WORK CONTENT KNOWLEDGES
Experience, by itself, simply means that you are growing older. Experience that is looked at and evaluated provides clues that can be the wellspring of growth into your potential. Bart Lloyd
3 Kinds of “Skills” 1.Functional/transferrable skills 2. Work Content Knowledges (“skills”) 3. Adaptive Skills
WORK CONTENT KNOWLEDGES Definition: Subjects about which you know more than the average person –Subject matter –Vocabulary –Procedures
Work Content Knowledges Are specific to a job or field of work Subjects you know
Work Content Knowledges are acquired from: Jobs (paid/unpaid) Hobbies or leisure activities Education (formal or informal)
Work Content Knowledges exist in your memory.
Defining Features SKILLS: DOING (Verbs) LEVEL OF EXPERTISE: Basic ACQUIRED: inherited practiced KNOWLEDGES: KNOWING (Nouns) LEVEL OF EXPERTISE Above average ACQUIRED: Work Leisure School
Work Content Knowledges Examples: Hobbies –Music—classical, blues, rap, Peruvian Folk –Car maintenance –Best fishing locations on WW River –Fly fishing –Current movies –Mountain climbing gear
More Examples: Homemaking Decorating Special diet nutrition Geriatrics Food preservation and storage Community resources Record-keeping-immunizations, product warranties, etc.
To Identify W.C. Knowledges: p. 18A Life Experience Record ↕ p