Employment Readiness

Upon completion of this course, the successful student will be able to:

1. identify barriers to communication and use strategies to overcome barriers.
2. display/use effective communications.
3. engage in active listening.
4. differentiate between passive, aggressive and assertive communication.
5. demonstrate initiative, dependability and reliability on the job.
6. present themselves at job interviews in a professional manner.
7. respond to interview questions by representing their strengths.
8. ask relevant questions of potential employers.
9. employ appropriate conversational skills with fellow students, coworkers and employers.
10. identify and demonstrate safe work practices as per WorkSafe BC guidelines.
11. demonstrate respectful interactions in a diverse multi-cultural learning/work environment.
12. demonstrate cooperative workplace behaviours.
13. identify ways of demonstrating initiative on the job.
14. demonstrate problem-solving strategies.
15. describe personal attributes, strengths and challenges.
16. prepare for an interview.
17. participate in role plays.
18. present themselves at job interviews in a professional manner.
19. respond to interview questions by representing their strengths.