Employability Skills

Head of Department: Maria Flynn

Throughout their school career at St Columbanus’ College all students develop and enhance their employability skills through a range of active learning opportunities. These opportunities are detailed below:

YEAR 8

YOUR SCHOOL YOUR BUSINESS

Students are introduced to the concepts of:

Action planning
Networking
Problem solving
Business management

YEAR 9

ENTERPRISE MASTERCLASS

Students build on previous knowledge and explore:

Creative thinking
Product design
Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Self employment

They work alongside a local entrepreneur

YEAR 10

PROJECT BUSINESS

Students look at local & global economy and focus on:

Analysing business opportunities
Creating a product and taking it through the stages of design, production, quality control; buying and selling; evaluating success and failure

YEAR 11

PERSONAL ECONOMICS

Students focus on:

Budgeting
Action planning
Setting realistic targets for the future
Matching aspired lifestyle with possible career choices

YEAR 12 & YEAR 13

Work Experience
Qualification in Health and Safety in the Workplace

YEAR 12

LEARN TO EARN

Students revisit:

Action planning
Self assessment & career aspirations
Earning potential
Budgeting
Interview skills

YEARS 13 & 14

CoPE
Peer advisers for above programmes
Research skills
Application Forms & Cvs
Mock Interviews
Work within the school bank

EXTRA OPPORTUNITIES:

COMPANY PROGRAMME
Set up and run a company for one year

KEY PROGRAMME
Unique chance to develop employability skills with outdoor activities