Professional Preparation Program (P3)

P3 Competencies
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES

Career Development Competencies
    Goal Setting
    Career Exploration
    Networking
    Career Transition

Workplace Competencies
    Communication
    Self-Management & Resourcefulness
    Teamwork & Leadership
    Ethics & Values

Career Development Competencies

Goal Setting

• Identify personal interests, convey self-knowledge, and demonstrate an understanding of different life roles.

• Connect personal interests, self-knowledge, and life roles to professional and personal goals.

• Demonstrate an understanding of how your goals impact self and others.

• Develop an action plan that identifies short-term and long-term goals.

Career Exploration

• Conduct self-assessment activities to discover skills, interests, needs, and personal and work values.

• Identify potential impact of career choice on family and personal life.

• Utilize self-assessment activities to make career decisions and develop a career plan.

• Conduct continuous work-based learning activities to gain experience and knowledge in chosen field.

• Use resources for ongoing career development.

Networking

• Identify and evaluate personal social interaction behaviors in a variety of situations and circumstances.

• Develop a workplace mentor relationship.

• Employ strategies for developing and maintaining career contacts.

• Communicate professional effectiveness.

Career Transition

• Conduct continuous assessment of values, skills, and goals.

• Build a portfolio demonstrating career development and workplace competencies.

• Develop and maintain a professional resume highlighting areas of strength and unique qualities.

• Display ability to use effective job search strategies.

Workplace Competencies

Communication

• Identify strengths and weaknesses as a communicator.

• Demonstrate strong communication skills including oral, written, listening, and computer skills along with the ability to interpret and communicate information.

• Display the ability to adjust behavior as appropriate to the dynamics of the situation, listening and responding with empathy and respect for the rights of others.

Self-Management & Resourcefulness

• Demonstrate the ability to think critically, solve problems creatively, and make appropriate decisions.

• Demonstrate ability to work independently and collaboratively.

• Display skills of organization, time management, and stress management.

Teamwork & Leadership

• Identify personal leadership qualities and potential.

• Demonstrate use of conflict resolution strategies.

• Demonstrate ability to work effectively in teams.

• Lead a team to resolve a problem within an advanced disciplinary application.

Ethics & Values

• Identify personal and professional values.

• Demonstrate an understanding of academic integrity.

• Connect values to academic and professional ethics.