Grade 8 CTE Oregon Standards

Adhere to workplace practices

Explain and follow workplace standards, rules, and regulations

Show up on time and prepared to work

Demonstrate the ability to take direction, be proactive, and work independently

Exhibit personal responsibility and accountability

Apply professional and ethical standards of the industry to personal conduct

Maintain integrity and promote personal and professional integrity in co-workers

Take responsibility and carry out work assignments

Practice cultural competence

Demonstrate awareness of issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Work effectively with colleagues of differing abilities, cultures, and backgrounds

Describe issues relating to workplace harassment

Model behaviors that are respectful and sensitive of others

Demonstrate teamwork and conflict resolution

Demonstrate the ability to collaborate and contribute to the work of a diverse team

Explain when it is appropriate to lead and when to follow another’s lead

Demonstrate strategies for resolving issues with coworkers

Communicate clearly and effectively

Listen attentively, and speak and write clearly to convey information correctly

Interpret information and instructions presented in verbal and written form

Demonstrate effective communication with colleagues, supervisors, customers, and suppliers

Demonstrate the ability to communicate verbally, in writing, and using electronic communication tools

Employ critical thinking to solve problems

Recognize problems in the workplace and diagnose their root causes

Develop well-reasoned plans to solve identified challenges

Apply and follow through on plans to ensure that problems are resolved

Demonstrate creativity and innovative thinking

Develop ideas to solve problems in new and different ways

Investigate one’s own and others’ ideas to find those with greatest applicability

Develop and deploy plans to implement new ideas in the workplace

Demonstrate fluency in workplace technologies

Demonstrate knowledge and application of general technology skills, including hardware and software commonly used in the industry

Use online communication, networking tools and social networks to access, manage, evaluate, and create information to successfully function in a knowledge economy

Describe and demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the ethical, legal, and security issues surrounding access to and use of information technologies

Plan, organize, and manage work

Identify an intended project outcome including available inputs, materials, labor, timeline for producing work, and job-site obligations

Effectively plan, monitor, and complete projects on time and within budget using available resources and materials

Demonstrate ability to write coherent reports and project summaries to communicate the progress of project work and its adherence to schedule

Make informed career decisions

Identify job and entrepreneurial opportunities in the industry and the required education and credentials to obtain employment

Set short- and long-term career goals based on personal interests and aptitudes

Maintain a project portfolio

Develop a professional resume

Explain and demonstrate how to cultivate and maintain a professional presence in an online environment, including the appropriate use of social media and networking platforms