Skills Development at Meldrum Academy

About the Business Leaders

These business leaders have been chosen because their companies are growing quickly. Combined they employ 71+ people.

About the teacher and students

The event was created by Simone Coetser for 25 students at Meldrum Academy aged Age 15 - 16.

Event description

THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON MSTEAMS
Demonstrate personal skills, qualities and attitudes required to succeed post-education.

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.

Soft skills events help pupils learn a range of attributes to boost employability, develop enterprise opportunities and prepare young people for the world of work. 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.

We are looking for speakers who can 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
  
  
  • 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.