Skills Audit

Understanding what skills we already have and what needs to be developed can help us to make a plan of action for our future. Certain skills, such as public speaking, are useful in higher education and many careers. Other skills, such as working with animals, may be more specific to certain career paths. It can be helpful to complete a skills audit with a career in mind, but equally there are lots of transferable skills which will be beneficial whatever path a young person takes.

In this section we will share resources that can be used to help learners identify their skills and ways of enhancing them. If you would like us to chat to your learners about skills, talk to a HEPA.

Career Skills Audit

Learners will have developed their subject skills during their time at school, but transferable skills are also essential for further study and employment. Skills such as communication, team work and creativity are developed in school and during extra curricular activities. These self-assessment tools will allow learners to identify their strengths and areas that they need to develop further.

Transferable skills 1.pdf

Identify your Skills

This careers tool helps students audit their skills

As well as these workbooks, there are a huge range of skills audits or checkers available online You could try:

Future Learn

Career Smart

SACU

Transferable skills 2.pdf

Match Skills to Careers

Read these instructions and then click here to take an online test

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Your Skills

Everyone's skills set is unique, and everyone has skills! Once learners have completed the Skills Audit they may feel worried that they have a lot left to learn. This article points out all of the skills we naturally have which are essential for communicating, building relationships with others and ultimately, finding employment.

Employability Skills

Careers Hub

Have you ever wondered what skills you need for your dream job? Youth Employment UK have made it easier to find out. Using labour market information they have compiled a list of the top 15 growth sectors, jobs within these and the skills required to secure a job in that field. They also detail the pathways you could take to get into this field, from University to Apprenticeships. Encourage your learners to explore some careers they may not have considered and find out what skills are necessary.

Careers Hub - Career Guides For Young People - Youth Employment UKDiscover career ideas in 15 top work sectors where employers are keen to hire young jobseekers. Get info on the jobs you want with Youth Employment UK.

Prospects

Whilst transferable skills such as organisation, time management and communication are essential in most workplaces, there are lots of jobs which require very specific skills. These could include hard skills (i.e. specific knowledge such as understanding how to use a software) or soft skills such as working with children, being empathic or knowing how to drive.

Use the Prospects website to look at job profiles with your learners and see which skills are required. Head over to our Citizenship page for ideas on how to gain skills, including through volunteering.