THE SKILLS TRAINING SYSTEM curriculum helps students successfully exit high school with "marketable skills." This hands-on program provides a direct link between students, schools, and businesses.

Students learn skills in one of eight career areas: Auto Detailing, Carpentry, Child Care, Food Service, General Office Assistant, Horticulture/Greenhouse, Lawn Care/Landscaping, and Retailing. These career areas are some of the most popular entry-level career fields.

The Skills Training System is composed of two components--Basic and Enhanced Skills Training. Each component consists of a 90 hour program that instructs students in the necessary competencies for entry-level work in one of the eight career areas. Students learn job related skills, life skills, academic skills, safety, and exit with a Certificate of Skills Completion to help make a successful transition to employment.

The Basic Skills Training component provides 90 hours of instruction for each of the eight career areas. This curriculum provides the first steps necessary in building a strong foundation for skill training.

Detailed lesson plans
Overview charts with day by day breakouts
Real tools, materials and supplies
CDs for easy customization
Multimedias with supplemental instruction

highlights

Academic integration
Comprehensive curriculum, relevant, meaningful instruction
Engaging and motivating to students
Supports for special needs students
Knowledge and performance based assessment
Work performance benchmarks
Pre-and post-testing
Certificate of skills completion
Ready-made IEP documentation
On-site training

accolades

U.S. Dept. of Education validated and approved
National Dropout Prevention Network model program
National Consortium of State Guidance Leadership endorsement
Research-based
Proven effective

Implementation:

Overview charts for each of the career areas detail the 90 hours of instruction.

Instructor Materials:

Detailed lesson plans for each day provide the objectives, competencies, materials needed, length of time required, procedures, and evaluation in a step-by-step, easy to follow approach. Detailed student instructions provide the basis for task completion.

Skill Tasks

Examples include:

Use sand and vermiculite to mix potting media
Set up a retail store display
Perform basic interior auto detailing
Perform basic child care feeding and clothing tasks
Set a table and take customer’s orders in a restaurant setting
Sort mail and perform basic filing tasks
Change the oil in a small engine
Identify carpentry tools and fasteners

Instructor's Notes contain over 720 hours of lesson plans (90 days for each of the eight career areas). Easy to use overview charts detail the 90 day scope and sequence. Pre-Post tests are provided for each area.

Community/Parent Involvement Get your community involved with these hands-on activities for the classroom!

Materials and Tools needed to perform the kit activities, such as 4-cycle engine, rebar box, barometer, sphygmomanometer, screen printing kit, soldering board, wall section, food models, galvanized pipe, wallpaper kit, videos, and software programs.

Internet Sites Unique sites provided to research more about careers.

Student Instructions detailed steps lead students through the job tasks.

Special Education Editions for Special Needs Students are available for all kits - They contain "First Look" Books that break the concepts and terms down to a 2nd-4th grade reading level and audio support.

Training Nationally-certified trainers will come to your site to provide in-service training on system implementation.

Project Discovery Basic Skills Training

Auto Detailing
1. CURR-1001
Carpenter's Helper
1. CURR-1002
Child Care Assistant
1. CURR-1003
Food Service Assistant
1. CURR-1004
General Office Assistant
1. CURR-1005
Horticulture/Nursery/Greenhouse Worker
1. CURR-1006
Lawn Care Worker
1. CURR-1007
Retail/Stock Assistant
1. CURR-1008