WHAT IS COVERED IN THE CURRICULUM?
The curriculum focuses on developing core employability skills in three main areas; In the Workplace, Employability Skills and Digital Skills.
The curriculum also aligns with the Skills Builder Universal Framework and is a great opportunity to practise and reflect on the essential skills in preparation for employment.
Below is a high-level overview of the curriculum content, please click on the tabs to open each section. You can click on the links within the tabs to go direct to the module via the login screens with the access codes below:
| Platform | Skills to Succeed Login | Digital Skills Registration Screen |
| Module | In the Workplace Employability Skills |
Digital Skills |
| Access Code | Staff: MTW123STAF Learner: MTW123 |
No code required, register with your name and email address. |
If you are short on time or want to reduce the content, we recommend that you focus on delivering the content with a star ( ) next to it.
1. IN THE WORKPLACE
Work Experience can be stressful if you do not know what to expect. The ‘In the Workplace’ topics will provide young people with an understanding of the common workplace behaviours, building the skills and confidence they will need to make the most of the opportunities available on their work experience placement. As such, we recommend it is completed before starting or at the very beginning of their placement.
What to expect in the first days?
Whatever the length of a work placement, the first few days are key to making lasting impressions and setting the tone for the placement. Knowing more about expectations will help make those first few days less daunting for participants.
TOPIC |
LEARNING OBJECTIVE |
Get Some Experience |
Recognise the importance of gaining experience to support their future career decisions, including the variety of ways they can access work experience. Understand how they can use action plans to reach their career goals. Click here to access the ‘Get Some Experience’ module. |
Finding Your Feet at Work |
Understand what might occur in the first few days at work to enable them to feel more confident and recognise the importance of first impressions and professionalism in the workplace. Click here to access the ‘Finding Your Feet’ module. |
Behaviours in the Workplace
Work experience allows students/jobseekers to meet many people in a professional environment. Knowing what impacts how they are perceived by their colleagues, will help Students/jobseekers create the right first impression.
Having the Right Attitude |
Recognise why it is important to have the right attitude at work, and how their behaviours can affect their success in the workplace. Have a greater understanding of methods they can use to deal with the realities of work. Click here to access the ‘Having the Right Attitude’ module. |
Recognising Your Emotions |
Understand how recognising and self-regulating emotions and triggers can help them to choose an appropriate way to behave or respond to stressful situations in the workplace more effectively. Click here to access the ‘Emotional Self- Regulation’ module. |
Welcome to Day 1 |
Understand how they can successfully navigate challenging workplace situations through a simulated module, where they make decisions on behalf of a character. Click here to access the ‘Welcome to WurkyWorld’ module. |
Teamwork
Teamwork is a necessary and valuable skill to be able to demonstrate. Understanding how to build good work relationships and how to work as a team will help students/jobseekers to stand out for the right reasons.
Getting to Know You |
Recognise the importance of building positive work relationships and understand different ways in which they can address issues in the workplace. Click here to access the ‘Getting to Know You’ module. |
Collaborating Virtually |
Understand how different virtual collaboration tools can assist them with remote working and virtual communication with colleagues, and how to overcome typical challenges that might occur. Click here to access the ‘Virtual Communication’ module. |
Communicating Effectively |
Active listening (listening with full attention) is key to successful communication and can help with building positive relationships with supervisors, co-workers and customers. Understand what the 4 steps to the active listening process are and top tips to improve this skill. Click here to access the ‘Communicating Effectively’ module. |
Being Successful in the Workplace
The workplace is full of opportunities. Having clearly defined work objectives and an understanding of manager expectations will help students/jobseekers to grow and be successful throughout their placement.
Knowing Your Job |
Become more familiar with how probationary periods work, the importance of setting objectives, time management and feedback. Click here to access the ‘Knowing Your Job’ module. |
Using Your Skills to Succeed |
Understand how to stay motivated in work by setting goals and identifying career opportunities. Click here to access the ‘Using Your Skills to Succeed’ module. |
Working Life |
Recognise what to do to be successful in the workplace through a simulated module where they walk a character through different workplace scenarios. Click here to access the ‘Life at WurkyWorld’ module. |
Lifelong Learning |
Understand how continuously learning new skills can help them to reach their full potential and adapt more successfully to changes in the workplace. Click here to access the Importance of Lifelong Learning module. |
2. EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
The modules recommended below will help your students/jobseekers understand how best to optimise the skills and experience they have gained on their placement to successfully apply for a job or further education.
As such, we recommend it is completed towards the end of or just after a placement. Ideally a line manager/ teacher would support this, e.g. to review their updated CV or LinkedIn profile or run a mock interview.
