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Employability Skills Programme

“a set of achievements – skills, understandings and personal attributes – that make graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, which benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy” Professor Mantz Yorke (2004)

Employability Skills

Employability skills are the essential skills, personal qualities and values that enable you to thrive in any workplace. Employability skills include things like:

Good communication
Motivation and initiative
Leadership
Reliability/dependability
Following instructions
Team work
Patience
Adaptability
Emotional control
Resilience

You can build your employability skills through participation in:

Learning through education and training courses
Paid work
Unpaid work and volunteering
Sport and other hobbies
Community or other group activities

How do you demonstrate employability skills?

Employers value employability skills, in your job application, you should highlight examples of when you used these skills. You should also explain how these skills can benefit the business and make you the best candidate for the job.

For example, you might outline how you pride yourself on your excellent time management and organisational skills. You could explain that this means that all your coursework is delivered on time and completed to a high standard.

You can also demonstrate your employability to employers through how you conduct your job search.

When you contact employers about jobs you are demonstrating your communication skills and showing initiative and motivation.
When you show up to an interview prepared and on time it demonstrates your reliability and ability to follow instructions.