This document discusses important employability skills including communication, teamwork, self-management, learning skills, problem solving, technology skills, planning and organization, and initiative & enterprise. It provides examples of each skill and how they can help employees and organizations. Employers seek these 8 skills in potential candidates as they enable workers to perform better and help companies achieve goals.
2. 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
3. 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
4. Employers have identified 8 employability skills as
important.
1. Communication
2. Teamwork
3. Self management
4. Learning skills
5. Problem solving
6. Technology
7. Planning and organisation
8. Initiative & enterprise
19. Problem solving skills - contribute to innovative
outcomes.
Examples of
problem solving
skills?
20. 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.
22. Examples of skills in technology?
Technology skills - contribute to effective execution of tasks
23. 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.
25. Planning and organising skills -
contribute to long-term and
short-term strategic planning
Examples?
26. 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.
29. 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).
30. Employers want their workers to have these basic
skills. Which ones do you have? Which ones can
you improve on?
1. Communication
2. Teamwork
3. Self management
4. Learning skills
5. Problem solving
6. Technology
7. Planning and organisation
8. Initiative & enterprise