Pathways to the Senior Phase: Employability & Work Experience – Curricular Pathways in King's Park Secondary

This Employability course is an accredited Level 4 award which runs for the whole year. All units are designed to help prepare pupils to enter the world of work while reflecting on their experiences and skills. A large proportion of the course is IT based while we enlist the support of employers from the community to share their expertise in training and employment. As part of this one year course you would ideally participate in a work placement where you get the opportunity to get first-hand experience in a working environment and further develop their skills. This can be either within or outwith school.

The course consists of 3 units as detailed below.

1. Preparing for employment: Pupils will look at theirexperience so far and identify their qualities and skills.

2. Building Own Employability Skills: Pupils will acquire the skills you will need in order to gain employment. These skills include finding out about job opportunities, contacting an employer and applying for a job.

3. Responsibilities of Employment: This Unit is about helping you to know what employers will want from you when you are in the world of work and the legal implications for them as employers but also for employees

Assessment

Assessment can take place at appropriate points as candidates’progress through the tasks within the Units. Evidence of assessment can be presented in a format which best suits the individual candidates. Evidence can include written records, e-mails, assessor records, diaries, videos, recordings of interviews or photographs.

Progression

This Course may provide progression to:

• National Progression Award in Enterprise and Employability at SCQF level 4 or 5

• Vocational training

• Employment