Other in Noncredit Certificate of Completion in Occupational and Life Skills
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Total Units: 0
Term 1
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| OLS 324: Workplace Communication | 0.00 | ||
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This course provides training for students in the areas of workplace culture and environment. Topics include interpersonal skills development, professional conduct, workplace communication, safety, and problem-solving job readiness skills. |
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| OLS 325: Literacy for Career Building | 0.00 | ||
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Vocational and academic language skills development for students seeking employment. Strategies for pre-writing, organization of text, and comprehension skills are emphasized to prepare job applications, cover letters, resumes, and business specific literature. |
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| OLS 326: Mathematics within Industry | 0.00 | Notes: The focus of this program is to prepare students for community integrated employment. Completion of 7 OLS courses is required to obtain the certificate. Contact the department for more details. | |
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This course prepares students for mathematical concepts encountered in various trades. These concepts include, but are not limited to, money skills, measurements, temperatures, computing taxes, decimals, and estimating dollar amounts and volume of materials needed to complete a task. |
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Term 2
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| OLS 327: Career Exploration | 0.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): OLS 325, OLS 326 In this course students develop career exploration skills that will help them select an occupational training experience in OLS 329. Emphasis is placed on one of the occupational certifications in carpentry, customer service, food service, greenhouse operations, hospitality, irrigation, retail sales, small engine repair, and warehousing. Activities include career planning, accessing computerized information systems for job searches, career decision making, and goal setting. Career and labor market resources and job information are presented. |
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| OLS 328: Strategies for Employment | 0.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): OLS 325, OLS 326 This course introduces students to a variety of strategies to help them to be more successful in the workplace. These strategies include, but are not limited to, preparation for interviews and follow up, time management, task organization, job search, development of job leads, and memorization. |
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Term 3
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| OLS 329: Occupational Certification Workshop | 0.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): OLS 327, OLS 328 This course provides certification in an area of study selected by the student for the purpose of preparing to obtain employment in one of the following topic areas: customer service, food service, greenhouse and nursery operations, hospitality, irrigation, retail sales, small engine repair, and warehousing. |
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