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Step Forward into Employment

  • 1 Year | Part Time
  • Distance Learning
  • Level 1 | Vocational

Course overview

Employment Skills: Confidence, Resilience and Workplace Conduct is a 10-week online course for adults aged 19+ who want to improve their employability skills and increase their confidence when applying for work.

Designed to help you prepare for employment, the course covers essential job-search skills including CV writing, job applications and interview techniques, alongside the personal qualities employers value such as communication, resilience, teamwork and professional behaviour.

What You’ll Learn

During the course, you will:

  • Create and improve your CV
  • Search and apply for suitable job opportunities
  • Develop effective job application skills
  • Build confidence for interviews
  • Improve workplace communication skills
  • Identify your strengths, skills and qualities
  • Develop resilience and strategies for overcoming setbacks
  • Understand professional behaviour and workplace expectations
  • Learn the importance of punctuality, reliability and teamwork
  • Respond positively to feedback and support your personal development

Course Details

  • Duration: 10 weeks
  • Delivery: Online
  • Study Time: Approximately 3 hours per week
  • Age: 19+
  • Cost: £25

Who Is This Course For?

This course is ideal for adults who:

  • Are looking for their first job
  • Are returning to work after a break
  • Want to improve their CV and interview skills
  • Lack confidence when applying for jobs
  • Would like to strengthen their communication skills
  • Need support to build confidence and resilience
  • Want to better understand employer expectations

Progression

By the end of the course, you will be better prepared for employment, with increased confidence, stronger job-search skills and a greater understanding of workplace expectations. Learners may progress to further employability training, apprenticeships, volunteering opportunities or employment.

Course highlights

  • Create a professional CV and improve your job application skills
  • Develop confidence and techniques for successful interviews.
  • Build resilience and learn how to overcome setbacks when job seeking.
  • Understand workplace expectations, including communication, teamwork and professional behaviour.

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