Acronyms for Occupational Skills Standards

Acronyms
AAAS	American Association for the Advancement of Science
AKFCS/HE	Alaska State Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Standards (See standards)
ASE	Automotive Service Excellence Certification (See certification areas)
AWS	American Welding Society (See standards)
CADD	Computer Aided Drafting and Design (See standards)
CLT	American Chemical Society Report on Standards for Technical Workers
FAR	Federal Aviation Regulations (See standards)
HMT	Hazardous Materials Management Technology
HPM	High Performance Manufacturing
MS	Machining Skills from the National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc.
NBEA	National Business Education Association (See standards)
NEC	National Electric Code, 1996
NSTA	National Science Teachers Association
ONET	Occupational Network and Cross-Functional Skills, U.S. Dept. of Labor
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Alaska Dept. of Labor (See standards)
SCANS	Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, U.S. Dept. of Labor
UBC	Uniform Building Code, 1997
UMC	Uniform Mechanical Code, 1997
UPC	Uniform Plumbing Code, 1997
V	Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (See standards)

AK State Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Standards

Child Development, Education, and Parenting Standards
A1	Analyze factors that impact human growth and development across the life span.
A2	Understand the stages of pregnancy from conception to birth and the relationship between nutrition, exercise, lifestyle, and medical care, and the normal development of the fetus.
A3	Recognize the development needs of children and adolescents: physical, social, emotional, and cognitive.
A4	Implement developmentally appropriate learning, play, and recreational activities that promote language, cognitive, psychomotor, sensory, physical, and emotional development.
A5	Identify ways to address the needs and enhance the development of exceptional children who require special services.
A6	Access sources of parenting information, support, and assistance.
A7	Identify ways in which families, communities, and society can share in providing a safe and nurturing environment for children and adolescents.
A8	Determine and apply practices related to nutrition, safety, and sanitation that promote a healthy and safe environment for children.
A9	Evaluate parenting practices that maximize human growth and development.

Personal, Family, and Community Relationship Standards
B2	Demonstrate qualities and characteristics of healthy, safe, respectful, and caring relationships through all stages of life.
B4	Analyze personal needs and expectations affective positive communication in interpersonal relationships.

Food Science, Wellness, and Nutrition Management
C6	Determine the relationship of physical, emotional, and mental health to wellness.
C7	Apply risk management procedures to food safety, food testing, and sanitation from production through consumption.
C8	Demonstrate use of current technology in food product development and marketing.
C9	Evaluate the impact of science and technology on food composition, safety, and marketing.
C10	Identify and integrate knowledge and skills related to career options in nutrition, food science, and wellness.

Effective Management of Human, Economic, and Environmental Resources
D2	Integrate knowledge, skills, and practices required for careers in hospitality, tourism, and recreation; consumer services; housing, interiors, and furnishings; and textiles and apparel.
D3	Understand the impact of technology and the environment on all aspects of individual and family life and work.
D4	Analyze ways to take responsibility for living in a global environment.
D6	Demonstrate management of individual and family resources, including food, clothing, shelter, health care, recreation, and transportation to create and maintain healthy living environments for self and others.
D7	Manage resources including finances to meet the goals of individual and families across the life span.
D9	Understand consumer rights and responsibilities.

Career Planning and Employability Focusing on Self, Family, and Community
E2	Demonstrate transferable and employability skills in community and workplace settings.
E3	Apply family and consumer science skills including cooperative work habits, a sense of responsibility, and problem-solving to jobs and careers.
E4	Demonstrate teamwork and leadership skills by participating in activities and community service.
E5	Demonstrate general procedures and work habits that promote business profitability and career success.
E6	Evaluate cultural differences as related to individuals, family, and work.
E7	Analyze interests, aptitudes, personality, and education skills necessary for entering various careers.
E8	Maintain a personal and work environment that supports the safety and well being of self and others.
E9	Examine the occupational outlook for careers to make informed choices.
E10	Create a plan that prepares students to meet the training requirements of their career choices.

