Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Course Title: 		Career Discovery
Course Type: 	Orientation/Exploratory
Career Cluster: 	Human Services

Secondary – Middle School	
Program Number	8500140	
CIP Number	04209950EX	
Grade Level	6-8	
Course Length	Semester	
Teacher Certification	Refer to the Course Structure section. 	
CTSO	FCCLA	
CTE Program Resources 	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml	

Purpose 

The purpose of this course is to assist students in making informed decisions regarding their future academic and occupational goals and to provide information regarding careers in the Human Services career cluster.  The content includes but is not limited to making career choices, basic employability skills that relate to content extracted from any family and consumer sciences exploratory course including the development of leadership and organization skills within the program.

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Course Structure

The length of this course is one semester. It may be offered for two semesters when appropriate. When offered for one semester, it is recommended that it be at the exploratory level and more in-depth when offered for two semesters. 

To teach the course(s) listed below, instructors must hold at least one of the teacher certifications indicated for that course.

The following table illustrates the course structure:

Course Number	Course Title	Teacher Certification	Length	
8500140	Career Discovery	FAM CON SC 1	Semester	
Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

01.0	Demonstrate leadership and organizational skills in the workplace.
02.0	Apply academic skills as they relate to the workplace.
03.0	Identify desirable personal and work ethics.
04.0	Develop interpersonal skills for personal and career success.
05.0	Demonstrate team player skills.
06.0	Demonstrate employability skills.
07.0	Create and maintain an employment portfolio.
08.0	Demonstrate critical thinking skills and application of the decision making process as it relates to personal and work situations.
09.0	Recognize and demonstrate effective communication skills.
10.0	Identify appropriate dress for various job experiences.
11.0	Recognize the importance of healthy choices as they relate to the well-being of the individual.
12.0	Practice successful resource management techniques.
13.0	Identify legal and ethical issues as they relate to the work environment.
14.0	Identify job benefits.
15.0	Practice employee and job safety. 
16.0	Identify career pathways related to Family and Consumer Sciences.

Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 		Career Discovery
Course Number: 	8500140
Course Credit: 	Semester

Course Description:

