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Grow Transition Skills program is all about enhancing the quality of a young person’s life. It stands for Getting young people Ready fOr Workforce development. This program our enables young people to build their personal employment portfolio, gain the necessary skills to seek employment, identify their individual areas of strength and weakness and improve their self-sufficiency skills. The GROW Transition Skills program is made of twelve Lessons. These Lessons incorporate objective and subjective assessment tools that help predict and understand what a student needs. They create a successful learning atmosphere and assist students with learning the thoughts and behaviors that indicate successful mastery of the subject material. These twelve lessons are designed to enhance each student’s employability, self-sufficiency and workforce development. Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Development consists of print materials that demonstrate the pre-employment and work readiness skills that are essential for today’s workplace. These lessons teach students how to obtain employment and integrate the proficiencies necessary to maintain employment. Lesson titles include:Getting a JobInterview Skill TipsResume WorkshopCompleting a Job ApplicationDressing for a Job InterviewInternet Job SearchKeeping a JobProfessional PunctualityTime Management Professional CommunicationAnger ManagementAppropriate Grooming for the Workplace Life Skills The Life Skills component incorporates Workforce lessons to help students learn core personal and interpersonal soft skills – creating positive, solid relationships while leading thriving, fruitful lives. The Life Skills lessons are designed to easily integrate with Workforce Development and additional soft skills curricula for self-sufficiency and employment skills. Life Skills lessons are found under the following topics: Independence-License Preparation, Financial Awareness, Preventable and Treatable Health Conditions, Self-Development, Self-Advoc