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Youth in Transition Toolkit:

Youth in Transition Toolkit

  1. Minnesota’s Youth in Transition Framework
  2. Educate yourself
  3. Engage families
  4. Support youth
    1. My best life
    2. In(ter)dependent living
    3. Employment
    4. Postsecondary education and training
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Employment

Skills for success

Understand work ethics

Does the youth display work ethics?

Work ethics include attributes such as honesty, dependability, loyalty, reliability, and willingness to follow workplace policies, procedures and rules.

  • Awareness: Understand work ethics and the importance of ethics in the work environment.
  • Exploration: Identify personal strengths, preferences, interests and needs related to work ethics.
  • Preparation: Practice work ethics at home, school and in the community.
  • Implementation: Demonstrate work ethics on the job (for example, attend work as scheduled, call in sick appropriately, communicate requests for time off or schedule changes, follow policies).

Workplace readiness training

LEARN: Develop your knowledge

Learn how to help youth in understanding work ethics.

  • Digital learning company Valamis offers information about work ethic in the workplace, including work ethic definition, examples of strong and bad work ethic, and why work ethic is important.
  • Check out Harvard Business Review's advice on how to develop a strong work ethic, including tips on developing qualities like reliability, productivity, ownership and team support.

DO: Work with youth

Find resources to help youth understand work ethics.

Habits of work is a soft skills curriculum you can use by itself or with extended learning opportunities, internships and other work-related learning experiences.

Cover of the Habits of Work curriculum
Habits of work
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