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PaCE  Professional and Community Experience

School-to-Career/Canon City High School

1313 College Avenue

Canon City, CO 81212  

 

(719) 276-5870 ext. 5947                                                                      

ortegam@canon.k12.co.us

 

SYLLABUS

Suggested Level: Grades 11-12

Prerequisites:

Ø      Career Development and Training

Ø      Must be a junior or senior at Canon City High School.

Ø      Must pass Career Development Training (CDT) at Canon City High School.

Ø      Must have an idea what career field(s) you are interested in.

Ø      Must have an idea of what kind of post-secondary education you are interested in.

Ø      Must have approval from parents or guardian.

Description: 

The PaCE Program is a two-facet offering involving a seminar portion as well as an actual work experience.  PaCE seminar is designed to instruct and study various workplace skills through guest speakers, video and instruction.  The work experience provides students a reference to apply, practice and evaluate various workplace skills.

Materials:

Students will maintain a journal of topics covered in the seminar portion of the course.  Students will update their portfolios with experiences from both their workplaces and from seminars.

Objectives:

Students will:

1.      Obtain a work experience aligned with each student’s career goals, which is appropriate to their background, knowledge, skills and abilities.

2.      Gain work experiences where the student will learn new skills.

3.      Gain knowledge and understanding a various workplace skills, interpersonal skills and expectations through seminar courses.

Sample Seminar Topics:

Ø      Conflict Resolution

Ø      Humor in the Workplace

Ø      Time Management

Ø      Customer Service

Ø      Work Ethics

Ø      What Employers Look for in Employees

COURSE GOAL: 

It is the intent of the Canon City High School Professional and Community Experience (PaCE) program that each student has a successful and meaningful work experience enhanced by seminar courses.  As a result of these experiences students will hopefully gain a competitive edge in the job market, which in turn may launch them into a rewarding career field or provide a checkpoint to reevaluate their career goals. evaluate their career goals.