EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND SKILL SETS
Task 1. Find an English definition for the word "employability". Write it down in your notebook, then translate it into Greek. Report back to class. (PAIR WORK)
Task 2. Brainstorm with your partner for 3 minutes about the consequences of unemployment on people. Think about MATERIAL and EMOTIONAL consequences. Report back to class.
Task 3. Read the following article. Some words are missing from the second paragraph. Fill them in:
A new survey from Britain shows that a third of young, unemployed people regularly "fall apart" emotionally. They are so stressed or unhappy that they cannot control their emotions, so they have problems living a "normal" life. The survey is from a youth charity called the Prince's Trust. Its researchers asked questions to 2,200 people who did not have a job. Almost half of them said they often felt anxious about everyday situations, and that they tried not to meet new people. One in eight of those surveyed said they were too stressed to leave the house. The charity said: "Thousands of young people feel like prisoners in their own homes. Without the right support, these young people become socially isolated."
Many of these young people (1) ___________ with day-to-day life, which means it becomes more and more (2) ___________ to find a job. Britain's Employment Minister Esther McVey said: "Our young people are some of the best and most (3) ___________ in the world." She said it was important to try and (4) ___________ these people with the right jobs. Researcher David Fass added: "Young people are our future and it is important that we (5) ___________ in them and provide them with the tools they need to (6) ___________ their full potential." Jack, 25, explained how hard it was for him to be unemployed. He said: "I would wake up and wouldn't (7) ___________ to leave the house. I stopped speaking to my friends and I had (8) ___________ no confidence speaking to people."
Task 4. Sociologists and careers experts are now claiming that in future employees should not come out in the work market having developed a set of skills for a specific job. Instead, they should be prepared for the prospect of changing jobs (full-time or part-time) as many as 4-5 times in their lives.
a) What do you understand from the above?
b) What are the difficulties involved in what is discussed above? Think about the Greek educational system.
Report back to class. (PAIR WORK)
Task 5. Do some research. What do we mean by:
a) Transferable skills
b) Personal skills
c) Work-specific skills?
Take notes in your notebook. Report back to class. (GROUP WORK)
Task 6. Read for a better understand ingand verify your answers.
Task 7. What are employers looking for? Read and take notes. Report back to class. (PAIR WORK)
Reading 1
Reading 2
Task 8. What is the ideal job for you? What skills do you possess?
Use this material, choose the job that you think is suitable for you and justify your answers by talking about the traits, skills you already have, plus your aspirations and dreams.
Report back to class.
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