Why ASPIRE? Approximately 20% of 16 – 24 year olds are unemployed.
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Transcript of Why ASPIRE? Approximately 20% of 16 – 24 year olds are unemployed.
Businesses cite lack of employability skills as a top priority
LEP focus on improving employability of young people coming out of education
Young people have qualifications, but are not ‘work ready’
Unprecedented levels of youth unemployment – the ‘lost generation’
Opportunity for business and education to work in partnership to deliver a solution
Employers have direct input to the development of ASPIRE
Aim to make the Black Country an exemplar for producing work ready people
What is ASPIRE?• A programme followed by all Year 12
students• Preparation for work by developing
employability skills• 5 Modules = 30 hours
ASPIRE
Are you aware?
Can you solve it?
Can you present?
Do you inspire?
Are you ready?
Have you got the experience?
Are you Aware?• Session 1 – How do Government Decisions Impact me?
• Session 2 – Why is Unemployment at a Record High?
• Session 3 – Where does My Money go?
• Session 4 – What is the Value of Money?
• Session 5 – What do MPs do All Day?
Can you Solve it?• Session 1 – What’s your problem?
• Session 2 – Research the Problem
• Session 3 – Gather your Evidence
• Session 4 – Present your Proposal
• Session 5 – Evaluate your Problem Solving Skills
Can you Present?• Session 1 – Demonstrate your Presentation Skills
• Session 2 – How will you Improve your Presentation Skills?
• Session 3 – Presentation Workshop
• Session 4 – Image at Work
• Session 5 – Evaluate your Presentation Skills
Do you Inspire?• Session 1 - Leader V’s Manager
• Session 2 - Team Building
• Session 3 - Plan your Activity
• Session 4 - Review Your Activity
• Session 5 - Leadership Skills Review
Are you Ready?• Session 1 – Where do you want to be in 5 years time?
• Session 2 – Create a CV
• Session 3 – Create a Covering Letter
• Session 4 – What Makes a Good Interview?
• Session 5 – Evaluate your Interview Skills
Have you got the Experience?
• Session 1 – Skills for Working Life
• Session 2 – Evaluating your Work Skills
• Session 3 – Meeting Observation/Workplace Shadowing
• Session 4 - Meeting Observation/Workplace Shadowing
• Session 5 – Demonstrate your Skills for Working Life
Accreditation
Certificate of Achievement/Completion
Students receive a certificate recognising that they have developed a range of soft skills identified by business/industry to be critical for becoming ‘employment-ready’ (potential for this to be aligned to the University Employability Award).