Certificate in Employability Skills L1
Overview Unit 431 – Developing Personal Confidence Unit 408 – Searching for a Job Unit 462 – Applying for a Job Unit 404 – Effective Communication Unit 407 – Interview Skills Unit 402 – Managing Personal Finance Unit 411 – Working as Part of a Team
Your Learning The Certificate in Employability Skills is delivered over 10 days. Your learning will be delivered by: the tutor e-learning group activities completing workbooks that will be used as evidence for the qualification
Developing Personal Confidence You will: Identify confident behaviours Review your own confidence List your personal achievements State the importance of transferable skills Identify your personal strengths.
Searching for a Job You will: Match your personal skills and requirements to job vacancies Be able to research suitable job opportunities State where to find information and key facts about jobs Search for job vacancies and alert systems Describe the key features of a job advert
Applying for a Job You will: Be able to create a CV Be able to complete an online and offline job application form Be able to apply for a job online Be able to create a covering letter
Effective Communication You will: Identify and demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication techniques Describe confident, assertive, passive and aggressive behaviours Define and give examples of positive and negative feedback
Interview Skills You will: State the information you need to prepare for an interview Research company information to take to your interview Prepare to travel to your interview List the key considerations when preparing for an interview Describe and demonstrate key interview skills Attend a mock interview Know how to prepare a presentation for an interview
Managing Personal Finance You will: Create a budget plan to track your finances List the types of products offered by financial institutions Describe ways of reducing expenditure Describe the pros and cons of borrowing money List organisations that give free financial advice Understand the impact of Universal credit
Working as Part of a Team You will: State what is meant by the term team Give an example of a successful team List different types of team List different team roles List the factors that make a team effective Give the benefits of team working Identify methods of making team decisions Describe a method to avoid conflict within a team Plan to work towards a team task Complete and evaluate a team task
Certificate in Employability Skills L1