Welcome to Be Ready Student Launch Presentation Lets

Welcome to Be. Ready Student Launch Presentation

Let’s think about the future for a minute Put your hands up if after school… • You want to attend university • You want to go to college to study further • You want to do an apprenticeship • You want to go into the workplace • You aren’t sure yet (it’s okay!)

What do all these destinations have in common? You need to develop your ‘soft skills’ to succeed. These include: • Communication • Resilience • Leadership • Confidence • Assertiveness • Negotiating • Networking Developing these skills is important in helping you to Be. Ready for your next step in life.

What are ‘soft skills’…? The Collins English Dictionary defines the term ‘soft skills’ as: “Desirable qualities for employment that do not depend on acquired knowledge: they include common sense, the ability to deal with people, and a positive flexible attitude. ” These can be learned and developed by anyone just like any other skill. They’re different to the ‘hard skills’ you may achieve at school such as your qualifications (GCSEs, A levels, BTECS, etc. ) as they instead focus on emotional intelligence, social etiquette and other reasoning qualities.

…and why are they so important? • In the world of work, your ‘hard skills’ are not as valuable without having developed your soft skills too. These skills are the future of employment. • This is because employers will also be looking at how you’ve developed these ‘soft skills’ and will want examples. • Having developed these skills will give you something extra to put on your CV and applications, talk about in interviews and will help you stand out from the other candidates!

Don’t just take our word for it… More than half of businesses (57%) said a lack of soft skills, such as communication and team working, were reasons why young people are not ‘work ready’ 8 out of 10 school leavers ‘lack essential business skills’ Due to fears around the work readiness of young people, more than a quarter of firms (27%) said they have not recruited a young person (aged between 16 and 24) in the last year

…take his word for it! “Employability skills are vital, having that edge is so important as the recruitment market is incredibly competitive” – Dan Richards, Recruitment Leader, EY

What is Be. Ready and how can it help me? • At Be. Ready we believe that everyone deserves access to high quality skills and employability training in order to fulfil their potential and succeed – whatever this looks like! • Our mission is to bridge the skills gap in the marketplace and develop the ‘soft skills’ and employability of all students so that you can secure your dream role. • We also link recruiters directly with students like yourself through video interviews, Industry Insight courses and advertisements for their apprenticeship opportunities.

What is Be. Ready and how can it help me? • There are well-being resources that you’re able to access that help you with managing stress, adjusting to life at university and more. • You can search for university open and taster days by location and there are links to take you to the UCAS website where you can explore the university courses available in full. • Using Labour Market Information (LMI) you’re able to compare different sectors of work including working hours, salary, expected workforce change and usual responsibilities.

In a nutshell, Be. Ready can help you… Improve your employability skills, whenever suits you with accredited, interactive video training delivered by industry experts designed to improve your employability and career opportunities.

Navigating the features of the platform

Dashboard When you first login, you’ll be taken to your student dashboard. Here you’ll be able to see: • Any courses your teacher may have assigned you to complete • The last courses you accesses • Alerts • The badges you’ve earned

Find Learning All our 14 accredited online courses are all devised by expert trainers and features real employer interviews. • Our modules are delivered in bitesize chunks, with interactive quizzes and animations, enabling you to retain more information. • Upon completion, you’ll also receive CPD certification. Great for your CV!

Universities Here you’re able to be directed to: • Prospects which can help you match your skills and personality to 400+ job profiles • Study. Portals which can give your impartial study advice • UCAS where you can search for university courses, their entry requirements and associated costs by clicking on the UCAS box You can also search for university open and tester days by location, subject and even key word.

Careers • On this page you’re able to explore and compare key information regarding a sector, industry or job using Labour Market Information (LMI) • You’ll also be able to find information about work experience and the different apprenticeship level qualifications • You can also view Apprenticeship opportunities nationwide using the widget at the bottom of the page

Your Profile By clicking on your name at the top right of the screen, you’ll be able to: • See your personal information • Upload/download your CV and applications • Upload any assigned homework pieces • View all your earned Be. Ready Certificates • View your Action plan and any Goals You’re also able to upload items to your own student Locker. This is a place where you can safely store your electronic documents which can be viewed and downloaded by your teachers.

How do I log in to my account for the first time? • You’ll have been sent a username and temporary password to your school email address. • Once you’ve successfully logged in, you will be asked to create your own password. • It will look like the one to the right. • If you can’t find your welcome email, please check any junk or spam folders.

How do I log in to my account for the first time? From then on, use learn. bereadygroup. org/login to log into your personal account. If you forget your user details, you can click ‘Need help or forgotten your username or password’ to recover your account.