Employability Skills: some modules do have them! PCUTL Group Project Diane Harris (PGMDE) Sherran Milton (SOHCS) Fiona Morgan (INSRV) Lisa Wallace (MEDIC)

Diane Harris – Dental Nurse Tutor. Registered and practiced as a dental nurse for over 25 years Sherran Milton – Operating Department Practitioner. Worked as Senior Clinical Staff & Education Officer in national post Fiona Morgan – Worked in industry for >20 years with a number of multinational companies Lisa Wallace – 18 years of medical research experience at two major U.S. Universities The Project Team

Employability “A set of attributes, skills and knowledge that all labour market participants should possess to ensure they have the capability of being effective in the workplace – to the benefit of themselves, their employer and the wider economy”

EMPLOYERS: CBI Education and skills survey % of employers want to see: Development of employability skills made a top priority – embedding skills in the curriculum. University students doing more to prepare themselves to be effective in the workplace.

WELSH GOVERNMENT: Higher Education Strategy Employability is a key outcome of the HE experience

STUDENTS: Investing for careers Current students (11/12) Fees: £3,400 Student loan: £5,000 3 year debt >£25,000 New students (12/13) Fees: £3,500 (Wales) £9,000 (England) Student loan £5,500 3 year debt: >£27,000 (Wales) >£43,500 (England) To gain HECfW approval for increased fees: Improving student skills and work experience to enhance their employability.

CU Graduate Employability and Enterprise Skills Strategy Employability and Enterprise-related skills provision articulated across all curricula and communicated to students; New academic programmes designed and existing programmes revised with an employability and/or enterprise dimension incorporated.

Teaching staff Key in communicating strategy – Building skills development into modules and courses Need clarity: – Unclear on what these skills are – Range of different terms and lack of consistency in University documentation

 Protocol development  Induction material for new students  Practical observation  Audits  Peer review  Attitude scales Self Management Business and customer awareness Problem solving Communication and literacy Application of numeracy Application of information technology  Basic understanding of the key drivers for business success including: ›the importance of innovation and taking calculated risks ›the need to provide customer satisfaction and build customer loyalty  Analysing facts and solutions  Applying creative thinking to develop appropriate solutions  Application of literacy  Ability to produce clear, structured written work  Oral literacy – including listening and questioning  Manipulation of numbers  General mathematical awareness and its application in practical contexts (eg measuring, weighing, estimating and applying formulae)  Basic IT skills including familiarity with word processing, spreadsheets, file management and the use of internet search engines,  Demonstrate telephone skills  Present and debate issues  Give and accept feedback  Gather Information  Critically assess material  Listening/body language  Persuading and negotiating  Note taking  Critical literature review Discussion  Time management  Flexibility  Resilience  Self-starting  Appropriate assertiveness  Readiness to accept responsibility  Readiness to improve own performance based on feedback/reflective learning  Complete ECDL or equivalent  Present information in a variety of IT formats  Systematic searching  Understand concept of a number  Handle fractions and decimals  Calculate rates and percentages  Work with ratios and proportions  Interpret data  Numerical problem solving  Understand basic finance  Use spreadsheet software  Drug calculation software  (safe medicate, authentic world) Use of Excel/SPSS Practice tests Awareness of professional codes and practice guidelines  Case studies and scenarios  Quality and risk assessment/ management  Audit/survey of practice or satisfaction  Develop : ›information leaflets ›Procedural documents ›Policy position statements ›Research proposals/funding applications/ethical approvals  Contribute to professional bodies or specialist groups  Case studies  Ethics committees  Role play and scenarios  Games and puzzles  Models  Final year projects  Guidance materials  Clinical audit tools/guidelines  Questionnaires  Preparing a CV  Final year projects  Self assessment  Action plans/setting objectives  Portfolio development  Personal development plans  Evaluation  Appraisal docs  Job applications  Course assignments  Clinical logs  Testimonies Team working  Respecting others  Cooperating  Negotiating/persuading  Contributing to discussions  Awareness of interdependence with others  Negotiate team ground rules  Project manage group work  Peer review  Allocate roles/responsibilities  Motivate and support team EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS DESCRIPTORSSKILLS (Examples)  Learning contracts  profiles FORMS OF ASSESSMENT (Examples)  Developing presentations  Producing assignments in word and submission via turn it in  Negotiating on line library tools i.e. literature search  Using Learning Central appropriately  Using e learning materials Poster presentation Oral presentation Debate Present to camera OUR SOLUTION

