1. CEIAG/Employability What is your role?

2. Did you know?

3. Choosing Appropriate Pathways Opportunities available to young people are more varied than ever before –Ongoing education –Future Careers Young people need to be equipped with the skills, understanding, confidence and creativity to make informed choices about their future pathway and working lives

4. I want to be a……..

5. Top 40 Which Sector?

6. Top 40 NI Companies Place each of the companies in their relevant sector What are the main sectors represented What are the top 10 companies? (No of jobs)

8. The Shape of Jobs to Come Alternative Vehicle Developer Memory Augmentation Surgeon Vertical Farmer Waste Data Handler Pharmer Old Age Wellness Manager Social ‘Networking’ Worker Personal Brander Space Tour Guides Body Part Maker

9. The Shape of Jobs to Come In your group randomly select a card giving details of a job forecasted to appear in the next 20 years Discuss what you think the job involves, the qualifications which might be required and the skills and qualities someone would require to apply for this job Complete a ‘Job Description’ pro-forma Feedback to the rest of the group

10. Key Element Employability

11. Employability – Everyone’s Responsibility Curriculum Aim The Northern Ireland Curriculum aims to empower young people to achieve their potential and to make informed and responsible decisions throughout their lives. Curriculum Objectives To develop the young person as an individual To develop the young person as a contributor to society To develop the young person as a contributor to the economy & environment personal understanding mutual understanding personal health moral character spiritual awareness citizenship cultural understanding media awareness ethical awareness employability economic awareness education for sustainable development Key Elements Personal Development Local & Global Citizenship Education for Employability Home Economics Learning for Life and Work FOR THROUGH The Arts English & Irish Environment & Society Mathematics financial capability Modern Languages Physical Education Science & Technolog y Religious Education Areas of Learning ACROSS

12. Young people should have opportunities to: Identify how skills developed through science will be useful to a wide range of careers, for example, jobs involving animal welfare, building and construction, educating, electrical work, engineering, environmental management, financial services, food and farming, forensics, information and communications technology, journalism, plumbing, technology, pharmaceuticals, medicine etc. (Key Element: Employability)

13. Core Components of CEIAG The Learner’s Entitlement Careers Education Employability Skills Work Related Learning Experiences Careers Information Careers Advice & Guidance Preparing for Success – A Guide to Developing Effective Decision Makers (2009)

14. Work Related Learning Experiences There should be a co-ordinated programme of activities which provide opportunities for pupils to gain useful learning about the world of work, both as an integral part of the learning within the subjects they are studying as well as stand alone activities which contribute to the overall CEIAG programme

15. Work Related Learning Experiences Curriculum Projects Mini-Enterprise Enterprise Days Mentoring Talks, Masterclasses Business Challenges Case Studies Workplace Visits Virtual Visits Mock Interviews Work Experience Teacher Placements

16. Work Related Learning Activities The school will need to: ensure co-ordination of work-related activities between departments build up a database of employers, ambassadors etc

17. Development of Employability Skills There should be provision in all subjects for pupils to develop their employability skills by: promoting awareness of the range of skills employers require using active learning methodologies promoting awareness of the transferability of skills acquired to other contexts

18. Employability Skills?

19. CBI Employability Framework Self-management – readiness to accept responsibility, flexibility, resilience, self- starting, time management, readiness to improve own performance based on feedback Team-working – respecting others, co- operating, negotiating/ persuading, contributing to discussions Problem solving – analysing facts and situations and applying creative thinking to develop appropriate solutions Communication and literacy – application of literacy, ability to produce clear, structured written work and oral literacy, including listening and questioning

20. research and manage information effectively to investigate and inform ideas in art, design, craft, digital media and moving image, using Mathematics and ICT where appropriate; show deeper artistic understanding by thinking critically and flexibly, solving problems and making informed decisions, using Mathematics and ICT where appropriate; demonstrate creativity and initiative when developing ideas and following them through; work effectively with others; Demonstrate self-management by working independently and systematically, persisting with tasks, evaluating and improving own performance; communicate effectively in visual, oral, written and digital media formats, showing clear awareness of audience and purpose; Learning Outcomes The learning outcomes require the demonstration of skills and application of knowledge and understanding of Art and Design Young people should be able to:

21. Careers Information Pupils should have ready access to a broad range of relevant, age appropriate and up-to-date good quality information to inform pupils’ career planning Pupils need Easy access to a Careers Library Regular access to careers software and relevant websites

22. Which Sources?

23. Options Help What will I learn about? How will this subject help me develop my employability skills? How will I be assessed? Where might this subject lead me in the future? If I don’t pick this subject will it restrict my career options too much?

24. What Next? Can you give appropriate, up-to-date information to students in terms of career choices or progression routes related to your subject(s)? Is there a Careers Information/Employability Skills display in your teaching room? Work Related Learning Experiences Do you incorporate these into your schemes? Do you help students make the connections between these experiences and future careers/progression routes? Employability Skills How often do you give pupils the opportunity to develop these in your lessons?

25. The Way Forward? What do I need to start doing? What do I need to keep doing? What are the challenges? In light your responsibilities in regard to CEIAG/employability

26. Questions?

27. CEIAG/Employability Where does my subject lead?

28. Preparing for Success (ETI 2009) Subject specialists play an important role in: linking subject content to the world of work (Work Related Learning) developing skills and capabilities across the curriculum in preparation for adult and working life (Employability Skills) updating their own knowledge of employment opportunities (Careers Information)

29. Careers Information Information on the range of options in education, training and employment, Job profiles Entry routes into the appropriate potential career pathways. User friendly Labour Market Information (LMI) Access to appropriate software packages and web-based resources

30. Developing a Careers Noticeboard Jobs you can do with ………. Job of the week/month (Case Studies) Possible future courses School FE/Training HEI Relevant Labour Market Information

31. Where Does My Subject Lead? www.pathfinderlive.co.uk

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33. Register

34. Other Useful Websites www.careersserviceni.com www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u/ www.belfastmet.ac.uk