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WHAT IS WORK EXPERIENCE?
WORK EXPERIENCE AIMS TO PROVIDE:
An improved understanding of the world of work
Increased self-awareness, especially of your strengths and abilities in relation to the work experience
Improved self-confidence
Learning which skills and competencies are required in the workplace
Work experience can be used to improve further study, or job or apprenticeship opportunities
WHAT ARE EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS?
These are skills which you use over and over again in your life. They are tools which help you to be effective in the workplace.
COMMUNICATION: helps build positive relations across employees and customers. Examples include listening and
understanding, speaking clearly and directly, writing, reading and understanding.
TEAMWORK: helps create productive working relationships and outcomes. Examples include working as a member
of a team, applying team work to a range of situations.
PROBLEM SOLVING: finds & solutions to problems or issues. Examples including identifying problems, developing
solutions and solving problems in teams.
SELF MANAGEMENT: helps employee satisfaction and growth. Examples include taking responsibility and
evaluating and monitoring your own performance.
PLANNING AND ORGANIZING: gets things done on time. Examples include time management, setting priorities,
making decisions, setting goals, collecting, analyzing and organizing information.
TECHNOLOGY: is used in many ways to make us more effective. Examples include having a wide range of basic IT
skills, using IT to organize information, being willing to learn new IT skills.
LEARNING: never stops and helps us to stay up to date & effective in our jobs. Examples include being enthusiastic
about learning, being willing to learn, being open to new ideas and techniques.
INITIATIVE AND ENTERPRISE: leads to innovative outcomes. Examples include adapting to new situation, being
creative, turning ideas into action, coming up with a range of options.
WHEN YOU ARE ON WORK EXPERIENCE YOU WILL BE USING EACH OF THE ABOVE
COMPETENCIES IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. KEEP A RECORD
OF YOUR MAJOR DUTIES AT WORK AND OF THE COMPETENCIES YOU HAVE
DEMONSTRATED IN THE WORKPLACE.

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