Basic Skills | Reads, writes, performs arithmetic and mathematical operations, listens, and speaks |
Reading | locates, understands, and interprets written information in prose and in documents such as manuals, graphs, and schedules to perform tasks |
Writing | communicates thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing; and creates documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts |
Arithmetic/Mathematics | performs basic computations and approaches practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques |
Listening | receives, attends to, interprets, and responds to verbal messages and other cues |
Speaking | organizes ideas and communicates oral messages appropriate to listeners and situations |
Thinking Skills | Thinks creatively, makes decisions, solves problems, visualizes, knows how to learn, and reasons |
Creative Thinking | uses imagination freely, combines ideas or information in new ways, makes connections between seemingly unrelated ideas, and reshapes goals in ways that reveal new possibilities |
Decision Making | specifies goals and constraints, generates alternatives, considers risks, and evaluates and chooses best alternative |
Problem Solving | recognizes problems, devises and implements plan of action, evaluates and monitors progress, and revises plan as indicated by findings |
Seeing Things in the Mind's Eye | organizes and processes symbols, pictures, graphs, objects, and other information |
Knowing How to Learn | uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills in both familiar and changing situations |
Reasoning | discovers a rule or principle underlying the relationship between two or more objects and applies it when solving a problem |
Personal Qualities Displays | responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self management, and integrity and honesty |
Responsibility | exerts a high level of effort and perseveres toward goal attainment through high standards, attention to details, work, concentration and high standards of attendance, punctuality, enthusiasm, vitality, and optimism |
Self-Esteem | believes in own self-worth and maintains a positive view of self |
Sociability | demonstrates understanding, friendliness, adaptability, empathy, and politeness in group settings |
Self-Management | assesses self accurately, sets personal goals, monitors progress, and exhibits self-control |
Integrity/Honesty | can be trusted and chooses an ethical course of action |
Resources | identifies, organizes, plans, and allocates resources |
Time | selects goal-relevant activities, ranks them, allocates time, and prepares and follows schedules |
Money | uses or prepares budgets, makes forecasts, keeps records, and makes adjustments to meet objectives |
Material and Facilities | acquires, stores, allocates, and uses materials or space efficiently |
Human Resources | assesses knowledge and skills and distributes work accordingly, evaluates performance, and provides feedback |
Interpersonal | works with others |
Participates as Member of a Team | works cooperatively with others and contributes to group effort |
Teaches Others New Skills | helps others learn |
Serves Clients/Customers | works to satisfy customers' expectations |
Exercises Leadership | communicates ideas to justify position, persuades and convinces others, and responsibly challenges existing procedures and policies |
Negotiates | works toward agreements involving exchange of resources, resolves divergent interests |
Works with Diversity | works well with men and women from diverse backgrounds |
Information | acquires and uses information |
Acquires and Evaluates Information | identifies need for data, obtains or creates data, and evaluates their relevance and accuracy |
Organizes and Maintains Information | organizes, processes, and maintains written or computerized records and other forms of information in a systematic fashion |
Interprets and Communicates Information | selects and analyzes information and communicates the results to others |
Uses Computers to Process Information | employs computers to, acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information |
Systems | understands complex interrelationships |
Understands Systems | knows how social, organizational, and technological systems work and operates effectively with them |
Monitors and Corrects Performance | distinguishes trends, predicts impacts on system operations, diagnoses deviations in systems' performance, and corrects malfunctions |
Improves or Designs Systems | suggests modifications to existing systems and develops new or alternative systems to improve performance |
Technology | works with a variety of technologies |
Selects Technology | chooses procedures, tools, or equipment including computers and related technologies to produce the desired results |
Applies Technology to Task | understands overall intent and proper procedures for setup and operation of equipment |
Maintains and Troubleshoots Equipment | prevents, identifies, or solves problems with equipment, including computers and other technologies |
La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § LXIX-111