Employability Skills Resource Toolkit

This Employability Skills Resource Toolkit, provided by the Center for Occupational Research and Development, is part of the North Carolina Community College System's Code Green Super Curriculum Improvement Project (CIP). This project included more than 200 faculty members that engaged in curriculum review and revision. "As part of their work, the committee discussed the importance of teaching employability skills, identifying eight competencies as a priority for integration across the curriculum." The eight competencies include:

• Interpersonal Skills and Teamwork
• Communications
• Integrity and Professionalism
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Initiative and Dependability
• Information Processing
• Adaptability and Lifelong Learning
• Entrepreneurship

The toolkit discusses why employability matters, provides an introduction to the teaching resources, and includes eight modules that address the identified competencies. Each module includes an overview of teamwork in the classroom, presentation materials, teaching resources, assessment tools and strategies, and videos and weblinks. Individual modules are also available to view separately.