(1) A graduating student at the novice level is beginning to attain the prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental in workplace competencies. He/she:

(a) identifies, but has difficulty organizing, planning, or allocating workplace resources of time, money, human resources, material, and facilities;

(b) seldom practices workplace skills;

(c) seldom communicates, interprets, or evaluates information;

(d) seldom evaluates and has difficulty redesigning a basic system to improve system performance;

(e) seldom selects or uses technologies or troubleshooting protocol in learning situations; and

(f) rarely develops, evaluates, or adjusts life and career plans but, with assistance, demonstrates workplace readiness skills.