Grade 6 - JA It's My Future

JA It's My Future offers students practical information to help prepare them for the working world. Students develop the personal-branding and job-hunting skills needed to earn a job.

Following participation in the program, students will be able to:

-- Develop the personal-branding and job-hunting skills needed to earn a job.

-- Research potential careers.

-- Create a basic resume.

-- Recognize appropriate behavior for an interview.

-- Differentiate between soft and technical skills. 

Grade 7 - JA Economics for Success (work & career readiness track)

JA Economics for Success Blended introduces middle school students to initial work and career readiness concepts. Students explore career interests and opportunities. They learn about planning for a career, including the importance of self-awareness to guide choices, relevant post-high school education to enable those choices, and sufficient income to pay for their wants and needs. Students recognize and develop transferable skills, useful regardless of career. 

Following participation in the program, students will be able to:

• Develop an awareness of their individual preferences toward work and financial goals.

• Associate current values, skills, and interests with future success in a dynamic and changing workforce.

• Think critically to connect today’s financial choices with their future in the digital economy.

Grade 8 - JA It's My Job (Soft Skills)

JA It's My Job (Soft Skills) helps students understand the value of professional communication and soft skills, making them more employable to future employers across multiple career clusters. Lessons focus on social and soft skill competencies that relate real-life experiences to job skills and prepare students for their future careers. Topics include communication and presentation skills, manners, listening skills, and cell phone etiquette.

Following participation in the program, students will be able to:

-- Understand the value of professional communication and soft skills.

-- Relate real-life experiences to job skills.

-- Prepare for future careers.