Name: Level: Score: LAS No.

ALS School: Schedule: Date:

Type of Activity:
 Extended Learning (Individual Practice)  Classroom Encounter  Others
Strand no. 4: Life and Career Skills

Topic: Career Development

Competency: Identify competency requirements for different career options

Learning Intent: Identify competency requirements for different career options.

Value Emphasis:

Reference/Source:
 K to 12 Basic Curriculum for ALS
 "12 Core Competencies". Best-Job-Interview.Com, 2020, https://www.best-job-
interview.com/12-core-competencies.html. Accessed 29 July 2020.

Concept Notes:
What are the 12 Core Competencies?
These are the 12 core competencies that have been identified as critical for successful job performance.

Different jobs demand different competencies, however, these twelve competencies are the most
commonly recognized behaviors required for success in nearly all career fields.

What is a competency?

You will find many different definitions of this

concept. Generally a competency is described
as the knowledge, skills and behavioral
attributes necessary for acceptable job
performance.

Knowledge refers to previous education and

experience, skills refers to the technical or
practical skills required to perform the job and
behavioral attributes refer to personality
characteristics that are key to successful job
performance.

The 12 core competencies for job success

Decision Making

 Uses sound judgment to make good decisions

based on information gathered and analyzed.
 Considers all pertinent facts and alternatives
before deciding on the most appropriate action.
 Commits to decision.
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Teamwork

 Interacts with people effectively. Able and willing to share

and receive information.
 Co-operates within the group and across groups.
 Supports group decisions and puts group goals ahead of
own goals

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Work Standards

 Sets and maintains high performance standards.

 Pays close attention to detail, accuracy and completeness.
 Shows concern for all aspects of the job and follows up on
work outputs.

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Motivation

 Displays energy and enthusiasm in approaching the job.

 Commits to putting in additional effort.
 Maintains high level of productivity and self-direction.
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Reliability

 Takes personal responsibility for job performance.

 Completes work in a timely and consistent manner.
 Sticks to commitments.

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Problem Solving
  Analyzes problem by gathering and organizing all relevant information.
 Identifies cause and effect relationships.
 Comes up with appropriate solutions.

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Adaptability

 Adapts to changing work environments, work priorities and

organizational needs.
 Able to effectively deal with change and diverse people.

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Planning and Organizing

 Plans and organizes tasks and work responsibilities to achieve

objectives.
 Sets priorities. Schedules activities.
 Allocates and uses resources properly.

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Communication

 Expresses ideas effectively.

 Organizes and delivers information appropriately.
 Listens actively.

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Integrity

 Shares complete and accurate information.

 Maintains confidentiality and meets own commitments.
 Adheres to organizational policies and procedures.

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Initiative

 Takes action to influence events.

 Generates ideas for improvement, takes advantage of opportunities,
suggests innovations.
 Does more than required.
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Stress Tolerance

 Displays emotional resilience and the ability to withstand pressure on an

on-going basis.
 Deals with difficult situations while maintaining performance.
 Seeks support from others when necessary and uses appropriate coping
techniques.
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(Source: "12 Core Competencies". Best-Job-Interview.Com, 2020, https://www.best-job-

interview.com/12-core-competencies.html. Accessed 29 July 2020.)

Activity 1: Copy the important notes and details about this lesson in your notebook.

Activity 2: Give sample life situation that shows the following competencies: (choose 5 only)
a. Decision Making
b. Teamwork
c. Work standards
d. Motivation
e. Reliability
f. Problem Solving
g. Adaptability
h. Planning and Organizing
i. Communication
j. Integrity
k. Initiative
l. Stress Tolerance

Prepared by:

BRANDON B. CULBENGAN
DALSC

PRE-TEST/POST- TEST

Name: ___________________________________________________ CLC:________________

Identify the competency, choose your answers from the box.
Problem solving Communication Reliability Work standards
Planning & Organizing Decision making Initiative Stress tolerance
Teamwork Integrity Adaptability Motivation

_____________________1. Considers all pertinent facts and alternatives before deciding on the most
appropriate action.
_____________________2. Co-operates within the group and across groups.
_____________________3. Sets and maintains high performance standards.
_____________________4. Displays energy and enthusiasm in approaching the job.
_____________________5. Takes personal responsibility for job performance.
_____________________6. Analyzes problem by gathering and organizing all relevant information.
_____________________7. Able to effectively deal with change and diverse people.
_____________________8. Plans and organizes tasks and work responsibilities to achieve objectives.
_____________________9. Expresses ideas effectively.
_____________________10. Shares complete and accurate information.
_____________________11. Takes action to influence events.
_____________________12. Displays emotional resilience and the ability to withstand pressure on an
on-going basis.