Fairfield PAL Career Café awards digital badges!

The Fairfield PAL Works! Career Café is thrilled to announce that it has awarded digital badges in PROBLEM SOVLING to:

Precious Marie Richardson
Raeshaun D. Priest
Veronica Hernandez-Gonzalez
Assina McNeally
Rocco Palonto
Amyia Sims

The Problem-Solving badge has a set of competencies that require learners to demonstrate understanding through a final Capstone Project and the application of the IDEAL problem-solving framework. Digital Badges help PAL members tell a story about what they know and what they can do.

“The Ideal Problem-Solving framework helps you understand your choices along the way,” says recipient Raeshaun Priest. “Learning how to define the context of a problem, will help you avoid jumping straight to finding the solution—so I solve the root cause of the problem” agrees Veronica Hernandex-Gonzalez. “Understanding the steps of being an IDEAL problem solver, “says Rocco Palomto, “makes it easier because it gives you a specific way to take a problem to a solution.” “I feel better about my problem-solving abilities now, “says Raeshaun, “because I know the steps to use.” “This (problem solving) is a good thing to know," said Amiya Simms “because businesses need to make money and if you are a good problem solver, you can stop chaos and focus on moving the business forward.”

The PAL Works! Career Café Program prepares local teens and young adults to build a career road map that will enable them to get a head start in the employment sector and career development. Members selected for the program receive 60 hours of job exposure and 20 hours of strengths-based training and “soft skills”. Interns who successfully complete the program are eligible for a $1,200 scholarship. Certain eligibility requirements apply. For more information or to request an application, please call 422 6288 or email us at hsanderson@fairfield.ca.gov. Certain eligibility requirements apply. Incomplete applications cannot be accepted. This program is made possible with support from the Solano County Community Investment Fund,

Participants meet weekly in cohorts to take a deeper dive into the soft skills valuable by employers so they can stand out in future education and career opportunities. Soft skills are the essential interpersonal skills valued by employers because they can make or break our ability to get things done and take on new opportunities.

ABOUT FAIRFIELD PAL
The Fairfield PAL Program is open to Fairfield, Suisun, and Travis Students enrolled ages 13-18 who are enrolled in school. Memberships are FREE and can be applied for at the Fairfield Community Center (1000 Kentucky Street) by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please call 707.428.7435.

The PAL Teen Center is currently closed due to COVID-19, but is supporting members through virtual programs and a food pantry. Thanks to a generous grant from the Solano Community Foundation, PAL has been hosting a variety of programs online since June.