A COMMON FRAMEWORK FOR 21ST CENTURY EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

October 14, 2014

National Career Pathways Network

The work reported herein by RTI International was supported by the U.S. Department of Education, award number EDVAE10O0102

Overview

• Why do employability skills matter?

• Employability Skills Framework– Website overview

– Assessment selection tool

– Recently added features

• Discussion: How can the Framework be used to better integrate employability skills into programs of study?

Why Do Employability Skills Matter?

What Are Employability Skills?

One of three sets of skills critical to workplace success

Often described as skills that won’t get you hired, but can help keep you from getting fired.

Types of Employability Skills

• Applied Knowledge– Integration of academic and technical skills

• Effective Relationships– Interpersonal skills and personal qualities that enable

individuals to interact with others

• Workplace Skills– Analytic and organizational skills and understanding

required to perform work tasks

Employability Skills FrameworkWebsite Demonstration:

What Is the Employability SkillsFramework Website?

• One-stop resource for information on employability skills for instructors, administrators, employers, students, and more– Purpose: support the instruction and assessment

of employability skills

– Definition: general skills that are necessary for success in the labor market at all employment levels and in all industry sectors

Site Content

• Interactive skills framework

• Crosswalk with academic and technical skills

• Criteria and tool for selecting an assessment

• Innovative examples of employability skills instruction

• Audience-based landing pages

http://cte.ed.gov/employabilityskills

Discussion Topic

Using Employability Skills

How can the Framework be used to better integrate employability skills into programs of study?

• What opportunities do you see?

• What challenges do you face?

• What supports will you need?

Get Involved!

Get Involved

• Join our community and share employability skills examples and resources

• See announcements from OCTAE at PCRN: http://cte.ed.gov

• Share the Employability Skills Framework and its resources with your colleagues http://cte.ed.gov/employabilityskills

Thank You!

Questions? Email: Robin.Utz@ed.gov

sklein@rti.org

or employabilityskills@cte.ed.gov