(1) The program requires that successful candidates:

(a) demonstrate a variety of collaborative efforts to enhance the curricula including, but not limited to, advisory committees, business partnerships, tech prep, school to work, applied academics, technology integration, career planning, cooperative education, curriculum integration, and Indian Education for All (20-1-501, MCA);

(b) demonstrate the development of personal and leadership competencies (e.g., citizenship, personal development, goal setting, parliamentary procedure, and teamwork);

(c) demonstrate and apply the philosophy and objectives of career and technical education;

(d) demonstrate effective classroom management techniques and modify the curriculum to meet a variety of student needs;

(e) identify methods for selection and application of the tools of technology relating to personal and business decision making;

(f) demonstrate and apply the use of current and emerging technologies used by business, industry, and education;

(g) demonstrate basic concepts of effective oral and written communication;

(h) demonstrate ethical and social responsibilities related to business and the legal framework for personal, business, and social interactions;

(i) demonstrate the skills needed to successfully obtain and maintain employment;

(j) identify careers and opportunities in business and related occupational fields;

(k) assess student interests, aptitudes, personal qualities, and other information necessary for students to make informed career choices;

(l) demonstrate effective techniques for managing employees, personnel relations, and the budgeting of time and resources;

(m) apply marketing concepts and management fundamentals;

(n) organize, manage, and synthesize information to make wise business decisions;

(o) demonstrate techniques for business problem solving;

(p) apply interpersonal, teamwork, and leadership skills necessary to function in multicultural business and social settings;

(q) conduct research activities in domestic and international business;

(r) demonstrate and apply principles of economics, free enterprise, and global economies;

(s) demonstrate and apply the basic concepts of personal finance skills, social and government responsibility, and business practices;

(t) demonstrate the role of entrepreneurship in economies and the process of starting and maintaining a business;

(u) demonstrate accounting procedures to make decisions about planning, organizing, and allocating resources; and

(v) demonstrate the different functional areas of business as interrelated parts rather than distinct and separate entities.