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. Seven required, volunteer-led sessions.
JA Success Skills is a 7 session course and is recommended for students in grades 9-12. Instructional materials are packaged for 32 students and include detailed activity plans for the volunteer, workbooks for students, and consumable materials to be used in the classroom.
All JA programs are designed to support the skills and competencies identified by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. These programs also augment school-based, work-based, and connecting activities for communities with school-to-work initiatives.
JA Success Skills is a 7 session course and is recommended for students in grades 9-12. Instructional materials are packaged for 32 students and include detailed activity plans for the volunteer, workbooks for students, and consumable materials to be used in the classroom.
All JA programs are designed to support the skills and competencies identified by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. These programs also augment school-based, work-based, and connecting activities for communities with school-to-work initiatives.
Program ConceptsBuilding rapport, Careers , Career choices, Choices , Communication, Conflict resolution, Cooperation, Data collection, Effective teamwork, Evaluating information, Job interview, Marketing, Oral communication, Problem-solving, Reflect and evaluate, Resolve conflict, Synergy, Values |
Program SkillsActive listening, Analyzing information, Brainstorming, Categorizing data, Cooperation, Critical thinking, Deductive reasoning, Interpreting information, Oral and written communication, Problem-solving, Public speaking, Reflect and evaluate, Self-assessment, Synthesizing and evaluating information, Working in groups |