Life Skills
Our employability, careers and life skills content offers advice, tips, resources and lessons to prepare yourself and learners for employment. Our lessons cover the following topics:
| • Alternatives to paid work • Applying for a job or a course • Being responsible for other people's money • Building a working relationship with customers • Communicating solutions to others • Developing personal skills for leadership • Effectiveness at work • Final production, presentation and evaluation • Health requirements at work • Interview techniques • Learning from work placement • Managing your health at work • Planning an enterprise activity • Preparing for an interview • Producing an action plan for career development • Reflecting on an interview • Researching a career • Safe learning in the workplace • Self-assessment • Setting and meeting targets at work before work placement • Solving work-related problems • Teamwork • What are A-Levels and AS Levels? • What is a diploma? • What job do you want when you leave school? • Working as a volunteer • Working in a team: strengths, skills and experiences | • Answering and reflecting on interview questions • Assessment of literacy skills • Budgeting • Career progression • Completing an application form • Different methods to apply for a job • Enterprise • Finding voluntary work • Interview skills • Investigating rights and responsibilities at work • Learning with colleagues and other learners • Managing your own money • Planning and producing a product • Preparing for an interview and skills needed in an interview • Production process • Relationships with colleagues • Running an enterprise activity • Safety required to produce a product or service • Self-management skills • Skills, qualities and knowledge that can be gained from beneficial alternatives to paid work • Summarising documents • Using information about the job • What are NVQs and apprenticeships? • What is a personal statement? • Work experience • Working in a team • Working in a team: understanding • What is a CV? • What is work? • Working as a team • Writing a cover letter • Working in a team: taking part in a team talk | • Anticipation of key questions and responses • Assessment of numeracy skills • Building a working relationship with colleagues • Carrying out a realistic self-assessment • Contributing to meetings • Different types of beneficial alternatives to paid work • Filling in an application form • Health and safety • Interview skills and preparation • Learning from more experienced people • Making a telephone call to a prospective employer • Operative verbs • Positive behaviour and attitude at work • Presentation at an interview • Qualifications • Relationships with customers • Safe learning • Searching for a job • Setting and meeting targets at work • Sole trader • Taxes • Volunteering • Working in a team: Code of conduct |
You can mix and match these to your learners' needs. Call us on 01909 568 338 to discuss what you want your learners to achieve.