1. Unit 1 - Employability Skills
Business and Technology
Unit 1 - Employability Skills

2. Standard
BMA- BT-1
Demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry.

3. Introduction
The purpose of this lesson is to identify these eight generic employability skills required for participation in the world of work.
Employability Skills include: Communication, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Self Management, Planning and Organizing, Technology and Lifelong Learning.

4. Vocabulary Workplace Environment Employability skills Work Ethics
Communication
Productivity
Character
Organizational Skills
Accountability
Attitude
Appearance
Cooperation/Teamwork
Attributes

5. Vocabulary Terms Employability Skills good work habits and
attitudes that help you
succeed in a career
Communication
sharing thoughts, opinions, and information with other people
Work Ethics
standards of behavior people, groups, or society believe to be right and moral
Cooperation/Teamwork
you understand the importance of working cooperatively with others

6. Vocabulary Terms Productivity the state or quality of manufacturing
something
Character
sharing thoughts, opinions, and information with other people
Attitude
settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something
Appearance
the way that someone or something looks.

7. Vocabulary Terms Organization Skills plans and qualities
needed in order to be
able to organize your
time, deadlines and
productivity.
Attributes
usually good quality or feature that someone or something has.
Accountability
the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility.
Workplace Environment
Location where a task is completed

8. Employability Skills
Skills that you develop over time that are vital to the workplace.

9. Communication
The ability to get our message across to others productively.

10. Teamwork
The ability to work in and understand the group process

11. Problem solving
The ability to contribute to productive outcomes.

12. Self-Management
The ability to set and renew personal and professional goals that will lead to satisfaction and growth.

13. Planning and Organizing
The ability to manage all tasks through calculated preparation.

14. Technology
The ability and capacity to integrate technology into all workplaces.

15. Lifelong Learning
The ability to reflect your learning style, your learning needs and the learning needs of your workplace.

16. Concept Questions
What is the difference between a skill and an attribute?
What skills and attributes do employers want?
Why are employability skills important?
Where can you learn these skills?
What out of school activities will help with these skills?

17. Brainstorm Activity
Make a list of the subjects you take this semester.
Identify which of the employability skills may be developed in these subjects.
For example: English – communication and teamwork skills; Math….

18. Homework:
Complete Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle.