Exploring personal strengths for employment: coronavirus

Students can independently reflect on their current skills, interests and personality traits, then find help to develop them further to support their future.

This lesson is designed to help students recognise their skills, personality traits and interests, and understand why these are important when considering rewarding job roles. Activities in this lesson involve a combination of personal reflection and students supporting each other to identify their strengths. It also includes a short ice breaker game called ‘Skill Up’ which can be played in 10 minutes as a standalone activity. By the end of the lesson students will be able to:

• Recognise three key elements of their personality

• Explain how different job roles require a range of skills, interests and personality traits

• Identify ways of building an accurate self-image that can guide successful career choices

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How LifeSkills can support you and your students right now
The Covid-19 (‘coronavirus’) situation is understandably creating a lot of uncertainty and affecting the teaching community in new and unforeseen ways. We have created this page to support learners, parents and educators during this challenging time.

Skills that students learn now will be valuable to their future, helping them to adapt to the education and employment landscape as it changes. Explore the most relevant content for your current teaching environment that can be easily adapted for virtual facilitation.

We also have interactive tools, films and articles to suit independent study for students aged 14+.

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