Employability skills: a set of attributes, skills and knowledge… Self-management Team working Business and customer awareness Problem solving Communication and literacy Application of numeracy Application of information technology All underpinned by a positive attitude

Stage 1 Employability skills

Stage 2 Descriptors

GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY AND ENTERPRISE SKILLS STRATEGY

Self Management Business and customer awareness Problem solving Communication and literacy Application of numeracy Application of information technology  Basic understanding of the key drivers for business success including: ›the importance of innovation and taking calculated risks ›the need to provide customer satisfaction and build customer loyalty  Analysing facts and solutions  Applying creative thinking to develop appropriate solutions  Application of literacy  Ability to produce clear, structured written work  Oral literacy – including listening and questioning  Manipulation of numbers  General mathematical awareness and its application in practical contexts (eg measuring, weighing, estimating and applying formulae)  Basic IT skills including familiarity with word processing, spreadsheets, file management and the use of internet search engines,  Time management  Flexibility  Resilience  Self-starting  Appropriate assertiveness  Readiness to accept responsibility  Readiness to improve own performance based on feedback/reflective learning Team working  Respecting others  Cooperating  Negotiating/persuading  Contributing to discussions  Awareness of interdependence with others EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS DESCRIPTORSSKILLS (Examples)FORMS OF ASSESSMENT (Examples)

Questions to the group Was your partner from a similar discipline? If not, were you able to reach a consensus in your response? Is it already in your module/course?

So what’s in it for you?

 Protocol development  Induction material for new students  Practical observation  Audits  Peer review  Attitude scales Self Management Business and customer awareness Problem solving Communication and literacy Application of numeracy Application of information technology  Basic understanding of the key drivers for business success including: ›the importance of innovation and taking calculated risks ›the need to provide customer satisfaction and build customer loyalty  Analysing facts and solutions  Applying creative thinking to develop appropriate solutions  Application of literacy  Ability to produce clear, structured written work  Oral literacy – including listening and questioning  Manipulation of numbers  General mathematical awareness and its application in practical contexts (eg measuring, weighing, estimating and applying formulae)  Basic IT skills including familiarity with word processing, spreadsheets, file management and the use of internet search engines,  Demonstrate telephone skills  Present and debate issues  Give and accept feedback  Gather Information  Critically assess material  Listening/body language  Persuading and negotiating  Note taking  Critical literature review Discussion  Time management  Flexibility  Resilience  Self-starting  Appropriate assertiveness  Readiness to accept responsibility  Readiness to improve own performance based on feedback/reflective learning  Complete ECDL or equivalent  Present information in a variety of IT formats  Systematic searching  Handle fractions and decimals  Calculate rates and percentages  Work with ratios and proportions  Interpret data  Numerical problem solving  Understand basic finance  Use spreadsheet software  Drug calculation software  (safe medicate, authentic world) Use of Excel/SPSS Practice tests Awareness of professional codes and practice guidelines  Case studies and scenarios  Quality and risk assessment/ management  Audit/survey of practice or satisfaction  Develop : ›information leaflets ›Procedural documents ›Policy position statements ›Research proposals/funding applications/ethical approvals  Contribute to professional bodies or specialist groups  Case studies  Ethics committees  Role play and scenarios  Games and puzzles  Models  Final year projects  Guidance materials  Clinical audit tools/guidelines  Questionnaires  Preparing a CV  Final year projects  Self assessment  Action plans/setting objectives  Portfolio development  Personal development plans  Evaluation  Appraisal docs  Job applications  Course assignments  Clinical logs  Testimonies Team working  Respecting others  Cooperating  Negotiating/persuading  Contributing to discussions  Awareness of interdependence with others  Negotiate team ground rules  Project manage group work  Peer review  Allocate roles/responsibilities  Motivate and support team EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS DESCRIPTORSSKILLS (Examples)  Learning contracts  profiles FORMS OF ASSESSMENT (Examples)  Developing presentations  Producing assignments in word and submission via turn it in  Negotiating on line library tools i.e. literature search  Using Learning Central appropriately  Using e learning materials Poster presentation Oral presentation Debate Present to camera

Produced a practical output: A simple tool to help staff who are developing and revising modules. Defined and clarified employability skills. Made clear their importance to: Students Employers Cardiff University. Conclusion Work on the grid will continue as a Module 2 project.