Interior Furnishings Services

PREPARATION  LEVEL  COURSES

F340  CLOTHING  AND  TEXTILES  II

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

This course increases the level of knowledge and skills of students as they construct, purchase, care for, and work with clothing, accessories, and textiles.  The ways in which personal considerations and fashion trends interact with the market are explored in this primarily non-laboratory course.  Broad areas of emphasis include career opportunities in clothing, accessories, and textile products fields; fibers and fabrics; color, line, and design in fashion; clothing selection, consumer information, clothing maintenance and care; sewing and construction skills; and merchandising.  Emphasis is placed on fashion occupations.

F360  INTERIOR  FURNISHINGS  I

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 1.0

Grade level: 11, 12

This course prepares students for employment opportunities in the area of interior furnishings services.  Through classroom and laboratory experiences, students develop skills in selling merchandise, preparing merchandise displays, and following safety procedures.  Emphasis is placed on use of textiles, color line, design, materials, and criteria for selecting and coordinating furnishings and furniture.  The development of personal characteristics applicable to the job, opportunities for career advancement, and laws applicable to the field are emphasized throughout the course.

F460  INTERIOR  FURNISHINGS  II

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 1.0

Grade level: 12

This course emphasizes management of an interior furnishings establishment, performing advertising duties, and managing personnel.  Instruction in determining merchandise needs, selecting inventory needs, and designing interior living / work spaces is included.  Areas of study include interiors and furnishings as related to socioeconomic conditions of society; individual values and needs related to various environments; and employment opportunities.  Opportunities in selecting and coordinating furnishings and accessories to satisfy the needs and personal tastes of customers are included.

F401  FAMILY  AND  CONSUMER  SCIENCE  (FCS)  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATION

(Only after completing a minmum of one credit of skill – specific training in an approved Interior Furnishings Services program)

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 12

Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative Education is designed for senior students interested in pursuing careers in occupations related to family and consumer sciences.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction.  Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with job survival skills, career exploration skills related to the job, as well as improving students’ abilities to interact positively with others.  For skills related to the job, refer to the skill development course outlines and the task list of the desired occupational program.

A qualified, certified FCS instructor is responsible for supervision.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student, and coordinator.  The coordinator, student, and employer assume compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job – seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, economics and the job, organizations, and job termination.  Classroom and worksite instruction is based on the tasks in an occupation.

Z401  INTERRELATED  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATION

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 11, 12

Interrelated Cooperative Education is designed for junior and/or senior students interested in pursuing careers in vocational occupations.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction.  Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with job survival skills and career exploration skills related to the job and improving student’s abilities to interact positively with others.  For skills related to the job, refer to the skill development course outlines and the task list of the desired occupational program.

A qualified vocational cooperative coordinator is responsible for supervision.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator.  Occupational task lists form the basis for training plans.  The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job-seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, economics and the job, organization and job termination.  In addition, classroom instruction includes technical skills as identified on occupational task lists.