| Grade Range: | |
| 9–12 | |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Career and Life Management 1 | |
| Course duration: | |
| One semester. May be taught as a six-, nine-, or 12-week portion of an 18-week wheel course; may be repeated for credit. | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Practical Arts | |
| Course Description: | |
| This comprehensive course is designed to act as a foundation course for all career technical education industry sector programs of study.
Students explore career opportunities, job market trends, and the skills necessary to find and keep a job. This course also stresses the importance of developing money management skills and ways to balance personal life, family life and career. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 8000 - Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Lowe, Consumer Education and Economics, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2003. Supplemental Resources The Career Toolkit for High School Students, Prentice-Hall, 2001. | |