Title: Independent Living (22904-36)

Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities
  Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
  Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving.
  Demonstrate initiative and self-direction.
  Demonstrate integrity.
  Demonstrate work ethic.
  WorkplaceReadinessSkillsPoster2019.pdf
Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills
  Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills.
  Demonstrate listening and speaking skills.
  Demonstrate respect for diversity.
  Demonstrate customer service skills.
  Collaborate with team members.
Demonstrating Professional Competencies
  Demonstrate big-picture thinking.
  Demonstrate career- and life-management skills.
  Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability.
  Manage time and resources.
  Demonstrate information-literacy skills.
  Demonstrate an understanding of information security.
  Maintain working knowledge of current information-technology (IT) systems.
  Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation.
  Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks.
  Demonstrate professionalism.
  Demonstrate reading and writing skills.
  Demonstrate workplace safety.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
  Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization.
  Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization.
  Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization.
  Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine community issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
  Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
  Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
  Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
Exploring Work-Based Learning
  Identify the types of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities.
  (Optional) Reflect on lessons learned during the WBL experience.
  Explore career opportunities related to the WBL experience.
  (Optional) Participate in a WBL experience, when appropriate.
Balancing Work and Family
  Identify the meaning of work and the meaning of family.
  Identify strategies for balancing work and family roles.
  Compare the interplay between work life and family life.
  Explain how social, economic, and technological changes and trends affect work and family dynamics.
  Apply problem-solving processes to identify solutions to work or family situations.
  Evaluate how values influence decision-making.
Creating and Maintaining Healthy Relationships
  Explain the benefits of establishing and maintaining healthy relationships.
  Identify the situational guidelines that influence behavior in interpersonal relationships.
  Identify conflict-resolution methods.
  Identify conflict-prevention and management techniques.
  Identify aspects of mental illness that can affect healthy relationships.
Managing Resources to Achieve Goals
  Distinguish between wants and needs.
  Develop short- and long-term personal goals.
  Use the FCCLA planning process to achieve individual and group goals.
Investigating Career Development Opportunities
  Research career options within the family and consumer sciences (FCS) career clusters and subclusters.
  Set short- and long-term career goals related to career choice.
Making Responsible Consumer Choices
  Evaluate sources of consumer information.
  Identify strategies for a planned buying process.
  Describe consumer rights and responsibilities.
Managing Personal and Family Finances
  Describe the importance of the fundamental principles of economics on personal finances.
  Evaluate personal banking services.
  Identify savings and investment options.
  Identify the significance of a credit report.
  Describe identity theft.
  Identify strategies for debt.
  Identify strategies for managing risk.
  Identify legal documents related to home, personal, and family management.
  Develop a budget.
Creating and Maintaining a Living Environment
  Examine rights and responsibilities of homeowners, landlords, and tenants.
  Compare housing options.
  Explain the home-seeking process.
  Outline necessary home-maintenance tasks.
  Design a living environment to meet personal, family, and financial needs.
Obtaining and Maintaining Clothing for Self and Family
  Identify factors to consider when selecting clothing.
  Demonstrate clothing maintenance.
  Demonstrate clothing repair.
  Demonstrate basic construction skills.
Planning, Preparing, and Serving Nutritious Foods
  Identify grocery shopping strategies.
  Evaluate the nutritional information of various foods.
  Demonstrate food safety and sanitation procedures.
  Identify food-preservation methods.
  Identify preparation techniques for preserving nutritional value in food.
  Describe strategies for healthy eating.
  Demonstrate the ability to prepare nutritious meals.
  Demonstrate the ability to serve nutritious meals.
Exploring Human Development
  Identify principles of human growth and development.
  Describe conditions that influence human growth and development.
  Identify considerations, roles, and responsibilities of caregiving.
  Identify caregiving practices that influence human growth and development.
ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION
  8219_Student Competency Record_2026.xlsx
  8219 Printable Version with Standards and FCCLA Correlations
  FCS National Standards Area of Study
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