Youth and Economic Empowerment. Get Ready Framework. Life Skills and Soft Skills for Youth

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1 Youth and Economic Empowerment Get Ready Framework Life Skills and Soft Skills for Youth

2 Main Principles Gender Transformative Appreciative Inquiry Experiential Learning Positive Youth Development Enabling Environment Integrated Approach Competency-Based Evidence-Driven

3 The Top 9 Skills that lead to positive workforce outcomes 1. Positive Self-Concept 2. Self-Control 3. Higher-order thinking 4. Social Skills 5. Communication 6. Goal Orientation 7. Empathy 8. Responsibility 9. Positive Attitude

4 Graphic from Gates, S., et. al, (2016). Key soft Skills for Cross-Sectoral Youth Outcomes, p.3.

5 DIRECTLY with beneficiaries, master trainers and partners for capacity building INDIRECTLY to review partner s curricula for best practices and standards and build their capacity and close their gaps

6 Ready Ready Ready Ready for for for for Life Work Business Change years old 15 years & up 15 years & up 10 years & up

7 Ready for Life Gender roles, expectations and stereotypes Relationships, marriage, parenthood Health Sexual and Reproductive Health World of Work Legal status The Environment Community involvement Critical soft skills Financial Literacy

8 Ready for Work Knowing Yourself and what you want in a Job The Job Search Getting and Keeping a Job

9 First Module Enterprise Your Life Identifying opportunities Weighing risk Planning and decision making Second Module Rapid business model prototyping Exploration of value addition Ready for Business

10 Leadership skills Values exploration Understanding issues Identifying as change agents Project design Advocacy Political participation Ready for Change

11 How was Ready for Work developed? Reviewed existing training materials Analyzed core competencies Developed learning objectives Wrote session plans Piloted draft in Nigeria

12 About Competencies Institutional Standards Learning Standards

13 Institutional Standards Programs and training models Curriculum Service Delivery Talent Admin and leadership management Community relations Monitoring, accreditation and certification

14 Learning Standards Functional Literacy Functional Math Civic Education Sexual and Reproductive Health ICT Workforce Development and Entrepreneurship

15 Four Levels of Standards Advanced Use tools such as CV, applications, portfolio or interviews to communicate one s training and work experience Basic Intermediate Select, from the existing offerings, the appropriate job opportunities according to one s knowledge, skills, experience and interests Identify sources of employment and entrepreneurship options, and relate them to one s interests, experience, and job skills Preliminary Visualize employment options to improve one s life

16 Standards Basic Content Indicators Standard 2. Use tools such as CV, applications, portfolio or interviewsto communicate one s training and work experience Tools to communicate experience workforce training: CV, job ads, interviews, applications CV structure Characteristics of a job listing Variety of tests and forms in the process of labor contracting 4.2-Write a CV according to one s knowledge and experience 4.2-Prepare a job application 4.2-Present oneself assertively as a job applicant 4.2-Accurately complete job applications

17 Standards Basic Content Indicators Standard 2. Use tools such as CV, applications, portfolio or interviewsto communicate one s training and work experience Tools to communicate experience workforce training: CV, job ads, interviews, applications CV structure Characteristics of a job listing Variety of tests and forms in the process of labor contracting 4.2-Write a CV according to one s knowledge and experience 4.2-Prepare a job application 4.2-Present oneself assertively as a job applicant 4.2-Accurately complete job applications Ready for Work Learning Objective - Write a curriculum vitae tailored to a specific job announcement, based on their knowledge and experience

18 Standards Basic Content Indicators Standard 2. Use tools such as CV, applications, portfolio or interviewsto communicate one s training and work experience Tools to communicate experience workforce training: CV, job ads, interviews, applications CV structure Characteristics of a job listing Variety of tests and forms in the process of labor contracting 4.2-Write a CV according to one s knowledge and experience 4.2-Prepare a job application 4.2-Present oneself assertively as a job applicant 4.2-Accurately complete job applications Ready for Work Learning Objective Accurately complete a generic job application

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