Leander High School – Occupational Experience

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course is a mix of classroom and onsite work experience designed to prepare students to enter the job market through hands- on study of employment issues including recognizing what skills define particular jobs, the application and interview processes, identifying attributes that enhance employability, ways to locate available jobs, using community services/resources to aid employment, and maintaining a successful job experience. Issues that are introduced to students real-time include safety, understanding job responsibilities, time requirements and management, relationships, task commitment, accepting feedback from persons in positions of authority, leaving a job appropriately, organizational skills, performance and evaluation, con- duct, working with customers and acceptance of job requirements. Students explore a variety of jobs and the activities that comprise responsibilities and routines of employment. As the student moves through the levels of instruction, skills build and expand to promote transition to independent living and post-school employment. ● This is a locally developed course and does not meet state credit requirements for graduation. ● This course is not used to determine grade point average (GPA). Personal and Social Skills