Automotive Service Excellence Certification (ASE)

American Welding Society

National Occupational Skill Standards: CADD

CADD 1 Fundamental Drafting Skills
CADD 1.1.1	Use drawing media and related drafting materials (e.g. papers, vellum, mylar, plotter pens, and toner cartridges).
CADD 1.1.2	Use basic measurement systems (e.g., fractions, decimals, and metric measurements).
CADD 1.1.3	Add correct annotation to drawing.
CADD 1.1.4	Identify line styles and weights.
CADD 1.1.5	Prepare title blocks and other drafting formats.
CADD 1.2.1	Identify, create, and place appropriate orthographic views.
CADD 1.2.2	Identify, create, and place appropriate auxiliary views.
CADD 1.3.1	Identify and create axonometric drawings (e.g., isometric, dimetric, trimetric).
CADD 1.4.3	Dimension objects (e.g., lines, arcs, angles, circular).
CADD 1.4.7	Use appropriate dual dimensioning standards.
CADD 1.4.10	Place tolerance dimensioning and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) when appropriate.

CADD 2 Fundamental Computer Skills
CADD 2.1.4	Correct handling and operation of storage media.

CADD 3 Basic CADD Skills
CADD 3.3.8	Use grouping techniques.

CADD 4 Advanced CADD Skills
CADD 4.1.10	Construct and label exploded assembly drawings.
CADD 4.5.1	Perform customization to improve productivity (e.g., customize menus, function keys, script files, macros).
CADD 4.5.3	Use template and library files to establish drawing standard presets.

Federal Aviation Regulations

National Business Education Association Standards (NBEA)

Accounting Standards (AS)
AS1	Complete the various steps of the accounting cycle and explain the purpose of each step.
AS2	Determine the value of assets, liabilities,and owner’s equity according to generally accepted accounting principles, explaining when and why they are used.
AS3	Prepare, interpret, and analyze financial statements using manual and computerized systems for service, merchandising, and manufacturing businesses.
AS4	Apply appropriate accounting principles to various forms of ownership, payroll, income taxation, and managerial systems.
AS5	Use planning and control principles to evaluate the performance of an organization and apply differential analysis and present value concepts to make decisions.

Business Law Standards (BLS)
BLS1	Analyze the relationship between ethics and the law and describe the sources of the law, the structure of the court system, the different classifications of procedural law, and the different classifications of substantive law.
BLS2	Analyze the relationships among contract law, law of sales, and consumer law.
BLS3	Analyze the role and importance of agency law and employment law as they relate to the conduct of business in the national and international marketplaces.
BLS4	Describe the major types of business organizations operating within the socio-economic arena of the national and international marketplace today and in the future.
BLS5	Explain the legal rules that apply to personal property and real property.
BLS6	Analyze the functions of commercial paper, insurance, secured transactions, and bankruptcy.
BLS7	Determine appropriateness of wills and trusts in estate planning.
BLS8	Explain the legal rules that apply to marriage, divorce, and child custody.
BLS9	Explain the legal rules that apply to environmental law and energy regulation.

Entrepreneurship Standards (ES)

Information System Standards (ISS)

Information System Standards (ISS)
ISS 1	Describe current and emerging computer architecture.
ISS 2	Configure, install, and upgrade hardware systems; and diagnose and repair hardware problems.
ISS 3	Identify, select, evaluate, use, install, upgrade, and customize application software; diagnose and solve problems occurring from an application software installation and use.
ISS 4	Identify, select, evaluate, use, install, upgrade, customize, diagnose, and solve problems with various types of operating systems, environment, and utilities.
ISS 5	Enter, sort, and retrieve data from databases; evaluate media and file structures; and plan, develop, and modify file specifications and database schema.
ISS 6	Use, select, evaluate, install, customize, plan, design, and diagnose and solve problems with communications and networking systems.
ISS 7	Use touch keyboarding skills to enter and manipulate text and data.
ISS 8	Select and use word processing, desktop publishing, database, spreadsheet, presentation graphics, multimedia, and imaging software and industry-and-subject-specific software.
ISS 9	Plan the selection and acquisition of information systems.
ISS 10	Analyze and design formation systems using appropriate development tools.
ISS 11	Compare, evaluate, and demonstrate skills in the use of different types and levels of programming languages.
ISS 12	Design and implement security plans and procedures for information systems.
ISS 13	Establish and use a personal code of ethics for information systems use and management.
ISS 14	Assess the impact of information systems on society.
ISS 15	Select and apply information systems across the curriculum.
ISS 16	Describe positions and career paths in information systems.

