Title: Determine the characteristics and skills necessary to obtain and maintain successful employment in careers involving children.
Course: Introduction to Early Childhood Education (19153-36) > Section: Identifying Individual Characteristics and Skills Necessary for Career Success

Determination of characteristics and skills should include

- flexibility
- dependability
- creativity
- confidentiality
- caring
- nurturing behavior
- patience
- sense of humor
- knowledge of child development, including social and emotional development
- respect for diversity
- social and emotional intelligence
- child self-regulation
- time management
- healthy immune system
- effective communication skills with children and adults.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What characteristics and skills help early childhood education professionals obtain, maintain, and advance in employment?
- How do the Workplace Readiness Skills aid in maintaining successful employment?

Communication

- What questions need to be answered to make a wise career decision?
- What characteristics and skills help early childhood professionals relate to children and parents?
- Why is confidentiality of information so important in the field of early childhood education?

Leadership

- What leadership skills are needed to demonstrate professionalism?
- How do leadership skills affect career success or failure?

Management

- What training and resources are required for a career in early childhood education?
- What criteria should be used to evaluate the characteristics and skills of early childhood education professionals?