wolverhampton employability award lesley hassall careers centre md concourse
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Wolverhampton Employability Award
Lesley HassallCareers CentreMD Concourse
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What is an Employability Award?
• Formal recognition of the employability skills and qualities you have developed in work-related situations and through career planning activities.
• A process by which you build up a toolkit of resources which will help you become more employable.
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Recognition of award
• Employer endorsement• Certificate to be handed out at employment
and volunteering awards ceremony• Prize(s)
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Measuring employability
• Work experience• Skills analysis and development• Commercial awareness• Marketing yourself • Communication and presentation skills• Reflection and action planning
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Our award
• Work experience• Skills analysis• Work-related study• CV• Presentation• Career plan
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Suggested timescales
Academic year• Induction September/November• Completion Before end July
Vacation• Induction April/June• Completion Before end December
Flexible!
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Resources
• Dedicated section of website for award• Optional workshops delivered by Careers
and Employment Centre, employers, etc• Careers and Employment Centre staff
– Careers advisers– Employer liaison officers– Active Volunteers
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Assessment
• Clear ‘pass’ criteria for tasks• Can be resubmitted• Timesheets from placement• Getting support before handing in will not
disadvantage you• Submit portfolio
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Portfolio
• To contain the assessed tasks, including feedback on your presentation and CV
• Any research carried out • Option to use Pebble assets for each task
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Next step … Higher employability award• Leadership• Project management• Mentoring/training role• Interview assessment• Personal statement