Basic Skills Online - Entry Level 3 - Preparing for Employment Standards

Careers Education for Employment - At this level, adults are expected to:

They will have to know at least six places where they can get information about getting a job and at least four people who can help them make decisions about a career.
They must talk with their tutor or supervisor about the career options that are available to them after finishing this course.

Job Search Skills - At this level, adults are expected to:

They must know what each of the five stages of getting a job means:
- finding and reading a job advert
- making a job application
- attending an interview
- hearing whether they have been given the job
- reading and signing a contract
Their tutor or supervisor should explain each stage to them.
They will have to know at least six different places where job adverts can be found.
Their tutor or supervisor should give them some job adverts and they must choose one that they think will suit they. They must talk to their tutor or supervisor about the job they have chosen and say why they would like the job and why think they would be good at it.

Applying for a Job - At this level, adults are expected to:

They must ask for an application form either by making a telephone call or writing a letter.
If they have to telephone, their tutor or supervisor should take the part of the person they have to telephone, so they can practise making the call.
If they have to write a letter it must be in a suitable layout, clear, with information in a sensible order so that the application form can be sent to they.
They will have to complete an application form which includes their name, address, post code, telephone number, reasons why they would like the job and the name and address of someone who will give them a reference. They must follow the instructions on the form e.g. write in BLOCK CAPITALS if asked, write clearly and make sure they have included all the information they have been asked for.
Their telephone call or letter and their application form will need to be good enough to persuade an employer to give them an interview.

Interview Skills - At this level, adults are expected to:

They must know what they are going to wear so that they look smart, but also feel comfortable and relaxed when they go for their interview.
They will need to have a practice interview with their tutor or supervisor. They should treat this like a real interview and make sure they are clear and polite. They will have to do the practice interview well enough that the person interviewing they would want to give them the job.