City and Guilds – EL3 5546
Unit 308
Searching for a Job
Tutor Notes
Timing
Topic & Activity
Resources
This session plan is for Unit 308 Searching for a job, which is 2
credits.
Each assessment criteria is listed against the appropriate activity in the
learner workbooks.
NOTE - ACTIVITIES 1 & 2 ARE TAKEN FROM THE DEVELOPING
PERSONAL CONFIDENCE UNIT. DO NOT DELIVER THEM IF THAT
OPTIONAL UNIT HAS BEEN DELIVERED AS PART OF THE
CERTIFICATE.
Session Resources
The sessions below should take approximately 8 hours to deliver
Resources required:
 Flip chart, pens, paper
 Laptops/desktops with internet access
 Activity workbooks
 PowerPoint
 e-learning module:
104201EM009 Finding that job (A module of working
ways)
Use of e-learning
The e learning programme is used in this course as an interactive way for
the learners to gain knowledge. It does not form part of the assessment.
10 mins
As only 2 modules from the course are used please remember to manually
complete the course for each learner so that the programme can be
achieved.
Learning Objectives
Slide 2
In today’s session you will be completing the following objectives which will
form part of the evidence for your qualification. It is really important that you
understand these objectives and as we go through each one you can ask
questions about them.
Slide 2 The learning objectives are:
By the end of this session you will:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
45 mins
Identify personal strengths needed for learning and work
Say what your personal job goals are
Identify employment and learning opportunities
State where to find information and key facts about jobs
Search for job vacancies and alert systems
Describe the key features of a job advert
Personal Achievements
Workbook
activity 1
Slides 3 and 4
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In order to search for our ideal job we need to be aware of the skills that we
have and what we want from a job. Let’s start by thinking about personal
achievements.
Often when people are asked about their achievements they think this.
Show Slide 3 ‘But I haven’t really achieved anything….’
Of course you have, you just don’t realise it (yet)!
Achievements can be many things; here are some ideas to help you: Show
Slide 4
So, think about your own achievements and list them in your workbooks at
Activity 1. Learners are to complete activity 1 in the workbook
individually.
120 mins
Skills and Strengths
Slides 5-8
Every achievement whether it is from work or your day to day life shows
that you have skills or strengths in some way. Recognising this can build
confidence and help with your career – they are often the kind of things that
an employer is looking for. Here’s an example:
Workbook
activity 2
Show Slide 5
Here’s another achievement.
Show Slide 6
And here’s another
Show Slide 7– Don’t click to reveal the skills yet.
Ask the group what skills or strengths do you think this person is showing?
Discuss the answers then click to reveal the next part of the PowerPoint.
Ask - why are these skills so important in life and for employers?
Discuss answers and look for:
It shows that you:
 have drive
 don’t give up easily
 adapt to change
 pick yourself up when things change or are difficult
The skills they show in their personal lives are transferable into the learning
and the workplace – show slide 8
Learners to complete activity 2.1 in workbook identifying skills and 2.2
identifying what they would like from a learning or work opportunity.
30 mins
Work and learning opportunities
Slides 9 &10
Now you have identified your skills and what you want from a work or
learning opportunity let’s look at how to find those opportunities.
Workbook
activity 3
Divide learners into 2 groups.
Group 1 to discuss what kind of work and learning opportunities there are
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Group 2 to discuss places in which you can find out about work
opportunities.
Groups to share their findings with everyone. Summarise by showing
slides 9 & 10 and explaining any of the terms that haven’t been covered.
Learners to complete Activity 3.1 & 3.2 in workbook
120 mins
Finding a job
e-learning
104201EM009
Finding that job
Let’s think about how you can find job opportunities and apply for jobs,
using the skills you identified earlier.
Group to access 104201EM009 Finding that job (A module of working
ways) and complete the green and orange boxes.
30 mins
Activity 4 Job Adverts
Workbook
activity 4
When you start looking for work opportunities the first thing you will see is a
job advert.
Discuss with the group - What kind of information would you expect to see
in a job advert?
Write answers up onto flip – learners can make notes in their workbooks
activity 4 to evidence this outcome.
60 mins
Searching for a job
Workbook
activity 5
Let’s put everything we have talked about together. There is a site that asks
you questions and identifies a list of suitable careers and opportunities.
Hand-out
Using NCS
skills health
check.
Give out hand-out 1 Using NCS skills health check.
Learners to follow activity 5 in the workbook completing the career and
skills matching programme.
45 mins
Online jobs
Workbook
activity 6
Now we are going to search for a job on a website and set up a job alert.
Learners to complete Activity 6 in workbook.
Tutor to support them with the activity.
15 mins
Summary
Complete the assessment outcome sheet in the front of learners’
workbooks. Ask learners to verbally summarise one thing they have learnt
today.
Learner
workbook
Goodbye and see you tomorrow.
Tutor Note - manually complete the e learning course for each learner so
that the programme can be achieved.
Version: 1
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