Employ Ability Skills Presentation

8/6/2019 Employ Ability Skills Presentation

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Employability Skillsand the

BSB07 Business Services

Training Package

Information forTrainers and Assessors


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The IBSA Resource and presentation

addresses:

What are Employability Skills?

Where have they come from?

Whats new? Implications for trainers and assessors

Suggestions for reviewing training and

assessment practices and techniques


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What are the Employability Skills?

Communication

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Initiative and Enterprise

Planning and Organising

Self-management

Learning Technology


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Where have ES come from?

Developed in response to requests

from industry

Represent non-technical

competencies for effective andsuccessful participation in the

workplace

soft, generic, transferable skills


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Whats new?

Not a new concept, but rather,a new emphasis

Replace Key Competencies

Provide opportunity to build on existingtraining and assessment practicesand techniques

employability

skills EmployabilitySkills


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Map against Key Competencies

Key Competencies Employability Skills

Communicate ideas andinformation

Communication

Work with others and in teams Teamwork

Solve problems Problem SolvingUse technology Technology

Collect, analyse and organiseinformation

Planning and Organising

-- Initiative and EnterprisePlan and organise activities Self-management

-- Learning

Use mathematical techniquesand ideas

(Contained within descriptionsof several of other

Employability Skills)


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DEST resource for trainers and assessors

DEST publication

Employability Skills: From Framework to

Practice - An Introductory Guide for

Trainers and Assessors

Available from www.training.com.au

(search under publications) and on the

CDROM with the IBSA Resource
http://www.training.com.au/http://www.training.com.au/


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Employability Skills facets

Specific examples of skills and behaviours

Teamwork

facet


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Employability Skills Framework

EmployabilitySkills

Facets

+

Employability

Skills

Framework Attachment 2 in the IBSA Resourcepresents the Generic ES

Framework for IBSAs Industries


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IBSA Employability Skills Project

1. Ensured Employability Skills now

explicitly embedded in BSB07

2. Developed Employability Skills Summary

for each qualification

3. Added Employability Skills statement to

each unit

4. Removed Key Competency references


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Employability Skills Summary

One for each qualification Helps identify and include industry application

of ES in training and assessment strategies

See Attachment 3

in IBSA Resource


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Changes to units

Employability Skills statement added to eachunit

References to Key Competencies deleted

Units modified, where appropriate, to makeEmployability Skills more explicit and to fill

identified gaps


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Identifying ES embedded in units

Need to unpack ES in specific context or setting

Unit of

Competency

ESSummary

Jobrole

AQF

Typicalworkplace


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Embedded Employability Skills

2 Discuss anddevelop ideaswith others

2.1 Identify people who could provide

input into ideas for improvements2.2 Select the best way of approaching

people to begin sharing ideas2.3 Seek feedback on improvement

ideas, and discuss and developoptions and possible variations

2.4 Review and select ideas for follow-up

based on feedback and furtherreview

Communication

Teamwork

Problem SolvingSelf-management

Qualification: Certificate III in BusinessUnit: Contribute to workplace innovation

See Attachment 4

in IBSA Resource

Learning



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Embedded Employability Skills

1 Establish teamperformanceplan

1.1 Consult team members toestablish a commonunderstanding of team purpose,roles, responsibilities andaccountabilities in accordancewith organisational goals, plansand objectives

1.2 Develop performance plans toestablish expected outcomes,outputs, key performanceindicators and goals for work team

1.3 Support team members inmeeting expected performanceoutcomes

Self-management

Problem Solving

Planning and OrganisingLearning


Communication

Teamwork

Qualification: Diploma of ManagementUnit: Ensure team effectiveness

See Attachment 4

in IBSA Resource


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Performance requirements

Employability Skills performance defined

by:

unit of competency itself

qualification level according to Australian

Qualifications Framework (AQF).


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Training and assessment practices

Deliver and assess ES in relation to theunit, not separately

Methods will vary according to

AQF level context of delivery (workplace, classroom or

flexible)

RPL approaches may produce usefulevidence of competence


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Training and Assessment Strategies

Employability Skill Training and Assessment Strategies and Activities

Communication Preparing and presenting written and verbal reports Demonstrations

Working in groups

Workplace tasks, simulations and role plays involving

workplace information and documents

verbal and non-verbal communication

clients (internal or external), teams and networks

networking and negotiating

...

Range of activities to support each skill For example:

Attachment 7 in the IBSA Resource

presents suggested activities to

support each skill


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What should learners know?

what Employability Skills are that employers value ES

that they are defined in an Employability

Skills Summary

that they are part of their training and

assessment

Attachment 8 in the IBSA

Resource presents

information for learners

The CDROM contains learner

information in MS Word format


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What should employers know?

what Employability Skills are that they have been identified and defined

nationally

that they are embedded in qualificationsand units of competence

that they are part of VET training and

assessment


Resource presents

information for employers

The CDROM contains employer

information in MS Word format


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What should trainers and assessors

know?

what Employability Skills are

that employers value them

that they are now embedded in

qualifications and units of competency

that they are to be delivered and assessed

in context of units of competency

that training and assessment strategies

may need to be enhanced


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Employability Skills and AQTF 2007

In part, the Essential Standards for

Registration under AQTF 2007 require RTOs to:

ensure trainers and assessors continue to

develop their competencies (Element 1.4c) ensure assessments meet all the Training

Package requirements (Elements 1.3,1.5)

develop and continuously improve training and

assessment strategies (Elements 1.1, 1.2).


Resource presents some

questions for RTOs to consider


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Reviewing your current strategies

Some questions RTOs need to consider:

Which areas should we focus on?

When will we do it?

Who will organise the session?

Who will facilitate the session?


Resource presents guidelines for

organising and facilitating a review


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