The SkillsUSA Career Essentials suite engages middle-school through post-secondary students in defining, implementing and measuring their career-readiness skills. SkillsUSA offers over 40 different scenario-based career assessments, and passing them can award a student the SkillsUSA Career Essentials Credential. SkillsUSA Career Essentials assessments can also be used as part of SkillsUSA competitions, wherein students demonstrate their career and technical skills in practical settings, either independently or in groups.
Content
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- 3D Visualization and Animation
- Architectural Drafting
- Audio-Radio Production
- Automated Manufacturing Technology
- Cabinetmaking
- Career Ready (Replaces Employability Assessment)
- Carpentry
- CNC Milling and Turning
- Commercial Baking
- Computer Maintenance Technology
- Cosmetology
- Criminal Justice and CSI
- Culinary Arts
- Customer Service
- Digital File Preparation/Digital File Output (PrintED co-brand)
- Digital Production Printing (PrintED co-brand)
- Electrical Construction Wiring (Residential Wiring)
- Electronics Applications/Electronics Technology
- Energy Industry Employability Skills
- Engineering Technology
- Graphic Design (PrintED co-brand)
- Internetworking
- Introduction to Graphic Communications (PrintED co-brand)
- Marine Service Technology
- Masonry
- Mechatronics
- Medical Assisting
- Motorcycle Service Technology
- Nail Care
- Nurse Assisting
- Offset Press Operations/Binding and Finishing (PrintED co-brand)
- Photography
- Plumbing
- Power Equipment Technology
- Robotics and Automation
- Screen Printing Technology (PrintED co-brand)
- Technical Drafting
- Television Video Production
- Welding
Administration Information
A proctor can be an administrator, or another professional within the school/organization system. The proctor can be an instructor but should not be an instructor in the same area of study as the assessment area. A student cannot proctor the assessment. The proctor is a volunteer position. The school/organization is responsible for ensuring compliance to state education privacy laws when selecting a proctor. The assessment must be administered within 1 year of purchase.
Access and Use
View pricing guide here: https://www.careeressentials.org/pricing/