Employability Skills

Introduction

Who is the course for?

The OCR Certificates in Employability Skills have been developed for those seeking to enter or re-enter the workplace.

It is aimed at all age groups, including those who have never previously been in employment, or those who are returning to employment after a break.

What is it?

It is an OCR Accredited course covering Entry Level 3, Level 1 and Level 2 of the OCR Certificate in Employability Skills and is aimed at giving students the job searching skills they require when looking for employment.

Content:

There are 5 Units to complete.

Duration

15 hours per unit.

Cost:

Free to unemployed.

Assessment/Exam Methods

Not Applicable

Progression:

Other qualifications/employment.

Entry requirements:

Basic keyboard and mouse skills.

Qualification:

OCR Certificate in Employability Skills. To gain a qualification in any of the Levels learners must achieve 5 units, 3 of which must be achieved at the said Level and 2 units from either of the other Levels.

Units Breakdown

Assessing myself for work

• Understand what skills and personal attributes are needed for success in work
• Be able to audit current skills and personal attributes
• Understand own skills and personal attributes
• Be able to plan how to gain or develop skills

Learning to be financially capable

• Understand how money is used
• Know about state financial benefits
• Be able to plan a basic budget
• Understand financial documents
• Be able to carry out financial transactions
• Understand the consequences of getting into debt

Preparing for and learning from interviews

• Be able to plan for interviews
• Be able to prepare for interviews
• Be able to communicate during interviews
• Be able to reflect on interviews

Learning about the range of opportunities in work

• Understand about employment in different sector areas
• Understand different types of work and working patterns
• Be able to find out about local opportunities for work
• Understand reasons for selecting jobs

Presenting personal information effectively

• Understand how personal information is presented
• Be able to provide personal information using the telephone
• Be able to complete forms requiring personal information
• Be able to communicate qualifications, skills and experience
• Be able to communicate personal achievements
• Be able to reflect on skills in presenting personal information

We also run a Job Search Workshop in conjunction with the Employability Skills course.

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