Do you take pleasure in working with the general public? Do you have a passion for guiding people and supporting them on the path to employment? Do you already work in this sector and wish to upskill?
Employability Practitioner's help people to address and overcome obstacles to secure employment.
Course information
During this course you will learn a full range of skills that an employability practitioner needs including -
- how to use a wide range of holistic assessments and diagnostics
- how to develop and use SMART, holistic and in-depth work-focused action plans
- how to deliver a wide range of interventions
- how to deal with complaints
- A wide range of coaching and mentoring techniques for use with service users and colleagues
- how to manage caseloads effectively
- how to communicate to a high standard, both verbally and written
- how to anticipate and de-escalate challenging behaviour in service users
- how to network with internal and external customers
- develop your ICT and digital skills
and many more
The employability practitioner apprenticeship standard contains a list of skills, knowledge and behaviours you will need to have learnt by the end of your apprenticeship.
Entry requirements
- You need to be aged 16 years and over
- GCSE Grade (C/4) and above in maths and English (or equivalent). If you do not have these grades then call or email to discuss
- You need to be employed to start this course. If you are not employed then we can help look for an employer
Course duration
24 months plus 3 months End Point Assessment (EPA)