Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Jobs	
Work Skills for Success	
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
1 Remember a student’s name
2.  Explain to other students how to do a task
3.  Listen to a teacher talk and ask questions
4.	 Earn	a	certificate	for	completing	a	skills	course
5.	 Help	organize	and	complete	a	group	project	on	time
6.	 Give	a	speech	using	visual	aides	such	as	posters
7.	 Take	careful	notes	on	directions	given
8.	 Remain	calm	and	help	others	during	a	crisis
9.	 Keep	a	calendar	of	things	to	do	and	deadlines
10.	 Produce	quality	work	when	given	an	assignment
11.	 Get	to	class	each	day	before	the	tardy	bell	rings
12.	 Decide	to	get	an	"A"	in	math	class,	and	then	earn	an	"A"
13.	 Serve	as	an	officer	in	a	club	or	volunteer	in	the	community
14.	 Budget	correctly	so	that	your	weekly	allowance	lasts	the	 entire week
15.	 Complete	a	task	on	time	without	someone	telling	you	what	 to do and when to do it
16.	 Talk	with	two	people	who	disagree	and	reach	a	solution	
	 that	enables	both	people	to	feel	good	about	the	solution	
	 (called	a	"win-win"	solution)
17.  Receive criticism and learn how to do better next time
18.  Introduce one person to another
19.  Read newspaper/internet to understand current events and 
business world
20.  Keep a neat and clean study area and room
21.	 Control	angry	thoughts	and	words	to	prevent	conflict
22.	 Write	an	essay	with	correct	spelling	and	punctuation
23.  List several solutions to a problem; then select the best
  solution to solve the problem
24.	 Get	along	peacefully	with	everyone	at	school
While	in	school,	you	are	learning	skills	that	are	needed	for	success	in	the	work	world!		 To	discover	the	
skills	you	are	learning,	complete	this	lesson.		Use	a	piece	of	notebook	paper	as	an	answer	sheet.		
1)  For each of the 24 "School Activities," list one related "Work World Skill Needed For Success."
2) Using your opinion, write down the name of one job that uses each (a to j) Work World Skill.  
For example:  (a) Communication Skills - Car Sales Person	
WORK WORLD SKILL 
NEEDED FOR SUCCESS
a)   Communication Skills
   (talk, listen, read, write)
b)   Decision Making Skills
c)   Goal Setting Skills
d)   Human Relation Skills
e)   Problem Solving Skills
f)   Leadership/Supervisor Skills
g)   Teamwork Skills
h)   Technical Skills
i)   Organizing Skills
j)  Work Ethic (Good Worker)  
 Skills