2. Unit 1 Communication and Employability Skills for IT 1

3. Basic Housekeeping Check Lanyards Complete Register Health and Safety check Reminder about use of mobile phones Reminder about classroom rules No food or drink, thank you! 2

4. Assignment 1 Introduction to Assignment Proposal – PLANNING “Drop off” on Moodle 3

5. Today’s Learning Outcomes Understand general personal attributes valued by employers o Planning Skills o Organisational Skills 4

6. General Class Discussion: Can you name any general attributes giving reasons for your choices?

7. Planning skills – class discussion: what does it involve? Have you ever planned anything before and how did you get on? 6

8. How to… plan Work in three groups Organise these sentences in order. Timed – 5 min Check on the next slide 7 End

9. How to… plan 1.First, establish your goal: this should reflect your present situation (its shortfalls) and your future needs. 2.Once you have decided on a goal that can be effectively pursued, you may wish to write this down. 3.Some organisations frame their goals in a mission statement. 4.Next, decide on your strategy. 5.Consider what might happen if you follow a particular course of action, and remember to take into account the people involved and any constraints such as time- scale and resources. 6.Your strategy will guide you as you work towards your goals; this will lead you to a list of objectives. 8

10. Student Activity Download a lesson plan on planning and organisational skills presentation from Moodle. 9

11. Planning skills Watch this video and try to recognise key messages and write them down Planning skills 10

12. Planning Skills What are the key messages? Planning and organising help meet deadlines Every job requires planning Be resourceful Use your imitative Have Plan B 11

13. Planning skills Planning involves thinking ahead to decide what you need to do to achieve a goal within a given timescale. You might not need to write a plan, but thinking about what you need to do and what could go wrong will help to ensure a measure of success in whatever you set out to do. 12

14. Planning skills The process of planning – establishing goals, deciding on strategy, setting objectives and then matching your performance against your objectives – is a way of measuring your success. If you fail in some respect, this can help you to plan more effectively in the future. 13

15. Planning skills The process of planning – establishing goals, deciding on strategy, setting objectives and then matching your performance against your objectives – is a way of measuring your success. If you fail in some respect, this can help you to plan more effectively in the future. 14

16. Key Vocabulary - revision Prioritising? identifying which tasks are most important and putting these at the top of your ‘to do’ list. Address book? a book with sections for each letter of the alphabet in which addresses and other contact details are recorded under the name (usually the surname) of each person you might need to contact. Diary? a book in which space is set out – months, weeks, days, hours, time slots – to record events (past or future). Also called an appointment diary, this provides a written record of how you have spent your time and what will be on your agenda in the future. 15

17. Activity – Microsoft Outlook Configure your outlook account Add your time table onto MO (your q number is your username) Add meetings and other commitments onto MO using Calendar Add tasks using Tasks menu 16

18. Home work due before half term 23 October: Add these on Outlook please under tasks !!!! 1.Key Terms 2.Technical Skills 3.Proposal 4.Mind Map

19. Activity – Mind Map Mind MapMind Map Create a complex mind map for the following two general attributes: planning and organisation skills using the hand-out provided on Moodle 18

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21. At the end of the session revisit aims and objectives to check if the learning took place aims and objectives aims and objectives 20