2023-2024 Course Standards

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Essential standards (highlighted in green below) are big, powerful ideas that are necessary and essential for students to know to be successful in a course. Essential standards identify the appropriate verb and cognitive process intended for the student to accomplish. Essential standards provide value throughout a student's career, in other courses, and translate to the next level of education or world of work.

Objectives/Indicators (rows not highlighted in green below) provide another level of detail for each Essential Standard.

Adapted or Adopted Course includes essential standards and, in many cases, specific objectives/indicators aligned with business and industry standards and/or criteria for credentials or certifications. The course standards are designed using the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT). If the POL is a CTE State Assessment, the course is written at the level of the ESSENTIAL STANDARD and assesses the intended outcome of the sum of its objectives/indicators.

The six NC Essential Employability Skills are Communication, Ethics, Problem Solving, Professionalism, Resource Management, and Teamwork. These skills are covered among the course essential standards and objectives/indicators as listed beside each. NC CTE curriculum provides and supports career awareness, career exploration, career development, technical skill development, and career readiness where six Essential Employability Skills are included in CTE Curriculum Standards. CTE builds a career and college ready workforce through the K-12 pipeline and provides a consistent and 'common language' for identification of the six Essential Employability Skills.

Career and Technical Education conducts all activities and procedures without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, gender, or disability. The responsibility to adhere to safety standards and best professional practices is the duty of the practitioners, teachers, students, and/or others who apply the contents of this document.

This blueprint has been reviewed by business and industry representatives for technical content and appropriateness for the industry.

Column information
  • Standard/Obj #: The essential standard is denoted by the digits before the dot; objectives/indicators are indicated by the final 2 digits.
  • Standard: Essential standard and specific objective/indicator statements per essential standard. Each essential standard statement or specific objective/indicator begins with an action verb and makes a complete sentence when combined with The learner will be able to... Outcome behavior in each essential standard or objective/indicator statement is denoted by the verb plus its object.
  • Course Weight: Shows the relative importance of each essential standard or objective/indicator. Course weight is used to help determine the percentage of total class time that is spent on each objective/indicator.
  • RBT Designation: Classification of outcome behavior in essential standards and indicator statements in Dimensions according to the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy:
    Cognitive Process Dimension: 1 Remember, 2 Understand, 3 Apply, 4 Analyze, 5 Evaluate, 6 Create.
    Knowledge Dimension: A Factual Knowledge, B Conceptual Knowledge, C Procedural Knowledge.

CC45 Career Management

Course Type: Developed




Standard/Obj #Standard/ObjectiveCourse WeightRBT DesignationEssential Employability Skills
1.00Understand the unique educational opportunities of Career and Technical Education (CTE).20%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - Understand-
1.01Understand the North Carolina Career Pathway model.5%A2 Factual Knowledge - UnderstandCommunication
Problem Solving
Professionalism
Resource Management
Teamwork
1.02Explain the value of participating in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO).5%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - UnderstandCommunication
Ethics
Problem Solving
Professionalism
Resource Management
Teamwork
1.03Understand transferrable skills.10%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - UnderstandCommunication
Ethics
Problem Solving
Professionalism
Resource Management
Teamwork
2.00Understand student preferences and alignment with their career interests.20%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - Understand-
2.01Understand emotional intelligence.5%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - UnderstandCommunication
Problem Solving
Professionalism
Teamwork
2.02Summarize career aptitude skills.7%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - UnderstandCommunication
Ethics
Problem Solving
Professionalism
Resource Management
Teamwork
2.03Interpret personal awareness and goals.8%D2Communication
Ethics
Problem Solving
Professionalism
Resource Management
Teamwork
3.00Understand career information in relation to goals.20%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - Understand-
3.01Explain employment trends, societal needs, and economic conditions.5%C2 Procedural Knowledge - UnderstandProblem Solving
Professionalism
Resource Management
3.02Exemplify career research skills to access accurate, current, and unbiased career information.8%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - UnderstandCommunication
Ethics
Problem Solving
Professionalism
Resource Management
3.03Compare career options in terms of personal characteristics and preferences.7%D2Communication
Problem Solving
Resource Management
4.00Understand the relationship between education and career goals.20%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - Understand-
4.01Understand how to choose the most appropriate post-secondary option for your future.10%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - UnderstandCommunication
Problem Solving
Professionalism
Resource Management
Teamwork
4.02Explain the requirements necessary for post-secondary institutions, workforce credentials, and employers for career pathways.10%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - UnderstandCommunication
Problem Solving
Professionalism
Resource Management
Teamwork
5.00Understand how to create and manage a career plan.20%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - Understand-
5.01Understand the information and skills needed to obtain and maintain employment.10%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - UnderstandCommunication
Ethics
Problem Solving
Professionalism
Resource Management
5.02Interpret a paycheck.2%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - UnderstandCommunication
Ethics
Problem Solving
Professionalism
Resource Management
Teamwork
5.03Understand government roles and the effects on career and employee rights.3%B2 Conceptual Knowledge - UnderstandEthics
Problem Solving
Professionalism
Resource Management
5.04Explain balancing life roles and integrating growth into your career development plan.5%D2Ethics
Problem Solving
Professionalism
Resource Management