Build For Your Future Skills Development Course

Build For Your Future is a four part curriculum that fuses the Community On Demandâ„¢ card game with hands-on, immersive learning experiences to increase your skills, knowledge and capabilities.
NEXT Steps Youth Entrepreneur Program · Thursday, Jan 16 2025 12:36AM

The Build For Your Future course integrates the Community On Demand™ card game with hands-on, immersive learning experiences to increase your skills, knowledge and capabilities in financial literacy, project management, entrepreneurship, and workforce readiness.  It also gives you the opportunity to create pre-apprenticeships and service-learning opportunities that strengthen your critical thinking, decision-making, and creative problem-solving skills while preparing you for your desired STEAM Career pathway.

Course Materials:

    • Community On Demandâ„¢ Dashboard
    • Community On Demandâ„¢ Card Deck
    • STEAM Investigative Process (Videos & Worksheets)
    • Skills Self-Assessment Worksheet & Online Survey
  • The Stakeholder’s Dilemma Canvas Model
  • The Money Guide for Young Entrepreneurs Activity Guide & Worksheets
  • Fresh Bites Service-Learning Project (JEM Team Agenda)
  • STEAM Education eGift Cards

What You Will Learn:

Module 1
Understanding the Impact of Your Decisions

(Duration:1-2 Weeks)

This module equips you with the ability to make informed, deliberate choices that align with your goals. It introduces you to the Strategist Mindset and the SIP Grid worksheets to help you develop a framework for successfully collaborating with various mindsets and motivations. You will gain insight into how your decisions affect not just yourself but also the systems and communities you are part of. 

Module 2
Measuring and Building Your Skillset

(Duration: 1-2 Weeks)

This module focuses on defining, measuring, building, and recognizing the value as well as the impact of your skills. You will gain a deeper understanding of what your skills are and why they are important. You will also learn how to use the features and functions of your Community On Demandâ„¢ Future Ready skill cards to track, measure and assess your skill growth.

Module 3
Effective Communication for Collaboration

(Duration: 2-4 Weeks)

This module introduces you to the Stakeholder’s Dilemma Canvas Model while emphasizing the importance of effective communication and collaboration. You will engage in activities that highlight the importance of making thoughtful, informed choices and experience how interconnected your decisions are with others.

Module 4
Turning Ideas Into Real Solutions

(Duration: 8-12 Weeks)

The Fresh Bites Service-Learning Project is a pre-apprenticeship experience where community stakeholders form a Junior Executive Management (JEM) Team to tackle real-world challenges. Using the Money Guide for Young Entrepreneurs, teams implement strategic solutions developed through The Stakeholder’s Dilemma Canvas Model. This hands-on project empowers participants to apply financial literacy, project management, and leadership skills to solve The Stakeholder’s Dilemma.

By the end of the program, teams will execute their strategies, organize community initiatives, and present measurable results to local stakeholders.

* * * Frequent Q&As * * *

  • Students (Ages 10–24): Gain practical skills for college, career readiness, and leadership through hands-on learning and service projects.
  • Early Career Professionals & Job Seekers: Strengthen essential workplace skills and build a portfolio of real-world projects to stand out to employers.
  • Aspiring Entrepreneurs & Innovators: Turn creative ideas into actionable business solutions and community-driven initiatives.
  • Workforce Development & Skills Training Participants: Develop high-demand skills and industry knowledge to prepare for apprenticeships and career advancement.
  • Community Leaders & Change-Makers: Design and lead impactful projects that solve real-world problems and uplift your community.
  • Educators and Program Facilitators: Access engaging, project-based learning tools to empower students and guide them toward leadership and success.
  • You’ll finish this module with a personalized action plan and the skills to make powerful decisions that move you forward.
  • You’ll transform into a team player and leader, capable of turning ideas into action and inspiring others to follow your lead.
  • You’ll walk away with a custom skills self-assessment that showcases your unique skills — empowering you to stand out in any industry.
  • You’ll graduate with the confidence and experience to launch real projects, pitch solutions, and lead teams to success.
✅ ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Standards: 1.1 Empowered Learner, 1.2 Digital,  Citizen, 1.4 Innovative Designer, 1.5 Computational Thinker, 1.6 Creative Communicator, 1.7 Global Collaborator

✅ CTE (Career and Technical Education) Standards | Career Readiness & Employability Skills Framework: Applied Knowledge, Workplace Readiness, Effective Relationships, Problem Solving & Critical Thinking, Project Management & Leadership, Entrepreneurial Thinking, Communication, Interpersonal & Teamwork,.

✅ National Career Clusters Framework (Advance CTE): Business Management & Administration, Education & Training, Marketing, Sales & Service, and Finance.

✅ SEL/CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) Framework Standards: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Responsible Decision-Making, Social Awareness, and Relationship Skills.

✅ UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) |Key Competencies for Sustainability: Self-Awareness & Ethical Action, Strategic Competency. Collaboration and Systems Thinking
80% (required to unlock the next module)
Earn a certificate of completion to recognize your achievements and skills developed.  Gain eligibility for credit hours towards registered apprenticeship programs and professional development (based on specific program requirements).

 

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Course Content

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Orientation

MODULE 1. Understanding The Impact of Your Decisions
MODULE 2. MEASURING & BUILDING YOUR SKILLSET
MODULE 3. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION FOR COLLABORATION
MODULE 4. TURINING IDEAS INTO REAL SOLUTIONS
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Course Includes

  • 13 Lessons
  • 34 Topics
  • 3 Quizzes