1. STIR COMPETENCIES AND ENTERPRISE SKILLS (Chapter 3) (Enterprise skills chapter 12/13) Competencies and enterprise skills Generic competencies and enterprise skills are closely related Practical activities in a work place automatically involves many generic competencies and enterprise skills If you are solving a problem you are not only using several general competencies but also drawing in the enterprise skills as outlined in the introduction the photocopied handout pages – 2-3

2. STIR To recap enterprise skills – Being flexible Initiating ideas Taking and managing risks Thinking creatively There are also some additional enterprise skills that you may find it necessary to draw on Accepting responsibility Negotiating for successful outcomes Perseverance – not giving up

3. STIR Why are competencies generic Competencies are required to do many tasks in all jobs and are called generic because they can be applied anywhere – transferable between workplaces Competencies that apply to only one industry are called industry specific competencies Apart from work related the seven generic competencies are necessary for adult life and further education See fig 3.1 page 34 - next slide

4. STIR fig 3.1 page 34

5. STIR THE SEVEN GENERIC COMPETENCIES Collecting, analysing and organising information Communicating ideas and information Planning and organising activities Working in teams Using mathematical ideas and techniques Solving problems Using technology Page 2 of manual given to students and more comprehensive illustration on page 35 manual

6. STIR Where did the generic competencies come from? An Australian wide committee began in 1990 to establish what young people needed to learn to be prepared for their employment This information came from the following groups Employees Employer organisation (chamber of commerce and industry) Selected industries – like tourism Trade unions School, vocational educational institutions and universities Parents Federal and state governments

7. STIR The concept of competency based training began in the late 1980’s and the government agreed to research what was needed. This became known as the Finn Committee. The seven generic competencies are what they derived from their research. In 1994 pilot testing had commenced across Australia, measuring the feasibility of each competency. Industry and Enterprise became an accredited VCE subject in 1996 And was then adopted across all states as a national set of competencies that all employers would look for

8. STIR From here a national set of enterprise skills was formulated in 1996 to increase a more thoroughly trained workplace culture and make Australia more competitive in the international market Today’s employers expect their new staff to possess these seven generic skills Without them employees will not be able to work effectively in the work place An employer will value an employee who not only has these skills but is also able to demonstrate them Success for any business is dependant on its workers and therefore these competencies are a key factor in achieving your career goals Focus questions page 38 manual Pp 33 - 40 student work book