Your Life Skills, Transition, Vocational and Work Education students will love the challenge of using their employability skills for solving workplace problems with task cards through discussion and a printable action plan.
 
Employability skills (soft skills) help young people to succeed in a workplace. They are vital for helping solve the problems which often arise at work, particularly when a young person is first starting out and learning what it really means to be a worker.
 
What's inside?
2 action plans to allow you to differentiate and cater to individual needs
36 high interest, age appropriate task cards in full color to print and share
 
What are the employability skills?
Key employability skills include:
communication
teamwork
digital literacy
problem solving
awareness of diversity
personal organization
innovation
time management
 
These workplace problem solving task cards use realistic situations - just like those faced by young people every day in a workplace. They challenge learners to think about possible solutions and discuss options before sharing their ideas with others in the class or group.
 
How to use the workplace problems task cards:
Give pairs of students a copy of the task cards and have them discuss and plan how they would solve each problem using employability skills. Encourage 'if, then' thinking strategies as well as considering more than one alternative to solve the problems. Ask students if they can think of more than one solution to each problem and share their ideas with another pair or group.
 
What are employability skills?
You can also begin teaching students about the importance of employability skills to help them find and keep work. This employability skills student information pack provides a neat introduction to critical skills such as communication, team work, creativity and innovation, and shows students how they can utilise everyday activities to build resume ready skills.
 
Terms of use:
Your purchase entitles you to use this resource with your classes or groups at your own school or workplace. Please do not copy, share or redistribute this resource to other teachers. You are not permitted to resell it in full or part on any platform as a digital or print resource.
 
Clipart:
Images are from the ever wonderful Ron Leishman at Digital Toonage.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ron-Leishman-Digital-Toonage
 
Notes
This resource is also included in the Employability Skills Bundle. 
Bundles are a great way to save on your purchases!