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schools &
colleges
These are the skills that underpin success at every
stage of life: they unlock learning while at school, ensure
young people are fully prepared for the independence of
university and college, and empower people to land their
dream job.
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employers
Backed by The Careers & Enterprise Company, the
Skills Builder Partnership brings together more than 700
organisations around a common approach to building
these skills. Join us.
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skills-building
organisations
The Skills Builder Framework provides the common language for
building essential skills. It breaks down each of the skills into fifteen
tangible, teachable and measurable steps.
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1 Skill definition
2 The thematic progression in skill
development
3 The steps provide a sequential
roadmap, with further detail for
students with additional needs
4 This descriptor can be shared with
the children and young people to
understand their own skills
5 This is a more detailed explanation
of what this skill step looks like
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Our mission is to ensure everyone builds the eight
essential skills to succeed.
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A shared
approach to
employability
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Learn more at
skillsbuilder.org