La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § LXXI-901

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LXXI-901 - Background

A. The Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) was established in February 1990 to examine the demands of the workplace and to determine whether the current and future work force is capable of meeting those demands. Commission members included 31 representatives from the nation's schools, businesses, unions and government. The Commission issued its first report, What Work Requires of Schools, in June, 1991. This report told educators and employers what students and workers need to know and be able to do in order to succeed in the workplace. This kind of information is especially vital today, when more than half of our young people leave school without the basic skills required to find and hold a good job.

B. Specifically, the Commission was directed to advise the Secretary of Labor on the type and level of skills required to enter employment. In carrying out this charge, the commission was asked to:

1. define the skills needed for employment;

2. propose acceptable levels in those skills;

3. suggest effective ways to access proficiency; and

4. develop a strategy to disseminate the findings to the Nation's schools, businesses and homes.

C. The commission identified two types of skills: competencies and foundations. Competencies are the skills necessary for success in the workplace and are organized into five areas. Foundations are skills and qualities that underlie the competencies. The competencies and foundations are generic, most of them are required for most jobs. The SCANS competencies and foundations are identified and defined on the following pages.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § LXXI-901

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 29:2698 (December 2003).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10) and R.S. 17:10.