Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Junior Achievement has over 100 local JA Areas across the nation, and together we are the nation's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their futures, and make smart academic and economic choices. JA's programs—in the core content areas of work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy—ignite the spark in young people to experience and realize the opportunities and realities of work and life in the 21st century.
Creativity and Innovation
This Creativity and Innovation micro-credential from Junior Achievement provides evidence that the participant has demonstrated competence in the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:Identify and apply appropriate ideation techniques in a range of situationsEvaluate ideas for originality, inventiveness, and valueImprove upon ideas over time considering ...Critical and Analytical Thinking
This Critical and Analytical Thinking micro-credential from Junior Achievement provides evidence that the participant has demonstrated competence in the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:Evaluate information and sources for bias and legitimacySeek and evaluate evidence to make decisionsWeigh the pros and cons of available courses of actionIdentify ...Cultural Agility
This Cultural Agility micro-credential from Junior Achievement provides evidence that the participant has demonstrated competence in the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:Identify organizational hierarchy and how to operate within itRecognize stakeholders related to an organizationEvaluate established behavioral norms and compare to behaviorRespond ...Effective Collaboration
This Effective Collaboration micro-credential from Junior Achievement provides evidence that the participant has demonstrated competence in the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:Recommend appropriate methods of resolving conflict and negotiating in collaborative environmentsCompare and contrast the needs and vision of the team/business and ...Engaging Communication
This Engaging Collaboration micro-credential from Junior Achievement provides evidence that the participant has demonstrated competence in the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:Identify examples of clear and effective communication for different business audiencesCommunicate to persuade by understanding and addressing an audience’s needs, values, ...Essential Work Skills Credential
The Essential Work Skills Credential from Junior Achievement demonstrates that the participant is competent in the following areas:Creativity and InnovationCritical and Analytical ThinkingCultural AgilityEffective CollaborationEngaging CommunicationSelf-DirectionJA Career Speaker Series
In JA Career Speakers Series, a volunteer guest speaker visits the classroom and shares information about his or her career, work, and education experience. The speaker may bring props, samples of his or her work, or other visuals to help engage students.JA Career Success
JA Career Success provides students with a unique real-world introduction to the workplace. It focuses on soft skills, career development topics, and includes self-guided projects where students demonstrate effective communication, decision making, collaboration, and problem solving.JA Company Program
JA Company Program empowers high school students to fill a need or solve a problem in their community and teaches them practical skills required to conceptualize, capitalize, and manage their own business venture. Throughout the process of building their own company, students collaborate, make crucial business decisions, communicate with multiple stakeholders, ...Junior Achievement Board Member
This badge recognizes individuals who serve on Junior Achievement Boards of Directors. Board Members play a critical role in strategic planning, leadership, and governance in order to meet Junior Achievement's vision of ensuring young people have the skillsets and mindsets to build thriving communities.
