6053 Employability and the Workplace

1. 6053 Employability and the Workplace Lecturer : Hulya Francis Contact Details: Room 719 School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences Tel: +44(0)151 231 2476 E-mail h.francis@ljmu.ac.uk

2. Module Assessment • 12 credit module at Level 6 • You are strongly advised to contact the module leader when you decide to do this module. • As part of this module syllabus, it is compulsory that you are required to attend workshops at the LJMU Careers Centre in Kingsway House.

3. Module Aims • To critically examine the student's own employability. • To develop and execute a personal development plan to address specific World of Work skills that are deemed to improve employability.

4. Module Assessment cont... • Assessment is 100% coursework. • Assessment will be spread out to two semesters. • There are 6 hours formal lecture delivered by the module leader. • 30 hours attendance to workshops run by LJMU Careers Centre is compulsory for all students who are doing this module.

5. Personal Development Planning • This module will prepare students for the workplace by engaging them in personal development planning and will address key employability skills deemed essential by industry. • Students will follow self-directed study programme tailored to their individual needs.

6. Assessment Weighting • Assessment 1 (25%): A Personal Development Plan that will support your development of employability skills. • Assessment 2 (75%): Reflective Report: After attending the workshops at the LJMU Careers Centre, you will be required to write a reflective report.

7. Skills • Subject-related specialist skills • These depend on your degree subject • Graduate skills • Personal skills that are independent of degree subject but which can be developed during the course • World of Work skills • More general skills gained from good work experience

8. e-skills UKIT Pro Competency Model • Transferable skills • Business • Organisational awareness (Structure, culture, business drivers) • Consultancy skills • Customer service • Quality assurance • Innovation • IT awareness and Impact • IT legal matters, ethics and professionalism • Personal • Communications • Team working • Critical analysis and decision making • Creative thinking • Problem solving • Self development • English, maths and IT user skills

9. Graduate skills at LJMU • Analysing and solving problems • Team-working and interpersonal skills • Verbal communication • Written communication • Personal planning and organising • Initiative • Numerical reasoning • Information literacy and ICT skills

10. Graduate skills at LJMU • Analysing and solving problems • Team-working and interpersonal skills • Verbal communication • Written communication • Personal planning and organising • Initiative • Numerical reasoning • Information literacy and ICT skills

11. World of Work skills • More general skills, covering • Self-awareness • Organisational awareness • Making things happen

12. World of Work skills • More general skills covering: • Self-awareness • Organisational awareness • Making things happen

13. Summary • 6053 Employability and the Workplace module details has been covered in this presentation. • Brief introduction to employability skills have been introduced. • Classification of skills have been explained.

14. Finally Any Questions please?