Module 15: Employability Skills and the Changing World of Work (Core)

• To participate in life-long learning supportive of career and work goals .
• To understand the relationships among work, society and the economy.

• To understand the relevance of knowledge of the world of work. (CCT)

Learning Objectives	Notes
15.1 To explore transferable skills.	Refer to Module 4. Explain what is meant by the term transferable skills. Cite some examples using specific occupations or jobs where transferable skills are evident. Discuss other examples.
15.2 To gain an understanding of the expectations of the world of work through an examination and application of the Employability Skills Profile. (CCT< /a>)	The Conference Board of Canada has identified skills that are generally accepted as required of the Canadian workforce. The Employability Skills are organized into three categories: Academic Skills Personal Management Skills Teamwork Skills. Define the categories and identify the skills that relate to each category. Refer to the Conference Board of Canada's website and publications listed in the bibliography. Employability skills are generic skills, attitudes and behaviours that employers look for in all employees. Generic means that they are transferable and that they apply to any job or occupation. Bring a member of the community in to talk about employability skills from an employer perspective. Ask students to document their own employability skills from a subject-based perspective; for example, students can choose their favourite subject and outline a number of skills learned and then categorize them in one of the three employability skills categories. Teachers should explain the relationship of the employability skills with the development of a personal career portfolio. Students may collect and post local employment ads and develop and update a list of job requirements.
15.3 To examine employability skills in relation to trends and issues in the changing world of work. (CCT )	Relate employability skills to the world of work. Arrange a panel discussion with people from the community talking about the changes that have occurred and are occurring in today's workplace or arrange for students to go out to employers in the community to survey them about changes. Compile a profile of change for the local community. Discuss how the changes affect life in the community.