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Preparing for ACCSC's Essential Workforce Skills Programmatic Certification

Since the inception of career education, it seems employers have consistently claimed that students lack so-called soft skills. Although there's no universal agreement on what to call them, the term represents a set of skills (including things such as teamwork and communication skills) regarded as essential for long-term success in the workforce. ACCSC refers to these types of skills as essential workforce skills.

This course will help institutions adopt a framework for high-quality career education programs, holistically integrate essential workforce skills into their programs, enhance students' development and demonstration of them, and prepare to achieve Essential Workforce Skills (EWS) Programmatic Certification.

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This course provides you with a lifelong peer-to-peer learning opportunity through a specific Performance Group created within the Career Ed Lounge, a learning community of career education professionals. This allows you to learn and share with your peers at any time you want, even after you complete the course.

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Course Testimonials

"I appreciate the course's outline. It makes it easy to understand and get the meat out. This course is very helpful to what I do. I've been already doing some of things discussed in the course in my class but after the course, I will add some of the things I learned and implement them in my class to help my student be more well prepared for the workforce. Thank you so much!"

"This was a very solid course with tons of detailed information! The multimedia components were fun - I truly enjoyed it!"

"very informative, educational and applicable to my learning needs. Excellent!"

"This has by far been my favorite course. I really enjoyed the presentation of material. Having multiple deliveries of information is my favorite way to learn. Thank you for including this!"

Course Objectives

Module 1: EWS: The Big Picture

Explain the labor market needs for essential workforce skills
Differentiate competency areas that comprise ACCSCâ€™s High-Quality Program Framework
Identify and define essential workforce skills using concrete, behavioral language
Relate essential workforce skills to studentsâ€™ careers

Module 2: EWS: Creating a Culture

Create an institutional culture conducive to cultivating studentsâ€™ essential workforce skills
Recognize opportunities beyond core curricula to help students develop essential workforce skills
Map essential workforce skills to program elements
Address potential barriers to a holistic development approach

Module 3: EWS: Development and Demonstration

Adopt a cultivating, coaching mindset
Apply a framework for students to effectively develop and demonstrate essential workforce skills
Implement effective practices for students to continuously develop and demonstrate essential workforce skills throughout their program
Design experiences effective for students to practice and reflect on essential workforce skills
Use methods to make learning experiences more work-relevant

Module 4: EWS: The Certification Process

Prepare for success before applying for EWS Programmatic Certification
Apply recommended practices to demonstrate meeting Standard I
Provide evidence that demonstrates meeting Standard II
Produce evidence that demonstrates meeting Standard III
Supply evidence that demonstrates meeting Standard IV
Complete the competency-program alignment map correctly

Course Structure

Course Format

Can Start Anytime
Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
4 Hours of Activities

Completion Requirements

Study Course Content
Pass ALL Required Quizzes

Digital Badge & Certificate of Completion

4 Hours of Continuing Education
Awarded upon successful completion of course

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Certification Credits

This course provides a Certificate of Completion with 4 hours of continuing education credits.
This course provides credit toward the Certified Higher Education Professional (CHEP) credential in the following specialization area(s):
- CHEP in Admissions
- CHEP in Campus Operations
- CHEP in Career Services
- CHEP in Leadership
- CHEP in Online Teaching
- CHEP in Teaching
This course provides credit toward the continuing education requirements for CHEPs in all areas of specialization.

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