Unit 1 Communication and Employability Skills for IT
On completion of this unit a learner should:
1 Understand the personal attributes valued by employers
2 Understand the principles of effective communication
3 Be able to use IT to communicate effectively
4 Be able to address personal development needs.
In this unit learners will come to appreciate the soft skills they need to develop to become effective
employees. Learners will identify and consider their own soft skills and, through practise, improve these skills.
It is important that learners are able to communicate with non-technical staff and understand when different types and vehicles of communication are appropriate.
Learners will need to demonstrate a range of skills. For example they will need to produce a blog, examples of which are shown below;
This Blog was made by Joane Mitchell.
This blog was made by Chelsea Tidmarsh.
This blog was made by Jenna Russell.