21 st CENTURY

1. 21st CENTURY EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

2. Employment & Career Coach/ConsultantSpeaker    *   Trainer John H. Silver, D.C.G.PROVIDING EXPERTISE, GUIDANCE AND TRAINING ON: • President & Board Member, Professionals In Human Resources Association (PIHRA) Foundation • Board Member, California Placement Association (CPA) • Committee Member, Cal-SHRM Job Readiness Committee • Credentialed Career Technical Education Instructor EMPLOYMENT TRANSITIONING

3. Why are Employability Skill So Critically Important?Employer’s Perspective - Candidate’s Perspective

4. What are Career Pathways? • Career Pathways are similar to majoring in college, except that you may start your learning experience in middle or high school.  • Every student, no matter what their post-secondary plans are, can benefit by selecting and following a sequence of career related classes designed for their area of interest. •  A Pathway is a sequence of courses within your area of interest. • A Pathway will connect your career interests from high school to college and/or career. • A Pathway is your educational road map guiding you to the high school courses and post-secondary options most relevant to your chosen career destination. • A Pathway will help you acquire the depth of knowledge and skill linked with specific post-secondary programs that will lead to a certificate or degree and/or career. A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM IS A STUDENT’S UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR 21st CENTURY EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

5. P21's Framework for 21st Century Learning  The P21 Framework represents both 21st century student outcomes (as represented by the arches of the rainbow) and support systems  (as represented by the pools at the bottom). 

6. DRIVERS OF CHANGE &TEN SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE WORKFORCE Analyzing key drivers that will reshape the landscape of work and identifies key work skills needed in the next 10 years. It does not consider what will be the jobs of the future.

7. Employability Skills Employers Seek: • Applied Knowledge • Academic & critical thinking skills • Effective Relationships • Team & culture integration • Workplace Skills • Abilities to accomplish work tasks

8. Applied Knowledge • Applied academic skills enable employees to put skills based on academic disciplines and learning – such as reading, writing - mathematical strategies and procedures, and scientific principles and procedures. • Critical thinking skills enable employees to analyze, reason, solve problems, plan, organize and make sound decisions in their work.

9. Effective Relationships • Interpersonal skills, include the ability to collaborate as a member of a team or work independently, as appropriate; communicate effectively; maintain a positive attitude; and contribute to the overarching goals of the workplace. • Personal qualities that contribute to the effective relationships include responsibility, flexibility, self-discipline, integrity and initiative. Other essential qualities are a sense of professionalism and self-worth; willingness to learn; and acceptance of responsibility.

10. Workplace Skills • Abilities needed to successfully accomplish work tasks. These include: managing time and other resources; understanding, evaluating, and using a variety of information; communicating effectively with others in multiple formats (speaking, writing, listening); understanding relationships among the components of a system; and applying information technology appropriately and effectively.

11. Exercise • An Exercise in Self-Awareness

12. An Exercise in Self-Awareness Communication Listening and understanding Speaking clearly and directly Negotiating/Persuading responsibly Reading independently Establishing and using networks such as email, Social Media. Sharing information Speaking and writing in languages other than English Teamwork/Collaboration Interacting with people of different ages, gender, race, religion or political persuasion Working as an individual and as a member of a team Knowing how to define a role as part of a team Applying teamwork skills to a range of situations Identifying the strengths of team members Coaching, mentoring and giving feedback Problem Solving Developing creative, innovative solutions Analysis/Solution Mindset Developing practical/multiple solutions, test for effectiveness. Solving problems in teams Using data to solve problems Testing assumptions taking the context of data and circumstances into account Entrepreneurial Mindset Adapting to new situations Go-Getter Developing a strategic, creative, long-term vision Willing to take risks and learn from mistakes Identifying opportunities not obvious to others Translating ideas into action Generating a range of options Initiating innovative solutions Self-Awareness Having a personal vision and goal Self-Understanding Evaluating and monitoring own performance Having knowledge and confidence in own ideas and vision Articulating own ideas and vision Taking responsibility

13. Resilience Managing time and priorities – setting timelines, coordinating tasks Being resourceful Bounces back when things go wrong. Adapting resources allocations to cope with contingencies Participating and planning continuous improvement Collecting, analyzing and organizing information Adaptability (Open to Change) Using a range of mediums to learn – mentoring, peer support, networking, information technology (IT), courses Applying learning to technical issues (i.e. learning about products) and people issues (e.g. Interpersonal and cultural aspects) Notice when things change - new technology/ responsibilities Being prepared to invest time and effort in learning new skills Can handle normal amounts of stress. Digital Fluency (Technology) Having a range of basic IT knowledge – Hardware/Software Understanding of computer, tablet, smart phone etc. Being willing to learn new IT skills Understands the right and wrong – sharing documents etc. Empathy Knows the difference between Empathy & Sympathy Develop relationships with people from different backgrounds Make decisions based on other people needs & points of view Actively uses skills to build empathy – honest communication, mirroring, establishing trust. Social Diversity/Awareness Demonstrate sensitivity and respect towards others Values and embraces diversity including gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity and age Respects others background and beliefs Personal Attributes Commitment Honesty and integrity Enthusiasm Reliability Personal presentation Commonsense Positive self-esteem Sense of humor Balanced attitude to work and home live Ability to deal with pressure Motivation

14. Reasons why job interview candidates are rejected.

15. Why are Employability Skills So Critically Important! • Predictability of successful integration • The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that today’s learner will have 10-14 jobs by the age of 38 • 4 Generations in the workforce • ROI & Alternative work styles. • The amount of new technical information is doubling • every 2 years. • Can develop hard skills, harder to change soft skills. • Different type of Workforce • Balanced Life Style. • Instant Gratification • Multi-generational Understanding We are living in exponential times:

16. Employability Critical Skills Presented by: John H. Silver, D.C.G. john.h.silver.dcg@gmail.com * jhsilverdcg.com * john@jhsilverdcg.com Telephone: 661.803.1072 * Fax: 661.298.8630