Skills Development – online webinar

About the Business Leaders

These business leaders have been chosen because their companies are growing quickly.

About the teacher and students

The event was created by Kathleen O'Neill for 300 students at Dixons Fazakerley Academy aged Age 15 - 18.

Event description

Developing Soft Skills - including those needed to enter Further Education

Gerry Ogilvie - Creative Director at The Fun Gang and Laura Johnstone - National Manger for Scotland at the Brilliant Club will join today's Webinar to talk about the attributes that students need to develop to boost employability, develop enterprise opportunities and prepare them for entering further education and the world of work.

Soft skills are integral to any workplace, professional environment or business setting. Whilst these skills are learned indirectly through daily interactions throughout a child’s broad general education, there is an increasing focus on the significance and development of emotional intelligence, communication abilities, language skills, personal habits, cognitive or emotional empathy, and leadership traits. These soft skills are crucial in supporting a child’s development towards their readiness to work.

These events help pupils learn a range of attributes to In addition to this, students can gain an in-depth understanding of why integral skills such as resilience, conflict resolution and independence are important within the workplace.

Presenters will talk about:

-Their experience of developing and using soft skills, including experiences of when they wish they had them!
-How important Soft Skills are in the world of work.
-How soft skills have helped them become better employees, by improving their communication skills, resilience and confidence so they can be a more effective team member
-Talk about techniques to help pupils develop Soft Skills.

How will Students Benefit?

These events help students learn about a range of attributes to boost employability and to prepare for the world of work.
In addition to this, students will gain an in-depth understanding of why skills such as resilience, conflict resolution, communication and independence are important within the workplace.

Age Appropriacy: This type of event is appropriate for any student aged 5 through 24. Refer to our white paper pages 9 and 11 for more details. This white paper summarizes more than 100 externally validated research papers on career pathways for students.

Career Education Standard - I Can!
Here is one example per level of the areas of the "I can" framework that would typically be covered by engaging your young people in an employability event. Download the mapping document here for more!
By the end of second level - I can apply my skills to get more information about jobs/careers.
By the end of BGE - I can manage my profile, share it appropriately and justify my choice of evidence.
By the end of Senior Phase - I can draw appropriately on evidence from my skills profile to help me complete application forms, create CVs and when practising interview techniques.