PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT

PPLD Workforce Readiness – Intermediate Training (15+)

Curriculum developed by Pikes Peak Library District, El Paso County, Colorado.

INTERMEDIATE TRAINING

Welcome to our virtual training! Here, you will find trainings and readings selected to prepare you for college or the workforce. The trainings have been broken into four sections: professionalism, communication, social skills, and goal setting and planning. You can complete the modules in the order listed, or in whatever order you see fit.

Before you start the training, take the pre-assessment by clicking the link below.

Take the pre-assessment

CLICK ON EACH TAB BELOW TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING

Questions? Need help?

If you have questions about this training or how we are going to use the quiz scores, please contact Britt Bloom at bbloom@ppld.org.

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Professionalism

Things to Watch

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  • Job Skills: Learning the Basics
    Please go through all of the videos in this training. You will need to login with your library card to access LinkedIn Learning.

    Developing your professional image

    Watch all videos in the Developing Your Professional Image series. This should take you around an hour. The first video in the playlist is linked above, and you will need your library card to access LinkedIn Learning.
  • Ideal Teammates Have a Positive Attitude
    Watch the “Ideal Teammates have a Positive Attitude” video from Being an Effective Team Member series.

Things to Read

Things to Do

Demonstrate accountability at school by:
  • Showing up to school on time.
  • Submitting assignments by the deadline.
  • Preparing for quizzes and tests.
  • Dressing appropriately (following school dress-code)
  • Honoring commitments to extracurricular organizations like clubs, sports teams, and activities.
Demonstrate accountability at work by:
  • Showing up to work early
  • Calling and emailing your supervisor to tell them you will miss a shift as soon as you know you will need to miss it
  • Signing up for shifts in a prompt fashion
  • Dressing appropriately (wearing your name tag, t-shirt and appropriate bottoms)
  • Filling out your timesheet each shift

Module 1 Quiz: Professionalism

Communication

Things to Watch

Watch the video “How to Make a Resume Stand Out” from the Crash Course Business series.

Watch the video “The Secret to Business Writing” from the Crash Course Business series

Watch the first three videos in Crash Course: Navigating Digital Information: “The Facts about Fact-Checking,”Check Yourself with Lateral Reading,” and “Who Can You Trust”. It should take you about 43 minutes to complete all three videos. The first video is linked above.

Things to Read

Things to Do

Write a Resume. Use the resources below, and then submit your resume to JobNow for feedback.
After watching the Digital Citizenship video, update your tracking sheet with one internet behavior you will change.

Module 2 Quiz: Communication

Social Skills

Things to Watch

Watch the “How to Speak with Confidence” video from the Crash Course Business Skills course.

Things to Read

Things to Do

Think about a positive experience that you had with customer service as the employee or as the customer.
  • What made the experience positive?
  • What can you take from that and apply to your interactions with people in the future?
  • What was bad about the negative interaction?
  • What could be changed to improve interactions in the future?
You will record the answer in the assessment.

Module 3 Quiz: Social Skills

Goal Setting and Planning

Things to Watch

  • Setting & Achieving Goals
    Watch this introductory video about setting goals. The video will take about 3 minutes to watch.
  • Leading Yourself
    Watch all the videos in the Leading Yourself series. These videos will take about an hour to watch.
  • LinkedIn Learning Login
    Having trouble accessing LinkedIn learning? Try to log in here!

Things to Read

Things to Do

  • Write at least one SMART goal for the next year using the instructions above. Write a second SMART goal about how you will acheive a future career or academic goal. You will submit a goal in the assessment.

Module 4 Quiz: Goal-setting and Planning

Finish Here!

We hope you enjoyed the training!  We would like you to complete a final assessment of your skills after completing the course.  Thank you for taking the time to help us improve our programs!  Click the link below to get started.

Questions? Need help?

If you have questions about this training or how we are going to use the quiz scores, please contact Britt Bloom at bbloom@ppld.org.

Go to Basic Training

LRS is part of the Colorado State Library, a unit of the Colorado Department of Education. We design and conduct library research for library and education professionals, public officials, and the media to inform practices and assessment needs.

This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).