InVEST Employability Skills Curriculum

Safety and Health (18 hours)
Quality (8 hours) 
Computer Literacy ( 8 hours)
Personal Development (13 hours) 
Teamwork (20 hours)
Communication (16 hours)
Technology (8 hours)
Math Review (8 hours)
Plant Tours (14 hours)
Misc. (7 hours)

Safety and Health (18 hours) 
1.    OSHA, MSDS
2.    Stress Management 
3.    Take-Two 
4.    General Ergonomics 
5.    Substance Abuse 
6.    Wellness 
7.    Life Critical Safety 
8.    Worker's Compensation 

Quality (8 hours)
1.    TQM, ISO: Continuous Quality Improvement 
2.    The Role and Cost 
3.    Statistical Process Control 
4.    Employees and Quality Assurance
       Process 

Computer Literacy ( 8 hours)
1.    General Knowledge 
2.    Keyboarding 
3.    Software Introduction 
4.    Basic Skills--PC 
5.    Word Processing 
6.    Internet 

Personal Development (13 hours) 
1.    Time Management 
2.    Workforce 2000 
3.    The Challenge of Change 
4.    Sexual Harassment 
5.    Diversity Training 
6.    Myers-Briggs 
7.    Financial Planning 

Teamwork (20 hours)
1.    Orientation 
2.    Team Effectiveness and Facilitation Training 
3.    Conflict Resolution 
4.    Goal Setting 
5.    Problem Solving 
6.    Effective Meeting Skills 

Communication (16 hours)
1.    Verbal/Non-Verbal Communication and Active Listening 
2.    Giving and Receiving Feedback 
3.    Writing Skills 
4.    Resume Writing 
5.    Interview Training 
6.    Final Night Event 

Technology (8 hours) 
1.    Understanding and Interpreting Data
2.    Inspection and Gauging 
3.    Blueprint Reading 

Math Review (8 hours)
1.    Arithmetic, fractions, decimals,
       percents, metrics, calculator, word
       problems 

Plant Tours (16 hours)
Misc. (5 hours)

TOTAL: 120 hours