SH5W51 - Becoming employable (2021/22)
| Module specification | Module approved to run in 2021/22, but may be subject to modification | ||||||||||||
| Module title | Becoming employable | ||||||||||||
| Module level | Intermediate (05) | ||||||||||||
| Credit rating for module | 15 | ||||||||||||
| School | School of Social Professions | ||||||||||||
| Total study hours | 150 | ||||||||||||
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| Running in 2021/22(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change) |
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Module summary
This module aims to enable students to:
- Apply prior knowledge and relate specific knowledge and skills to real-life situations in a work environment
- Develop new capabilities and skills relating to employment
- Engage in career development planning
- Undertake a work-based placement
The module is structured in two distinct stages in order to enhance student employability. During the Autumn semester, students will engage with a number of activities, both in seminars and individually, designed to help clarify career goals and identify personal and professional developmental needs associated with these goals.
Following on from this students will be expected to undertake a placement during which they will be able to focus on specific learning needs identified through the learning activities from the seminars.
Syllabus
Some of the key areas include:
- What is employability
- Preparation for placement
- Self-development principles and practice
- Self-awareness and management
- Goal setting and personal development planning
- Trends in employment sectors and employers needs e.g. National Occupational Standards
- Selection methods
- Career development
- Critical reflection and analysis
- Reflective practice and writing
- Interview skills
Learning Outcomes LO1-4
Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity
Placement / work-based learning forms a core element of this module. Seminar sessions provide opportunities for students to discuss their knowledge and previous experience, helping them to make links between practical and theoretical understanding, as they further develop their professional skills and knowledge. Opportunities are provided for individual mentor sessions with tutors to discuss, appraise and plan student’s personal and professional development.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. Undertake work based activities which develop new capabilities and skills
2. Reflect constructively on their professional learning and set targets for the future development of their knowledge and skills
3. Demonstrate employability skills in relation to employers’ needs and emerging employment trends
4. Apply employability skills through recruitment and selection activities
Assessment strategy
Students will demonstrate that they have met the learning outcomes through:
Undertaking a placement in a relevant health and social care context and though completion of two assessments:
1. A Folder of Evidence comprising activities and outcomes which must be completed over the course of the first semester
2. Reflective Summary of experience and learning acquired in placement during semester two [1500 words]
Bibliography
https://rl.talis.com/3/londonmet/lists/B2E8498C-A90A-5689-0365-48D8258DF29F.html?lang=en-gb