Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices are essential skills and behaviors that help students succeed in education, employment, and life. From communication and collaboration to critical thinking and professionalism, these practices reflect the expectations of today's workforce.

At Bismarck Public Schools, students develop and demonstrate these skills through classroom learning, career exploration, and real-world experiences. As students progress, they build greater independence, confidence, and readiness for their next steps.

North Dakota's 12 Career Ready Practices 

Career Ready skills, or “soft skills”, are important to assess.  The documents below were developed to help teachers/mentors/business partners assess the student/worker in those skills and provide everyone with common terminology and a common definition of what is meant by "Career Readiness." 

Skills That Cross Every Career Pathway

Regardless of the career pathway students explore, Career Ready Practices provide a foundation for success. These transferable skills connect classroom learning to the expectations of business and industry across all career fields.

Putting Career Ready Practices Into Action 

How do students know they're developing these skills?

The Bismarck Public Schools Career Academy Career Ready Practices Rubric provides a framework for understanding, practicing, and demonstrating career-ready behaviors throughout students' learning experiences.

View the BPS Career Academy Career Ready Practices Grading Rubric → HERE

Click here for more resources and helpful information about North Dakota Career Ready Practices.