Employability skills activities and worksheets for life skills
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Description
Employability skills activities and worksheets for life skills help your students get ready for work. They can learn how to apply employability skills at work in lots of different workplace scenarios. There is a print and go option or a digital Easel option for online access.
Employability skills are not mastered by magic - they need to be explicitly taught as part of the class program for Grade 9 - 12 over a period of time to ensure they are mastered.
What are the employability (soft) skills?
There are many different employability skills. Here are some of the most important for a young person to learn before they enter a workplace for the first time:
- Workplace communication
- Teamwork
- Working with diverse groups
- Innovation
- Problem solving
- Creativity
- Time management
- Using and managing technology
The employability skills activities and worksheets can be printed and laminated so that students can discuss and plan which employability skills are needed, and present their ideas to a class. They are easy to read and cover a wide range of workplace types, including automotive, horticulture, childcare, hospitality and retail.
Who is it for?
The employability skills activities and worksheets are ideal for using with:
- High school life skills classes
- VCE Vocational Major
- Work Education
- Transition Education
- Adult literacy and numeracy
- Foundation skills
- Career education
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Please enjoy using employability skills worksheets and activities with your own students and do not copy, reproduce, share or resell any part of this resource with other teachers or trainers.
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