Employment Skills Syllabus
Coach Houston
1st period – room 2 Emp Skills
•2nd period – room 2 Emp Skills
** Supplies – Every student will need a spiral notebook and a writing utensil daily
First Nine Weeks
• Complete student information forms. Including ARD and VAC forms.
• Review workplace and classroom rules for VAC and test for knowledge of rules.
• Identify individual skills and career interest
• Job Searching using the internet and newspapers
• Practice applications for employment
• Create a resume
• Practice interviews
• Goal Setting
Second Nine Weeks
• Everyday Skills: including but not limited to how to use the internet, phone book, mail a letter,
use the classifieds, etc.
• Personal Finances: how to get a bank account, write a check, use a debit card, deposit slips,
and registers
• Renting an apartment and signing a lease
• Furnishing an apartment and set up expenses
Third Nine Weeks
• Time and Pay and computing a paycheck
• Income Taxes
• Completing IRS Form 1040EZ
• Credit Account and the ups and downs of credit cards
• Communication Skills
• Problem Solving
Fourth Nine Weeks
• What is taxable
• How to calculate tax for items and discount for items.
• How to make change
• How to apply for a loan
• How to find public transportation
• How to obtain a Drivers License
• Create a Budget