Career Readiness Competencies

For new college graduates, career readiness is key to ensuring successful entrance into the workforce.
For higher education, career readiness provides a framework for addressing career-related goals and outcomes of curricular and extracurricular activities, regardless of the student’s field of study.
For employers, career readiness plays an important role in sourcing talent, providing a means of identifying key skills and abilities across all job functions; similarly, career readiness offers employers a framework for developing talent through internship and other experiential education programs.



Bridging Academia and Industry

How to incorporate career competencies into a class or curriculum

  1. Schedule a meeting with your Experiential Education Coordinator (see below)
  2. Integrate the Career Readiness Competency Module as an assignment in your course
  3. Invite your CES to draw a connection between your class content to industry
  4. Align Career Readiness Competencies with course learning outcomes through syllabus statements and/or experiential education


Sample URI Syllabi with Career Competency Language

Explore how other URI course faculty and instructors are including career competency language in their syllabus by reviewing the syllabi below. Check back as we will be updating this list with more courses. Want to add your course to the list? Let us know by completing this quick form.

 

Degree Granting CollegeSubjectCatalogCourse TitleCompetencies ReferencedSyllabus LinkAssociated Faculty
University College for Academic SuccessCSV302URI 101 MentorsEquity & Inclusion
Communication
Teamwork
Critical Thinking
Technology
Professionalism
KStack CSV 302Dr. Kimberly Stack
College of Health SciencesHDF440Healthy Living Environments for Older AdultsEquity & Inclusion
Communication
Teamwork
Critical Thinking
Technology
Professionalism
Career & Self-Development
Leadership
HDF 440, Leedahl_Fall2021Dr. Skye Leedahl
University College for Academic SuccessITR300Career Planning: Concepts & SkillsCareer & Self-Development
Communication
Critical Thinking
Equity & Inclusion
Professionalism
Technology
ITR 300 SyllabusBrandon Sousa