COURSE CODE: 6742

Office Specialist III-Preparation

SCED Code: 12004
Virginia Extended Description: III
Suggested Grade Level: 11, 12
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 140
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: FBLA
Non-Traditional?: M

Students complete the Office Specialist sequence as identified locally or progress in the sequence until prepared to transfer into other business courses. Students develop skills in areas including word processing, office procedures, and records management. If a fourth year is needed, the teacher should use simulated activities in word processing, spreadsheets, databases, telecommunications, graphic design, and records management. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-Quality Work-Based Learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Notes

This course is designed specifically for students who are disadvantaged and shall be limited to an average of 15 students per instructor per class period with no class being more than 18.

Class Size Regulation

The Virginia Administrative Code regulates the class size for this course. For additional information, see 8VAC20-120-150, "Maximum class size," or contact the Virginia Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education at cte@doe.virginia.gov.

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Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Printing Technology
  • Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

Pathway Occupation
Administrative Support
  • Computer Occupations, All Other
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Receptionists and Information Clerks

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