{"id":65262,"date":"2023-12-12T12:42:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T19:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ctl\/?p=65262"},"modified":"2025-04-25T12:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T18:05:10","slug":"simple-ways-to-connect-your-existing-curriculum-to-career-competencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ctl\/blog\/2023\/12\/12\/simple-ways-to-connect-your-existing-curriculum-to-career-competencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Ways to Connect Your Existing Curriculum to Career Competencies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With your help, Boise State students are gaining valuable skills that they need after they graduate from Boise State University. Unfortunately, students often don\u2019t recognize these skills in themselves, aren\u2019t able to articulate their experiences, and therefore can\u2019t communicate them to an employer. How can we create intentional pauses and areas for reflection in the student academic experience to help students reflect on their skills and talents in their journey to become <\/span>career ready<\/a><\/strong>? <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Integrated career education is a coordinated, interdivisional effort with two primary goals. We want students to:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Know the skills and knowledge they develop in your academic programs<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Be able to articulate these skills and knowledge to an employer or graduate program\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    These efforts are <\/span>supported by both the BluePrint for Success<\/a> (linked) (Goal #1, Strategy #2) and the Graduating Student Survey<\/a> (linked). Boise State Career Services is committed to supporting you in helping your students understand the significance of what they learn in your classroom through connecting your curriculum to career competencies<\/a> (linked).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What are Career Competencies?<\/strong> The National Association of Co<\/span>lleges and Employers have identified eight core competencies<\/a> (linked) that every employee needs to have on their first day in a new role. In Career Services, we focus on the behaviors<\/a> (linked) associated with these competencies, rather than the definitions. You are most likely already helping students develop these competencies, however, students often aren\u2019t aware that they are. By incorporating competency behaviors into your syllabus<\/a> (linked) or assignment descriptions<\/a> (linked), students can see these competencies in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Steps to Incorporate Career Competencies into Your Program:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n