CEIP Course Outline

54 hours of in-school instruction

             I.      Orientation to Internship Program 

-          Handbook and Document Review

          II.      Attributes for Successful Employment

-          Dress, habits, ethics, work place norms

       III.      Career Opportunities/Development

-          Networking, CO-OP, Continuing Education Pathways

       IV.      Health/Safety on the Job

-          OSHA

          V.      Sexual harassment issues/precautions        

-          Title VII

       VI.      The Working Teenager                                                                   

-          Worker’s rights; working papers;     wage-hour regulations; prohibitive hours/occupations; work and school balance; pay – gross/net; withholding allowances; Federal/State/FICA taxes; other

    VII.      Job search information

-          Considerations and criteria

 VIII.      Job application skills

-          completing applications, resume, cover letter, interviews, thank you letters, follow-up letters

       IX.      Evaluation Seminars

-          Peer critique, teacher review, public presentation

          X.      Applied Academic-Occupational Skills                                           

-          applied math, applied communications, teamwork, human relations, critical thinking, problem solving-decision making skills, other

       XI.      Journal Entry

-          Daily job log, Weekly Blog comments, personal weekly journal