Employability

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Learning outcome

Lesson 1

Employability skills

·         Employability skills, qualities and values that are important in the workplace

·         Be able to describe my different employability skills, qualities and attitudes

Lesson 2

Communication

·         Know the importance of communication skills in the workplace

·         Understand that teachers will continually try to develop your communication skills

Lesson 3

Problem solving

·         Know how important it is to be able to solve problems

·         Understand why employers value solving problem abilities

Lesson 4

Who is enterprising?

·         Understand what an enterprising person is

Lesson 5

Keep on going

·         Define and understand what perseverance mean

·         Understand that perseverance is important in the workplace

Lesson 6

Reasonable risk

·         Understand what is meant by a risk

·         Know what it means to take a calculated risk

·         Understand why and how enterprising people take risks

Lesson 7

Our town

·         Awareness of some of the different businesses/services in Ballymena

·         Know what is meant by the public service

·         Understand that location is factor when starting up a business

Lesson 8

Employment challenge: News Line

·         Know what is meant by a job description.

·         Know what is meant by the term "life-style”

·         Understand the affect a job has on a life-style

Lesson 9

Employment challenge: Sam’s Snacks

·         Know that employers have to deal with many issues in the workplace

·         Be able to give examples of these issues

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Learning outcome

Lesson 1

Understanding employment sectors

·         Know that work can be categorised by sectors

·         Be able to recognise some employment sectors and identify some jobs within those sectors

Lesson 2

Jobs within an employment sector

·         Identify the different jobs that relate to a particular job sector

·         Describe a range of jobs you were previously familiar and unfamiliar with

Lesson 3

Skills needed for employment

·         Recall the seven key employability skills

Lesson 4

Different types of entrepreneurs

·         Identify different types of entrepreneurs

·         Identify the qualities and skills that make people enterprising

Lesson 5

Changing Careers

·         Understand that a career may not be for life

·         Be aware that there are pros and cons to changing a career

Lesson 6

Our Community Needs

·         Understand that organisations are important for our community

·         Be aware that large firms can have both a positive and negative impact on the community

Lesson 7

Protecting our environment

·         Understand that it is important to protect our environment

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Learning outcome

Lesson 1

Qualifications

·         Know what qualifications are and what they mean

·         Understand the qualification ladder

Lesson 2

The New Employment Sector

·         Learn about the changes in employment in different job sectors over the years

·         Know where to source job advertisements.

Lesson 3

Keeping up with the Trends

·         Understand the changing employment trends.

Lesson 4

Working Patterns and Times

·         Understand how to complete an assessment based on success criteria

·         Learning about the different employers in the local area.

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Learning Outcome

Lesson 1

Globalisation in NI

·         Define the term Globalisation

·         Know the advantages of importing and exporting on NI

·         Explain why globalisation could be a hindrance to local companies

Lesson 2

Employability patterns

·         Understand how employment patterns within the UK have changed

·         Know main employment sectors in Northern Ireland

·         Anaylse, interpret and compare data between 1920 and today

Lesson 3

Emigration and Immigration on NI

·         Learn the difference between immigration and emigration

·         Know the advantages and disadvantages of immigration

·         Understand reasons as to why people emigrate

Lesson 4

The Growth of new technologies

·         Understand how the growth of new technologies affects employment patterns

·         Awareness that many of the technologies we use have brought to use through the process of Globalisation

·         Awareness of some jobs that will be available in 2020

Lesson 5

Lifelong learning

·         Know what is meant by Life Long Learning

·         Understand why Life Long Learning is important

·         Value the need for Life Long Learning throughout my life

Lesson 6

Teamwork

·         Learn what is meant by "teamwork”

·         Awareness of the skills needed for teamwork

·         Know the advantages and disadvantages of integrating teamwork into the workplace

·         Appreciate the need for a good team leader

Lesson 7

Rights and responsibilities of employers

·         Know about the rights and responsibilities employers and employees have towards each other

·         Awareness of the laws regarding the rights of the employee

Lesson 8

Trade Unions

·         Learn what a trade union is

·         Understand why employees would join a trade union

·         Awareness of some of the major UK trade unions

·         Understand the different types of industrial action

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Learning Outcome

Lesson 1

Social Awareness of Business

·         Understand what is meant by being socially aware

·         Know the issues that surround social awareness

·         Be aware why businesses should be concerned with environmental issue

Lesson 2

Business and climate change

·         Understand that climate change affects businesses

·         Awareness of some ways the climate can have a damaging effect on businesses

Lesson 3

Inner city renewal

·         Understand what is meant by the term "Inner City Renewal”

·         Be aware of an example of "Inner City Renewal”

·         know how "Inner City Renewal” affects employment

Lesson 4

Self-employment

·         Learn what is meant by self-employment

·         Be aware of some famous entrepreneurs

·         Understand the importance of branding

Lesson 5

Financing self-employment

·         Learn where entrepreneurs can find money for a business

·         Be aware of the skills and qualities needed to be a successful entrepreneur.

·         Understand that there are advantages and disadvantages to being self-employed.

Lesson 6

Support for self-employment

·         Learn about the different agencies that have been set up to help the self-employed.

·         Be aware of a local business that benefited from a government run agency.