Enhancing Learners' Employability Skills this National Careers Week

It’s National Careers Week 2021 and it marks a celebration of the fantastic work you do in preparing learners for employment and helping them to succeed in a competitive job market.

This week, as you prepare to welcome learners back into the classroom, you may also be looking at how you can use your remaining Adult Education Budget to enhance your strategy for preparing learners for progression onto further learning and work during this unforeseen time.

Many tutors say that a one-size-fits-all approach isn’t effective in supporting learners to develop a career path and build employability skills. At Ascentis we have a range of qualifications that allow you create a tailored programme of study for each learner, ensuring critical links are made between their subject and academic skills, longer-term life decisions and the world of work. These qualifications include the Ascentis Employability, Progression to Further Learning and Work, Short Online Qualifications and Essential Digital Skills suites.

These qualifications:

• Are available at various levels for different abilities.

• Can be delivered at any time offering flexibility to both learner and tutor. 

• Can be completed as stand-alone qualifications or as part of a wider programme of study.

Qualifications to enhance Progression and Employability Skills with your Adult Education Budget

*NEW* Essential Digital Skills 

These brand new qualifications at Entry 3 and Level 1 provide adults with the essential digital skills for day-to-day life and work, and allow them to navigate and progress in the digital world with confidence. They are mapped to the National Standards for Essential Digital Skills and are fully funded under a new legal entitlement. Tutor guidance is provided to help you teach these qualifications and learners are encouraged to use digital devices throughout the course of the qualifications, giving them an extra opportunity to engage with the online facilities and a range of software.

Need Advice on Planning Your Curriculum for 2021-22?

We are helping hundreds of centres to plan their 2021-2022 provision through our Virtual Curriculum Pop-up meetings. The Virtual Curriculum Pop-up will be tailored to the needs of you and your learners and provide advice and guidance on qualifications, funding and curriculum planning.