2. Evaluate Your Professional Skills
This activity aims to help students become aware of their own professional skills.
Discuss
Professional skills are important to employers. Professional skills are often needed for all jobs you will have throughout your employment career. The Professional Skills Check-In includes different statements about skills used at school, work, and in life. This worksheet includes different types of professional skills, like work ethic, teamwork, and responsibility. For each statement, choose the number that best shows how often you do that skill right now. Just be honest with yourself—this is about helping you grow. Some skills might not apply to you yet, and that’s totally okay. Each section also includes a reflection question to help you think more about your strengths and areas to grow.
Resource
[Note to Instructors: After students have completed the Professional Skills Check-In, be sure to encourage them to share their self-assessment and goals with their Pre-ETS instructor, OOD counselor, and IEP Team. This self-assessment can be helpful when delivering future Pre-ETS or OOD services as well as transition planning by other IEP team members.]
Interactive Opportunity
Invite a guest speaker (local business owner, human resources professional, community leader, etc.) to talk about professional skills in the workplace. Work with students to prepare questions on how to build professional skills.