Unlocking Your Employability Potential

• Employability
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Unlocking Your Employability Potential

Learning Objective

Understand the essential skills and qualities for employability and how to develop them.

What do you already know about employability skills?

What are Employability Skills?

Employability skills are the key qualities and abilities that employers look for in potential employees.

Types of Employability Skills

Communication, teamwork, problem-solving, time management, and adaptability are examples of employability skills.

Self-Assessment Activity

Complete a self-assessment quiz to identify personal strengths and areas for improvement in employability skills.

Developing Employability Skills

Participate in group activities and role-plays to practice and enhance employability skills.

Professionalism and Work Ethic

Understand the importance of professionalism, reliability, and a strong work ethic in the workplace.

Resume and Cover Letter Workshop

Learn how to create an effective resume and cover letter that showcases employability skills and qualities.

Next Steps

Explore opportunities for further developing employability skills through internships, volunteering, or additional training.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.