Wolverhampton Employability Award

Lesley HassallCareers CentreMD Concourse

What is an Employability Award?

• Formal recognition of the employability skills and qualities you have developed in work-related situations and through career planning activities.

• A process by which you build up a toolkit of resources which will help you become more employable.

Recognition of award

• Employer endorsement• Certificate to be handed out at employment

and volunteering awards ceremony• Prize(s)

Measuring employability

• Work experience• Skills analysis and development• Commercial awareness• Marketing yourself • Communication and presentation skills• Reflection and action planning

Our award

• Work experience• Skills analysis• Work-related study• CV• Presentation• Career plan

Suggested timescales

Academic year• Induction September/November• Completion Before end July

Vacation• Induction April/June• Completion Before end December

Flexible!

Resources

• Dedicated section of website for award• Optional workshops delivered by Careers

and Employment Centre, employers, etc• Careers and Employment Centre staff

– Careers advisers– Employer liaison officers– Active Volunteers

Assessment

• Clear ‘pass’ criteria for tasks• Can be resubmitted• Timesheets from placement• Getting support before handing in will not

disadvantage you• Submit portfolio

Portfolio

• To contain the assessed tasks, including feedback on your presentation and CV

• Any research carried out • Option to use Pebble assets for each task

Next step … Higher employability award• Leadership• Project management• Mentoring/training role• Interview assessment• Personal statement