Employability Conferences & Workshops

Description

The EBP organises and delivers Employability Conferences and Workshops that generally involve a whole year group and include activities selected from this document.  The main focus is on raising students’ awareness and understanding of the ‘abilities, attributes and attitudes’ that employers look for in recruiting staff.

Aims, objectives and learning outcomes

The programme raises students’ awareness of Employability Skills and their relevance to the world of work.  There are opportunities in the workshops for students to practice and develop some of these skills :

• abilities: communication skills, initiative, problem solving, willingness to learn, customer focus
• attributes / attitudes: positive attitude, commitment, punctuality, adaptability, determination, accountability,  responsibility, pride in achievement

Details

• Year Group(s):  Key Stage 4 / 16+
• Group size:  Up to whole year group, in groups of up to 20
• Room(s):  Hall and rooms according to group numbers
• Time / duration:  ½ - 1 day