This book examines how industry-desired employability skills--or "soft
skills"--are taught and learned in high school career and technical
education (CTE) engineering and engineering technology programs.
Identifying, recruiting, and keeping workers with strong personal and
interpersonal skills is a constant challenge for STEM employers who need
to hire young workers to replace an aging technical workforce. To answer
the call, teachers interviewed explained that they maintain regimented
daily classroom routines that include individual and small group
hands-on activities and projects. In turn, their students explain
learning personal responsibility, work ethic, teamwork, leadership,
conflict management, and social skills in the classroom. Narratives from
the workforce and classroom interweave to put employability skills
frameworks into action.