New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 29 - STANDARDS FOR EXCELLENCE › Part 3 - CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Section 6.29.3.25 - CAREER-READY PRACTICES

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The following indicate that a person is career-ready:
A. Acting as a responsible and contributing
				citizen and employee.
B. A
				career-ready individual:
(1) understands the
				obligations and responsibilities of being a member of a community, and
				demonstrates this understanding every day through interactions with others;
				career-ready individuals are conscious of the impact of their decisions on
				others and the environment around them; they think about the near-term and
				long-term consequences of their actions and seek to act in ways that contribute
				to the betterment of their teams, families, community and workplace; they are
				reliable and consistent in going beyond the minimum expectation and in
				participating in activities that serve the greater good;
(2) applies appropriate academic and
				technical skills; career-ready individuals readily access and use the knowledge
				and skills acquired through experience and education to be more productive;
				career-ready persons make connections between abstract concepts with real-world
				applications and they make correct insights about when it is appropriate to
				apply the use of an academic skill in a workplace situation;
(3) attends to personal health and financial
				well-being; career-ready individuals understand the relationship between
				personal health, workplace performance and personal well-being; career-ready
				persons act on that understanding to regularly practice healthy diet, exercise
				and mental health activities; career-ready persons also take regular action to
				contribute to their personal financial well-being, understanding that personal
				financial security provides the peace of mind required to contribute more fully
				to their own career success;
(4)
				communicates clearly, effectively and reasonably; career-ready individuals
				communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using
				written, verbal or visual methods; career-ready persons communicate in the
				workplace with clarity and purpose to make maximum use of their own and others'
				time; they are excellent writers; they master conventions, word choice and
				organization and use effective tone and presentation skills to articulate
				ideas; they are skilled at interacting with others; they are active listeners
				and speak clearly and with purpose; career-ready persons think about the
				audience for their communication and prepare accordingly to ensure the desired
				outcome;
(5) considers the
				environmental, social and economic impact of their decisions; career-ready
				individuals understand the interrelated nature of their actions and regularly
				make decisions that have a positive impact on or mitigate negative impact on
				other people, organizations and the environment; they are aware of and use new
				technologies, understandings, procedures, materials and regulations affecting
				the nature of their work as it relates to the impact on the social condition,
				the environment and profitability of the organization;
(6) demonstrates creativity and innovation;
				career-ready individuals regularly think of ideas that solve problems in new
				and different ways, and contributing those ideas in a useful and productive
				manner to improve their organization; career-ready persons can consider
				unconventional ideas and suggestions as solutions to issues, tasks or problems,
				and they discern which ideas and suggestions will add greatest value; they seek
				new methods, practices and ideas from a variety of sources and seek to apply
				those ideas to their own workplace; they take action on their ideas and
				understand how to bring innovation to an organization;
(7) employs valid and reliable research
				strategies; career-ready individuals are discerning in accepting and using new
				information to make decisions, change practices or inform strategies;
				career-ready persons use a reliable research process to search for new
				information; they evaluate the validity of sources when considering the use and
				adoption of external information or practices; they use an informed process to
				test new ideas, information and practices in their workplace
				situation;
(8) uses critical
				thinking to make sense of problems and persevering in solving them;
				career-ready individuals readily recognize problems in the workplace,
				understand the nature of the problem and devise effective plans to solve the
				problem; they thoughtfully investigate the root cause of the problem prior to
				introducing solutions; they carefully consider the options to solve the
				problem; once a solution is agreed upon, they follow through to ensure the
				problem is solved whether through their own actions or the actions of
				others;
(9) models integrity,
				ethical leadership and effective management; career-ready individuals act
				consistently in ways that align to personal and community-held ideals and
				principles while employing strategies to positively influence others in the
				workplace; career-ready persons have a clear understanding of integrity and act
				on this understanding in every decision; they use a variety of means to
				positively impact the direction and actions of a team or organization, and they
				apply insights into human behavior to change others' actions, attitudes or
				beliefs; they recognize the near-term and long-term effects that management's
				actions and attitudes can have on productivity, morale and organizational
				culture;
(10) plans education and
				career path alignment to personal goals; career-ready individuals take personal
				ownership of their own educational and career goals, and regularly acting on a
				plan to attain these goals; career-ready persons understand their own career
				interests, preferences, goals and requirements; they have perspective regarding
				the pathways available to them and the time, effort, experience and other
				requirements to pursue each, including a path of entrepreneurship; they
				recognize the value of each step in the educational and experiential process,
				and they recognize that nearly all career paths require ongoing education and
				experience; they seek counselors, mentors and other experts to assist in the
				planning and execution of career and personal goals;
(11) uses technology to enhance productivity;
				career-ready individuals find and maximize the productive value of existing and
				new technology to accomplish workplace tasks and solve workplace problems;
				career-ready persons are flexible and adaptive in acquiring and using new
				technology; they are proficient with ubiquitous technology applications; they
				understand the inherent risks - personal and organizational - of technology
				applications, and they take actions to prevent or mitigate these
				risks;
(12) works productively in
				teams while using cultural or global competence; career-ready individuals
				contribute positively to every team, formally or informally; career-ready
				persons apply an awareness of cultural differences to avoid barriers to
				productive and positive interaction; they find ways to increase the engagement
				and contribution of all team members; they plan and facilitate effective team
				meetings.