1. Basic Employability Skills
Module

2. Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
Objectives
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
1. Explain your role as an employee in the construction industry.
2. Demonstrate critical thinking skills and the ability to solve problems using those skills.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of computer systems and explain common uses for computers in the construction industry.
4. Define effective relationship skills.
5. Recognize workplace issues such as sexual harassment, stress, and substance abuse.

3. Performance Tasks
1. Demonstrate the ability to access, retrieve, and print from the following basic software programs: •
• Databases
• Internet

4. Figure 2 Resume.

5. Figure 4 An organizational chart.

6. Figure 5 The five-step problem-solving procedure.

7. Figure 7 Laptop computer.6

8. Figure 8 Computer hardware.7

9. Figure 9 Samples of computer software used in the construction industry, including AutoCAD™ and Primavera. 8

10. Figure 9 Samples of computer software used in the construction industry, including AutoCAD™ and Primavera. 9

11. Figure 10 Many modern tools and machines are computer controlled.

12. Figure 11 Construction companies operate under tight schedules.

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