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Technology use skills enable employees to successfully perform work tasks by applying information technology appropriately and effectively. They include:
- Understands and uses technology
The following initiatives identified technology use as an important employability skill. Rollover the matrix content to see descriptions of the skills from primary sources.
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| Resource | Technology Use |
|---|---|
| Understands & uses technology | |
| 21st Century Skills for Workplace Success, NOCTI | X Displays computer literacy, and uses information technology applications |
| Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills, Cisco, Intel, and Microsoft | X Uses information and communication technology skills |
| Career Clusters Framework, National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium | X Uses information technology tools specific to the career cluster to access, manage, integrate, and create information |
| Comparative Analysis of Soft Skills: What is Important for New Graduates? U.S. Department of Agriculture | X Adapts and applies appropriate technology and communicates appropriately and professionally using social media |
| Employability Assessment Rubric, Chicago Public Schools | X Displays computer literacy |
| Employability Skills Blueprint, SkillsUSA | X Understands technology systems and information technology tools |
| Equipped for the Future, Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee | X Uses information and communications technology |
| Industry Competency Models, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor | X Displays basic computer skills and understands workplace computer applications |
| Maryland Skills for Success, Maryland State Department of Education | X Understands, uses, and evaluates technologies for a variety of purposes in a rapidly changing technological society |
| National Work Readiness Credential | X Uses technology |
| O*NET, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor | X Demonstrates technical skills |
| Partnership for 21st Century Skills | X Applies technology effectively and creates media projects |
| Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS), U.S. Department of Labor | X Uses computers to process information, and selects, applies, maintains, and troubleshoots technology |
NOTE: These examples represent a sample of employability standards and assessments compiled during an inventory of employability skills conducted in 2012. They do not represent an exhaustive list of employability skills but rather include sources that are widely cited. The content of these sources may change over time to address skills that are not reflected in the above matrix.