Marketing Standards

Marketing Standards (MS)
MS 1	Identify the roles of marketing and analyze the impact of marketing on the individual, business, and society.
MS 2	Identify and explain how external factors influence/dictate marketing decisions.
MS 3	Apply distribution processes and methods to develop distribution plans.
MS 4	Identify the four general forms of promotion and determine how each contributes to successful marketing.
MS 5	Develop, implement, and evaluate a marketing research project.
MS 6	Identify numerous marketing variables and strategies in dealing with a diversified marketplace.
MS 7	Develop a marketing plan encompassing all of the necessary components.
MS 8	Apply forecasting principles and methods to determine sales potential for specific products.

Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHA)

General Safety Code
Article 1	General Safety and Health Considerations
Article 2	Powered Platforms
Article 3	Hazardous Materials
Article 4	Personal Protective Equipment
Article 5	Medical and First Aid
Article 6	Compressed Gas and Compressed Air Equipment
Article 7	Materials Handling and Storage
Article 8	Machinery and Machine Guarding
Article 9	Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Other Hand-Held Equipment
Article 10	Welding, Cutting, and Brazing
Article 11	Walking and Working Services
Article 12	Marking of Hazards
Article 13	Fire Protection – General
Article 15	Hazard Communication

Vocational – Technical Education Consortium of State Standards

V701 Manufacturing Core Task List
C.5.01	Comply with shop and equipment safety rules

V702 Duties/Tasks and Standards for Electronics Engineering Technology

V704 Management Core Task List

S-13

A secure, safe and healthy work place must be provided for all employees and customers. Procedures for reporting accidents, for emergencies, for handling thefts and other issues necessary to comply with occupational health and safety practices and regulations, must be written and distributed to all employees. Step by step procedures must be readily available for quick reaction by all employees. Any reports necessary must be filled out without error and provided to the appropriate person for review and action.

V706 Manufacturing Core Standards

EE

Business Planning and Operation – Given acceptable minimum industry practices in the following areas, analyze markets locally and globally, select products that fit with goals and objectives of company, put in place business systems and reporting mechanisms to ensure quality and efficiency goals are obtained. Select and train properly skilled personnel to run manufacturing facilities, and put in place mechanisms that search for continuous improvement by:

Demonstrated ability to analyze social, cultural, and governmental landscapes;
Demonstrated ability to think critically and logically when assessing “what-ifs”;
Demonstrated ability to perform estimating and quotation tasks;
Demonstrated ability to relate/translate ideas into real products and services;
Demonstrated ability to perform risk assessments;
Demonstrated negotiation skills; and
Demonstrated ability to work with different time horizons in generating business plan.

Alaska Content Standards: Employability

Employability Standard A
A student should be able to develop and be able to use employability skills in order to effectively make the transition from school to work and life-long learning.

A student who meets the content standard should:

develop and maintain a work ethic necessary for success in the workplace
that includes honesty, integrity, dependability, punctuality, self discipline, initiative, reliability, accuracy, productivity, respect and perseverance;
understand how to apply skills and academic knowledge in a variety of work settings;
understand the process for seeking employment including resume development, application completion, interview skills and appropriate dress for work settings;
understand the process for developing self-employment opportunities including marketing studies, business plan development, and managing business finances;
understand how an individual job fits into the overall organization and how the organization fits into the overall economy;
understand the need for safe practices in workplaces, and;
understand employer and employee rights and responsibilities.

Employability Standard B
A student should be able to identify career interests and plan for career options.

A student who meets the content standard should:

identify and appreciate personal interests, aptitudes, abilities, and priorities;
identify possible career options, considering both employment and self employment and understand how changes in the workplace affect career choice;
use labor market information to identify occupational and economic trends and opportunities, and evaluate possible career options;
identify education and/or training needed for career options and advancement, and develop a career plan, and;
identify resources available to support education and training related to career possibilities.

Alaska Cultural Standards

Cultural Standard A
Culturally-knowledgable students are well grounded in the cultural heritage and traditions of their community.