Employability Skills describe a set of non-technical skills that underpin an individual’s effective and successful participation in the workplace. There are eight Employability Skills:
- communication
- teamwork
- problem solving
- initiative and enterprise
- planning and organising
- self management
- learning
- technology
Representatives from the resources and infrastructure industries have outlined the aspects of each Employability Skill that they expect to be developed within each qualification – refer to the Employability Skills table in each qualification.
The following table highlights where particular Employability Skills can be addressed in the Certificate II in Resources and Infrastructure Work Preparation. The table highlights which skills are particularly applicable to which units of competency, and the training approaches that would encourage the development of that skill.
Finding employability skills in a unit of competency
Employability skills are embedded in all units of competency. The following example shows an extract from the unit RIISAM210A Remove and fit wheel assemblies, with the Employability Skills identified in the third column. The right hand column suggests delivery options to further encourage Employability Skills.
Employability Skills do not need to be addressed separately to the content of a unit of competency. Employability Skills are integral to workplace competency and must be considered as part of the delivery of any workplace training.
View Employability Skills from Framework to Practice for further information about incorporating Employability Skills into delivery.