This unit will help learners to identify a range of potential sources of employment and equip them with the skills to match potential job roles to their own strengths and abilities.

Learners will be expected to:

• Understand how to use potential job sources
• Understand how their experience, skills and interests relate to potential job roles
• Be able to investigate job vacancies.

Guided learning hours: 10
Credit value: 1

This unit will equip learners with the skills to identify and apply for jobs that are matched to their abilities. The learner will know how to present information in an appropriate format depending on the type of application.

Learners will be expected to:

• Be able to use different methods to apply for a job – online applications and written applications
• Be able to prepare a job application with the appropriate information and in a suitable format
• Reflect on the relevance of their application to the position.

Guided learning hours: 10
Credit value: 1

This unit will equip learners with the skills to prepare for a successful interview. Learners will know how to anticipate an interviewer’s questions and prepare appropriate responses.

Learners will be expected to:

• Anticipate key questions that they may be expected to answer at interview
• Prepare appropriate responses to key questions
• Know how to use information about the job / course to identify relevant questions to ask their interviewer.

Guided learning hours: 10
Credit value: 1

This unit will help learners to develop the skills to undertake a successful interview. Learners will know how to conduct themselves at an interview and understand the importance of both verbal and non–verbal communication.

Learners will be expected to:

• Present themselves appropriately at an interview
• Be able to answer the interviewer’s questions successfully
• Reflect on their own performance at interview.

Guided learning hours: 10
Credit value: 1