EXPLORE CAREERS
ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT SKILLS
What are Essential Employment Skills?
Essential Employment Skills can be defined as the transferrable skills required by learners to function successfully in society and in employment. Good technical understanding and subject knowledge are very important, but employers have identified a set of essential employment skills they require from employees in order to contribute effectively to the workforce.
Essential Employment Skills You Need
- Team Work
- Leadership
- Self-management
- Planning and organising
- Listening
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Research and Analytical Skills
- Numeracy
- Personal Development
- Information Technology
- A Willingness to Learn
Adult Education is committed to progressing learners into sustainable employment, especially in the careers of the future.
Learners will have access to the following:
• Information, advice and guidance and access to traineeships and apprenticeships in various sectors
• Access to learning in a working environment through work placements and work trials in a wide range of
• Extensive help with job search and access to job clubs to enhance employment prospects
• Employability workshops, including CV and letter writing, completing application forms, and interview techniques
• Access to employment initiative programmes which provide a range of innovative and interesting activities and courses to help learners into employment
