop effective speaking and listening skills.
Session Three: Stay Connected
By analyzing case studies, students recognize the need for teamwork and cooperation in the workplace.
Session Four: Think Win/Win
Working in teams, students develop solutions to potential workplace conflicts. Students consider win/win, win/lose, and lose/lose responses to conflict.
Session Five: Work Smart
Working in groups, students participate in a game show. They practice solving workplace problems and making decisions.
Session Six: The Marketing Spin
Working in groups, students become familiar with the Success Skills “Reflect and Evaluate.” Students identify the connection between advertising a product and promoting themselves.
Session Seven: It’s My Future
During this final session, students participate in mock interviews. Students review the 16 Success Skills presented throughout the course of the program.
JA Worldwide® gratefully acknowledges the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for its dedication to the development and implementation of JA programs. Grant No. 2005-JL-FX-K030, awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Points of view or opinions expressed in the program materials are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
JA Worldwide appreciates its partnership with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to help young consumers understand financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness. JA programs encourage confidence and motivate young people to achieve their personal, educational, and career goals.
Copyright of select materials and content integrated throughout this program has been licensed to JA Worldwide by FranklinCovey Client Sales, Inc., a corporation of the state of Utah. Copyright ©2007 FranklinCovey Client Sales, Inc., USA. All Rights Reserved.
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