Employability Skills Development

At Suffolk New College, preparing you for your next steps and for employment is one of our key aims.

We have developed the e-PASS which is a set of criteria employers look for when appointing applicants to job roles.

We support you to complete your e-PASS and prepare for work in a number of ways:

• As part of your study programme, you will develop the skills and learn about the industry you plan to go into after college through lessons and workshops

• Through activities at college, you will learn core employability skills such as working in a team, learning how to work on your own initiative and working independently, to name a few.

• You will also undertake work experience or an industry work placement, which we will help you prepare for through undertaking some online activities prior to starting your placement.

• Using the App GroFAR - you will self-assess your current skills against the e-PASS - prior to starting your placement; your tutor will set you some targets to achieve during your placement. Once you have completed your placement you will re-assess your skills against the e-PASS to see how far you have developed in this time.

• You will be able to use this information on job applications and in interviews as you start to apply for jobs.