This blog will be used to evaluate my participation on the employability module 6th - 8th December 2010. I intend to reflect upon the strengths and weaknesses identified as part of this module, which will be considered in context with my ability to embed employability skills within my teaching practice and in relation to my continued professional development.

Wednesday, 5 January 2011

Employment skills vs employability skills

As part of the employability training module, this exercise allowed us as a group to discuss the differences between employment skills and employability skills. 

Employment skills were described as those relating to academic qualifications, subject knowledge/expertise, vocational, practical, trade skills and work experience.

In contrast, employability skills were described as the 'soft skills' needed to succeed and achieve in the workplace, such as personal skills, attitudes and behaviour (see list of employability skills).

From my own workplace experience, as an Auditor in the NHS, a Post Office Counter Clerk and a Secretary, I can appreciate the importance of equipping young people with the necessary skills to help them sustain and achieve positions of employment in an increasingly competitive employment market within the current economic climate. 

As a teacher, I consider it part of my responsibility to promote and help learners to attain employability skills as well as their academic qualification with the purpose of preparing them for the world of employment.

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