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Regular price of this seminar is $250, however, due to State Farm's
national partnership with SkillsUSA, the cost is only $30 per person.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, October 21, 2005
PDP Information
Professional Development Program (PDP), A School-to-Work Curriculum - Winner
of the 1996 IACET Oracle Award and the 1996 AVA-VIM Award of Excellence.
SkillsUSA has released the totally revamped employability skills training
curriculum, the Professional Development Program; this latest edition
has been updated to meet employers' needs and streamlined for easier
implementation. The program guides students through 84 employability skills
activities that are covered in seven levels of the program, activities that
help meet the competencies outlined by the U.S. Secretary of Labor's
Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS). A school-to-work
curriculum, the PDP provides the tools to strengthen school-based learning,
work-based learning and connecting activities as outlined in the School to
Work Opportunities Act. Skills lessons include self-assessments to
communications skills, ethics, conflict resolution, government awareness,
time management skills, career research and much more.
Use of the PDP encourages local business
involvement in the training of tomorrow's entry-level workers. The
curriculum can be used as an individual self-development course or for group
instruction. It can be integrated into the existing curriculum or used as a
separate course of study. Students are recognized for individual achievement
as they develop their professional and occupational skills.
The program enables instructors to become managers of the learning process
while encouraging students to become responsible for their own learning and
development. PDP links academic and occupational programs and
business/industry and community leaders in a cooperative partnership for
student development.
The PDP sets the course with features like:
Multiple instructional strategies for high
school and college/technical programs
Individual and team-building skills
Activity-driven and student-driven lesson
plans
A design that's practical, teacher
friendly and ready to use
Training seminars and the opportunity to
earn CEUs
Benefits and Features (of the PDP curriculum)
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Teachers |
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Makes the
teacher's job easier by doing the following: |
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- Delivering employability skills
- Meets SCANS requirements
- Involves industry in the classroom
- Provides framework to facilitate
teamwork between academic teachers, occupational teachers and business
and industry
- Easy to learn and implement
- Teachers can manage the learning
process
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- Lesson planning is done for you
- Flexible
- Individual or group instructions
- Provides school-based work force
learning
- Can be used in program design
- Student workbooks
- Designed by teachers for teachers
- Designed by industry
- Awards and recognition for student
motivation
- Built-in record keeping
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Students |
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Benefits |
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- Delivers skills employers want
- Builds a portfolio
- Teaches how to conduct a job search
- Teaches workplace values
- Puts students in touch with business
and industry
- Enables students to direct their own
learning process
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- Easy to follow / self-teach
- Work in groups or alone
- Workbook can serve as documentation of
skills/portfolio piece
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Business/Industry |
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- Provides a method to influence public
education/establish skills standards
- Can ensure students have the skills
industry needs and the workplace values
- Provides an opportunity to network
with future employees
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- Has a place for industry sign-off
which allows signee to see what's been completed
- Completed workbooks show a potential
employee's skills
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Materials
For the price of the seminar you receive the
following:
- 1 full day of training
- Professional Development Program
Instructor's Guide
- one copy of each edition of the
Professional Development Program Student Workbooks
- certificate of completion
Agenda
Available soon.
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Marsha Daves
is currently the director of training for the SkillsUSA organization.
Previously, Ms Daves worked as the Tech Prep coordinator for the Oklahoma
Department of Career Tech and she was the coordinator of the Federal Career
Cluster Project. She has experience as a career and technical education
teacher and served as the state supervisor at the Oklahoma Department of
Education. In addition, Ms Daves served as the Oklahoma state association
director of SkillsUSA 1985 to 2001 and was chair of the State Association
Directors’ Executive Committee and served on the National SkillsUSA Board of
Directors. She served four times as team leader for TeamUSA, the United
States’ official delegation to the biennial World Skills Competition.
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