INTRODUCTION TO WORK STUDIES Mr Scully Preliminary Work

INTRODUCTION TO WORK STUDIES Mr Scully Preliminary Work Studies

Outcomes for this Lesson Understand expectations of you in this class. Understand Board of Studies requirements for this topic. Discuss the Employability Skills

Welcome to Work Studies! Class and School Code of Conduct Consequences and School Discipline Policy � Don’t break the class or school rules, and we’ll have a good year! Sharepoint -

Board of Studies – Topic 1 Course Theme: CAREER PLANNING focusing on: different work environments, skills for employment, employment options, career management, life planning, and further education and training self-management influences on people’s working lives personal and social influences

Board of Studies Core Module: � 1: My working life Course Modules: 1. In the workplace 2. Preparing job applications 3. Workplace Communication 4. Teamwork and enterprise skills 7. Workplace issues 10. Experiencing Work

Personal Reflection Take a piece of paper and use 1 minute Write on it what career you’d like to have leaving school.

Employability Skills People have the misconception that different jobs have different skills. And while the physical and mental skillset for a mechanic and a nurse may be different, there a lot of common skills. Generally speaking, there are eight skills that employers want you to have whatever industry you’re working in.

1 - Communication You have to be a good talker and maybe also a good writer (depending on the job). You have to be confident about speaking to people faceto-face or over the phone, and you may also need to write well enough to be understood in emails and memos.

2 - Teamwork You have to be good at working with people. This means both your workmates and other people that come into contact with your organisation.

Homework What qualities do you think a good team member has?