Career Preparation Courses

The Career Preparation-Post-Graduate course is designed to prepare post-graduate students who have already had an initial exposure to job sampling experiences and instruction on building essential skills that allow them to gain meaningful and satisfying jobs after they graduate from T.C. Williams High School. This course incorporates a combination of functional, academic, and experiential activities. It is designed to help students refine their vocational and travel skills and assist them in gaining independence. Students engage in internships and/or competitive employment, participate in field trips and attend presentations by invited speakers from various local agencies to gain information that will impact decision making toward life goals. This class may be taken for a grade or pass/fail.

Students in this class will learn to identify their own job skills through a variety of assessments. They will also learn the process of building a resume’ and locating and applying for employment, as well as skills needed to maintain employment.

Students in this class will rotate every three to four weeks through jobs within the confines of T.C. Williams High School. At the job site, students work on various job skills, including following directions, social skills and independence.

Students in this class will continue to learn work readiness skills needed to maintain employment. Students will rotate every three to four weeks through jobs within the community. At the job site, students will work on various skills, including accessing public transportation, money skills and scheduling, as well as following directions, communication, social skills, and independence.

Students in this class will continue job sampling by participating in various job rotations lasting between six to eight weeks. In the process of their work experience, students will continue learning and acquiring work readiness skills that will help them to maintain employment. Students have been placed in internships that have led to employment.

Students investigate daily living skills, personal-social skills and occupational fields within the classroom setting. They examine occupational requirements, explore career pathways, conduct job searches, learn interview skills and demonstrate positive work traits and attitudes. This course is designed for students who plan to enter the work- force after high school.