Employability Skills Development
About this course
What is it?
The Employability Skills Development course takes an activity-based approach to raising learners’ awareness about employer expectations and the working environment. Developed in response to an increasing national focus on work-related learning, it will meet the needs of providers looking for a programme of activities to support learners in preparation for vocational training, for achieving an employability qualification, or for getting a job.
The Employability Skills Development resources support teaching and learning; they aim to improve learners’ knowledge and understanding of the workplace.
Learners complete an initial self-assessment to identify what they would like to improve and then choose from dozens activities to develop their skills for the workplace. The activities are split into 12 sections:
- Self-management
- Team working
- Business and enterprise
- Customer awareness
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Working with numbers
- IT in the workplace
- Applying for a job
- Exploring job opportunities
- Rights and responsibilities at work
- Health and safety in the workplace