My Work: Understanding Employability Skills

“Understanding Employability Skills” is a 20 page A4 workbook for students to complete on their own, working independently, with the support of a teacher or tutor. It is one of a series of modules that make up the My Work programme, aimed at young people who want to learn about how to improve their knowledge of how to get a job. It has been written by a team with many years of experience in designing and delivering employability skills resources. The design is well presented and colourful, and includes learning aims, a range of information and exercises, space for recording answers and a reflective log at the end to review learning.
This module introduces the main employability skills valued by employers as defined by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Students will go on to explore the difference between skills and tasks and consider the value of transferable skills. They will then go on to look at motivation at work and what motivates them personally. There is an optional extension activity exploring two theories about what motivates us at work in more detail, and how this impacts on our happiness and success. This workbook will be of value to any programme that includes employability, work readiness and general careers education. It can be used for whole lessons or as part of a tutorial or enrichment session. NB: The workbook is presented in PDF Format.