Employability Skills Key Competencies
What are Employability Skills Employability skills are the ‘key skills and personal attributes you need to enter, operate and thrive in the new world of work”. These are the transferable skills that we take with us from one work situation to another.
8 Groupings of  employability skills that employers expect employees to have along with job-specific technical skills were identified in an Employability Skills Framework
Communication: Listening & understanding Speaking clearly Being assertive Sharing information Understanding the needs of customers Persuading effectively Establishing & using networks Empathising
Team Work Working as an individual as well as a team member Knowing how to define a role as part of a team Applying teamwork to a range of situations Identifying the strengths of team members Coaching & mentoring skills including giving feedback
Problem Solving Developing creative, innovative solutions Developing practical solutions Applying a range of strategies to problem solving Solving problems in teams Showing independence & initiative in identifying problems & solving them
Initiative & Enterprise Adapting to new situations Being creative Identifying opportunities & translating ideas into action Developing a strategic, creative, long term vision Generating a range of options
Planning & Organising Managing time & priorities, setting time lines, co-ordinating timelines for self & others Adapting resource allocations to cope with contingencies Collecting, analysing & organising information Taking initiative & making decisions
Self Management Taking responsibility Having a personal vision & goals Evaluating & monitoring own performance Having knowledge & confidence in own ideas & visions Articulating own ideas & visions
Learning Managing own learning Contributing to the learning community in the workplace Having enthusiasm for ongoing learning Being open to new ideas & techniques Acknowledging  the need to learn in order to accommodate change Being willing to learn in any setting – on & off the job
Technology Having a range of basic IT skills Being willing to learn new IT skills Using IT to organise data Applying IT as a management tool Having the OHS knowledge to apply technology
That’s all! Thank you for coming  today Look forward to seeing  you next session

6 Key Compentencies

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    What are EmployabilitySkills Employability skills are the ‘key skills and personal attributes you need to enter, operate and thrive in the new world of work”. These are the transferable skills that we take with us from one work situation to another.
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    8 Groupings of employability skills that employers expect employees to have along with job-specific technical skills were identified in an Employability Skills Framework
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    Communication: Listening &understanding Speaking clearly Being assertive Sharing information Understanding the needs of customers Persuading effectively Establishing & using networks Empathising
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    Team Work Workingas an individual as well as a team member Knowing how to define a role as part of a team Applying teamwork to a range of situations Identifying the strengths of team members Coaching & mentoring skills including giving feedback
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    Problem Solving Developingcreative, innovative solutions Developing practical solutions Applying a range of strategies to problem solving Solving problems in teams Showing independence & initiative in identifying problems & solving them
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    Initiative & EnterpriseAdapting to new situations Being creative Identifying opportunities & translating ideas into action Developing a strategic, creative, long term vision Generating a range of options
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    Planning & OrganisingManaging time & priorities, setting time lines, co-ordinating timelines for self & others Adapting resource allocations to cope with contingencies Collecting, analysing & organising information Taking initiative & making decisions
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    Self Management Takingresponsibility Having a personal vision & goals Evaluating & monitoring own performance Having knowledge & confidence in own ideas & visions Articulating own ideas & visions
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    Learning Managing ownlearning Contributing to the learning community in the workplace Having enthusiasm for ongoing learning Being open to new ideas & techniques Acknowledging the need to learn in order to accommodate change Being willing to learn in any setting – on & off the job
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    Technology Having arange of basic IT skills Being willing to learn new IT skills Using IT to organise data Applying IT as a management tool Having the OHS knowledge to apply technology
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    That’s all! Thankyou for coming today Look forward to seeing you next session