TOPIC |
LEARNING OBJECTIVE |
CV Writing |
Understand how to identify relevant, transferable skills from their life experiences and/or work experience placements. Click here to access the ‘Identify Your Skills’ module . Learn how to how to create a standout CV, using different techniques to describe their experiences, skills and achievements. Click here to access the ‘Create Your CV’ module . Understand how to tailor their CV and recognise what to do if they identify they do not have all the skills required for a job. Click here to access the ‘Tailor Your CV’ module. |
The Selection Process |
Understand and recognise how the employers use different selection activities to identify the right candidates for a position. Click here to access ‘The Selection Process’ module. Understand how to complete application forms when applying for a job role and how psychometric tests are used within the selection process and why. Click here to access ‘The Application Form’ module. |
Interview Techniques |
Understand what CAR stands for and recognize how and when to use the CAR technique to structure verbal and written communications. Click here to access the ‘Test Drive the CAR Technique’ module . Recognize the importance of interview preparation, including an awareness of common interview questions, preparing questions to ask in an interview, and the importance of good body language. Click here to access the ‘Ace Your Interview’ module . Understand how to prepare and practice for a face-to-face interview in a live simulation of a first interview. Click here to access the ‘Sam and FuturoSystems’ module . |
Establishing a professional network (online) |
Understand what their online presence is and how to build a strong LinkedIn to drive their career search. Click here to access the ‘Online Professional Presence’ module . |
Developing your Transferrable Skills |
Learn how to apply different techniques to problem solving more effectively both at home and in the workplace. Click here to access the ‘Handling Problems Better’ module. Understand how evaluating information and thinking critically can help us to make more informed decisions in the workplace. Click here to access the ‘Four Cs for Future Success’ module. Understand how using technology at work is becoming more essential to many job roles, and build confidence with sending emails in a digital environment. Click here to access the ‘E-mail Basics’ module. |
Movement to Work Participant Access
Participants should register on www.s2sacademy.com, by clicking on ‘Register Now’ and using the learner access code: MTW123
Staff Access
If your staff would like to access the training materials, please see the information below on how to register.
- See the Advisor Quick Start Guide for tips on how to get started
- Go to www.s2sacademy.com, click on ‘Register Now’ and use the staff access code: MTW123STAF (Please do not share this code with learners)
- Staff have access to the Support Area with resources to help run group sessions / guidance on how to facilitate independent study. For further information of the detailed support materials available to your staff, please see the ‘Support Materials’ section below.
3. DIGITAL SKILLS
Did you know that 90% of new jobs require digital skills? As the world around us develops at a rapid pace with the rise of new technologies, the need for digital skills has never been greater no matter the industry. Employers are increasingly looking for candidates with digital skills. Work experience candidates who can demonstrate digital confidence will stand out from others and make a memorable impression.
The content in the Accenture Digital Skills programme provides learners with the digital fundamentals they need to do that. We recommend starting with our Digital Skills for Work which introduces learners to the importance of digital technology and how we interact with it at home and work—to how it’s changing industries and jobs, and why developing a growth mindset is a key capability to adapt to these new opportunities. This is aimed at those preparing to enter the workplace, who are looking to understand how they can develop the skills to thrive in the digital world of work.
Then go on to learn about more specific digital topics such as: Social Media, Digital Marketing, Web Analytics. On completion of a course, learners will be awarded a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accredited digital certificate to showcase their newly developed digital skills.
Register and access these courses via the FutureLearn platform by clicking on the links below.
TOPIC |
LEARNING OBJECTIVE |
Digital Skills: Digital Skills for Work and Life |
Learn what digital means, how it’s changing both our personal and professional lives, and how you can develop the skills and adopt a growth mindset to succeed in a digital age. The course will help learners build the knowledge and confidence to discuss basic digital concepts. Click here. |
Digital Skills: Social Media |
Learn how social media is becoming an increasingly important tool used by businesses, from creating a social media presence, reaching new audiences to measuring success. The course will help learners build your existing social media skills and apply them in a business context e.g. building a career or growing a business. Click here. |
Digital Skills: Digital Marketing |
Learn about the different types of digital marketing strategies that businesses use and which techniques to choose to resonate with specific target groups. The course will allow learners to identify how marketing is integrated into our lives through every day activities. Click here. |
Digital Skills: Mobile |
Learn about mobile design and development, including how to describe, promote and maintain an app, as you discover the techniques businesses use to create a standout mobile experience. The course will show learners how mobile experiences can act as the ‘glue’ which brings other digital elements together. Click here. |
Digital Skills: Artificial Intelligence |
Learn more about what artificial intelligence is and its growing potential to transform your everyday life and reshape the way we work. The course will help learners to view AI as a potential for growth and address some of the fears people have about it. Click here. |
Digital Skills: User Experience |
Learn about the fundamentals of UX, the basics of visual design, and some of the tools used by those in UX design roles. The course will give learners an understanding of user centric design and how to apply design and development concepts in different scenarios. Click here. |
Digital Skills: Web Analytics |
Learn about the role of web analytics in business and how businesses use different techniques to understand, assess and manage their performance. The course will teach learners that every action has an impact on business performance. Click here. |