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Project Discovery Skills Training
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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 Enhanced Skills Training component provides an additional 90 hours of advanced instruction for each of the eight career areas. The Enhanced Skills Training curriculum expands upon the foundation begun in the Basic program and provides more detailed, in-depth instruction in the skills required of the particular occupation. Through more challenging, exciting hands-on activities, students will expand their knowledge and skill level!

Coupled with the Basic Skills training component, this provides for a complete year-round skills training curriculum.

Contents

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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:
instructor's notes

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

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

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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.

Grocery Clerking Kit internet sites

Internet Sites Unique sites provided to research more about careers.

Student Instructions

Student Instructions detailed steps lead students through the job tasks.

special education editions

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

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

Project Discovery Enhanced Skills Training

  1. Auto Detailing II
    1. CURR-2005
  2. Carpenter's Helper II
    1. CURR-2008
  3. Child Care Assistant II
    1. CURR-2006
  4. Food Service Assistant II
    1. CURR-2007
  5. General Office Assistant II
    1. CURR-2001
  6. Horticulture/Nursery/Greenhouse Worker II
    1. CURR-2002
  7. Lawn Care/Landscaping Worker II
    1. CURR-2004
  8. Retail Trades II
    1. CURR-2003