Title: (Optional) Describe skills needed for working with equipment and technology specific to work environment.
Course: Education for Employment I (Development) (22901-II) > Section: Working Safely with Technology

Description might include the skills required for working with

- machines (e.g., copier)
- computers
- digital devices
- tools
- equipment (e.g., scaffolding)
- office supplies (e.g., electric stapler)
- software programs.

Teacher Resources:

- Workplace Readiness Skills Toolkit, Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Transition (https://centerontransition.org/transition/employment/workplacereadinessskills.html)
- Skills That Pay the Bills U.S. DOL, (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas/individuals/youth/transition/soft-skills)
- Talking Safety, NIOSH, CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/talkingsafety/states/va/2015-161/Talking_Safety_VA.pdf)

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can you obtain additional training on technology?
- What are some problems one could encounter when using technology?
- Who is responsible for providing and maintaining office machinery/technology?
- Where are the major components of the equipment you will use?
- Where can you find instructions for proper use, maintenance, and troubleshooting procedures of equipment or tools?