Year 7 / 8 - What are soft skills and why are they so important for apprenticeships ?
Learning objectives :
• Understand what soft skills are , why they are important and which soft skills you already have
• Consider how to develop soft skills , these are often through our hobbies or activities we enjoy doing
• Think about what soft skills are important for different apprenticeships and jobs
Section 1 . Introduction to apprenticeships
In this section there is some brief text for you to read and then a video explaining what apprenticeships are .
Section 2 . Your Soft Skills
A brief introduction followed by images of hearts with hotspots . Click on each hotspot to look at the definitions of different soft skills . After this , there is an image of a brain , please do the same . There is also a stretch activity that could be done if you feel you have time or set this as an extension to this lesson .
Section 3 . What are soft skills ?
This section contains a video that further explains what soft skills are and why they are important , especially for future careers .
Section 4 . Highlighting how hobbies can build soft skills
This section contains a card sorting activity , students must move the card with the skill on to the hobby they think uses this skill . There are 4 sets of cards in this activity . There is then an answer table .
Section 5 . I want to be … an apprentice
In this section , there are several examples of young people discussing what they want to do and which skills this will involve . Click on the sound button to listen to them as well as read . This is followed by a quiz to test learning about what has been said .
Section 6 . What soft skills have I developed from the hobbies and interests I have ?
Students will read through the text before sorting the different hobbies into the correct section of the Venn Diagram . They should take a picture / print screen of this . There is also a stretch activity where students can think about why their hobby has developed the particular skill .
Section 7 . How can I develop my soft skills further ?
Students can go through the activity by clicking on their answers to the questions onscreen , this will give them advice for developing their teamwork and communication skills further .
Section 8 : Summary
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