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Employability Skills... • ...enable you to apply your technical skills to a
variety of jobs.
They - • Help you perform better in the workplace• Can be used in any future job • Help your organisation achieve more goals
If you were the boss, what sort of skills would you want your employees to have if they were a:
• Plumber• Librarian• Teacher• Secretary• Shop attendant• Telemarketer• Hairdresser
Employers have identified 8 employability skills as important.
1. Communication2. Teamwork3. Self management4. Learning skills5. Problem solving6. Technology7. Planning and organisation8. Initiative & enterprise
COMMUNICATION
Communication skills - contribute to productive and harmonious relations between employees and customers.
Learning skills - contribute to ongoing improvement and expansion in employee and company operations and outcomes.
Examples of learning skills ?
PROBLEM SOLVING EXAMPLE:
• At work, we spend a lot of time sending emails between staff members. I devised an internet blog page to help staff members keep up with news and make contributions themselves.
TECHNOLOGY EXAMPLE:
• I created a newsletter for my soccer club using Word, Publisher, and Irfanview. I then converted it into a PDF files and emailed it to all the members.
Planning and organising skills - contribute to long-term and short-term strategic planning
Examples?
PLANNING & ORGANISING EXAMPLE:
• I was part of a group that organised a weekend camping trip. I was in charge of organising suitable accommodation & making sure everyone paid for it on time. We had a great time – no accommodation problems.
INITIATIVE EXAMPLE:
• At work, we spend a lot of time sending emails between staff members. I devised an internet blog page to help staff members keep up with news and make contributions themselves.
• NOTE; this is the same example as problem solving. Sometimes these skills overlap).