The content includes but is not limited to making career choices, basic employability skills that relate to content extracted from any family and consumer sciences exploratory course including the development of leadership and organization skills within the program.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	
01.0	Demonstrate teamwork and leadership skills in the family, workplace, and community.  The student will be able to:	
01.01	Identify purposes, functions, roles and responsibilities of members of professional and youth organizations, including career and technical student organizations.	
01.02	Work cooperatively as a group member to achieve organizational goals. 	
01.03	Demonstrate leadership roles and organizational responsibilities.	
01.04	Identify and utilize the FCCLA planning process.	
01.05	Discuss the establishment and history of the FCCLA organization.	
02.0	Apply academic skills as they relate to the workplace.  The student will be able to:	
02.01	Demonstrate reading comprehension of technical/work manuals and written instruction.	
02.02	Apply appropriate mathematical skills as they relate to the task at hand.	
03.0	Identify desirable personal and work ethics.  The student will be able to:	
03.01	Describe positive and negative personal and work ethics.	
03.02	Recognize the benefits of positive personal and work ethics.	
03.03	Identify character traits that reflect good moral judgment (i.e. honesty, kindness).	
03.04	Demonstrate characteristics that produce successful employee/employer relations.	
04.0	Develop interpersonal skills for personal and career success.  The student will be able to:	
04.01	Determine ways to strengthen self-esteem.	
04.02	Identify factors that influence personality formation.	
04.03	Identify positive human resources required for successful personal and work relationships.	
04.04	Describe qualities and characteristics of a mentoring experience. 	
04.05	Determine the relevance of integrating academic learning, social skills and lifestyle choices to home, community and career.	
05.0	Demonstrate team player skills.  The student will be able to:	
05.01	Define teamwork.	
05.02	Identify the benefits of working cooperatively.	
05.03	Recognize confrontational personality types within a team.	
05.04	Practice conflict resolution techniques.	
06.0	Demonstrate employability skills.  The student will be able to:	
06.01	Identify academic skills required for job success.	
06.02	Recognize factors that may influence career choices.	
06.03	Identify sources of career information.	
06.04	Create and discuss the importance of the components of a current resume.	
06.05	List the steps in a job search.	
06.06	Demonstrate the ability to complete a job application. 	
06.07	Demonstrate effective interviewing skills.	
07.0	Demonstrate critical thinking skills and application of the decision making process as it relates to personal and work situations.  The student will be able to:	
07.01	Define the decision-making process.	
07.02	Apply the decision making-process in workplace situations.	
07.03	Demonstrate the ability to apply critical thinking skills.	
08.0	Recognize and demonstrate effective communication skills.  The student will be able to:	
08.01	Define assertive, aggressive, and passive communication.	
08.02	Identify the impact of non-verbal behavior on communication.	
08.03	Analyze the importance of accepting constructive criticism.	
08.04	Demonstrate techniques for dealing with criticism.	
08.05	Identify appropriate conversation for the work environment.	
08.06	Practice appropriate written and verbal communication necessary for the workplace.	
08.07	Practice effective presentation techniques.	
09.0	Identify appropriate dress for various job experiences.  The student will be able to:	
09.01	Practice good grooming techniques.	
09.02	Identify the factors needed to create an economical, coordinated, easy care work wardrobe.	
09.03	Select appropriate clothing for a variety of careers and work situations.	
10.0	Recognize the importance of healthy choices as they relate to the well-being of the individual.  The student will be able to:	
10.01	Define and describe symptoms of stress.	
10.02	Identify various coping behaviors.	
10.03	List and define types of substance abuse.	
10.04	Identify effects of substance abuse on job performance.	
10.05	List help that is available, through the government and community organizations, for attaining and maintaining good mental and emotional health.	
10.06	Describe the importance of healthy food choices as they relate to job performance.	
10.07	Identify techniques for balancing work, community, and personal life.	
11.0	Identify legal issues as they relate to the work environment.  The student will be able to:	
11.01	Define and describe types of sexual harassment in the workplace.	
11.02	Identify appropriate conversation for the work environment.	
11.03	List the advantages of a culturally diverse workplace.	
11.04	Discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act.	
11.05	Discuss the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.	
12.0	Identify job benefits.  The student will be able to:	
12.01	Define job benefits.	
12.02	Identify advantages of benefit packages.	
12.03	Discuss income as it relates to career success.	
13.0	Practice employee and job safety.  The student will be able to:	
13.01	Discuss the roles of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).	
13.02	Discuss human errors and unsafe work environments and their relationship to employee safety.	
13.03	Demonstrate safe operation of workplace equipment.	
13.04	Identify first aid procedures for accidents and injuries.	
14.0	Identify career pathways related to family and consumer sciences.  The student will be able to:	
14.01	Define and describe the different types of businesses related to Family and Consumer Sciences career pathways.	
14.02	Explain entrepreneurship.	
14.03	Describe the risks and advantages of entrepreneurship.	
14.04	Develop an entrepreneur business plan for a Family and Consumer Sciences career pathway.	
14.05	Operate an on-site business related to a Family and Consumer Sciences career pathway.	

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools and equipment, as well as, experimental, quality, and safety procedures are an integral part of this career and technical program/course. Laboratory investigations benefit all students by developing an understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of empirical work, as well as the skills required to manage, operate, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment/tools used to make observations. Students understand measurement error; and have the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the resulting data. Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students. 

Florida Standards for English Language Development (ELD)
English language learners communicate for social and instructional purposes within the school setting. ELD.K12.ELL.SI.1 

English Language Development (ELD) Standards Special Notes:
Teachers are required to provide listening, speaking, reading and writing instruction that allows English language learners (ELL) to communicate for social and instructional purposes within the school setting. For the given level of English language proficiency and with visual, graphic, or interactive support, students will interact with grade level words, expressions, sentences and discourse to process or produce language necessary for academic success. The ELD standard should specify a relevant content area concept or topic of study chosen by curriculum developers and teachers which maximizes an ELL’s need for communication and social skills. For additional information on the development and implementation of the ELD standards, please contact the Bureau of Student Achievement through Language Acquisition at SALA@fldoe.org.

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

CTSOs are co-curricular career and technical student organizations providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills. Career and Technical Student Organizations provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction offered. Other CTSOs not listed in this curriculum framework or recognized by the Florida Department of Education are permissible provided they support student mastery over the standards and benchmarks of this curriculum framework.

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities as identified on the secondary student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 plan or postsecondary student’s accommodations’ plan to meet individual needs and ensure equal access. Accommodations change the way the student is instructed. Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems. Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

In addition to accommodations, some secondary students with disabilities (students with an IEP served in Exceptional Student Education (ESE)) will need modifications to meet their needs. Modifications change the outcomes or what the student is expected to learn, e.g., modifying the curriculum of a secondary career and technical education course. Note: postsecondary curriculum and regulated secondary programs cannot be modified.