Career Readiness Competencies
The Cardinal Flight program is based on the Career Readiness Competencies developed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), focusing on the following four key areas:
1. Career Development & Professionalism
Career Development: Proactively develop oneself and one’s career through continual personal and professional learning, awareness of one’s strengths and weaknesses, navigation of career opportunities, and networking to build relationships within and without one’s organization.
Professionalism: Knowing work environments differ greatly, understand and demonstrate effective work habits, and act in the interest of the larger community and workplace.
2. Communication & Collaboration
Communication: Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organization.
Collaboration: Build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities.
3. Leadership & Belonging
Leadership: Recognize and capitalize on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals.
Belonging: Demonstrate the awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills required to equitably engage and include people from different local and global cultures. The involves fostering a feeling of being valued, respected, and accepted for who you are within a group, community, or organization.
Thinking & Technology
Thinking: Identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of relevant information.
Technology: Understand and leverage technologies ethically to enhance efficiencies, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.
Definitions adapted from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). For sample behaviors related to each competency, refer to NACE resources.