Cedar Park High School – Occupational Investigations

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

This lab-based course emphasizes achieving proficiency in decision- making and problem-solving as an essential skill for career planning and lifelong learning. Students use self-knowledge, educational, career interest/information, and/or community-based vocational instruction to set and achieve realistic career and educational goals. Students will examine the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers including safety issues and guidelines, compensatory time versus overtime, reasonable work hours, benefits, and withholding (e.g. taxes, social security), social skill development, job search and descriptions, and availability to work. As the student moves through the levels of instruction, skills build and expand to promote transition to independent living and post-school employment.