employability and information literacy in the workplace
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Employability and information literacy in the
workplaceHow having information skills will help your
business
Why do workplaces need information literate employees?
Search engine users who understand that the accuracy of the information given on websites is variable•UK 50%•Wales 33%
Internet usage among SMEs •Wales 75%•UK 81%
•1 in 6 employers in all sectors in Wales consider the IT skills of their employees to be below a minimum standard
2006 survey of 132 SMES found•Average of 12.7 hours per week spend using
internet•6.4 of those hours spent looking for information
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. It has been estimated that the cost to UK SMEs of inefficient information searching and retrieval is between £3.7 billion and £8.2 billion per year.
From De Saulles. 2007. Information literacy amongst UK SMEs: an information policy gap. Aslib Proceedings 59 (1) pp. 68-79
Questions for employers to consider:
• Do your employees communicate and share information in the most appropriate way?
• Are you able to make business decisions based on the most reliable data?
• Do you make use of the latest knowledge in your field?
• Is your data managed efficiently, safely and ethically?
• Do you and your employees suffer ‘information overload’?
Employability – what employers look for
Problem-solving skills
Business and customer awareness
Positive attitudeTechnical skillsIT skillsCreativityInnovation and
collaboration
InitiativeWillingness to
take risksStrategic thinkingCommunication
skillsSelf-managementLiteracyAnalytical skills
How information literacy skills underpin employability attributes
‘Information literacy is a critical business skill that is as important as project management,
communication skills or presentation skills’