Training Program on Employability Skills for UNICEF UK Employees from Minority Background

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary...................................................................................................................3
1.1 Background..........................................................................................................................4
2.0 Analysis Section...................................................................................................................5
2.1 Analysis Section One: Building Emotional Intelligence..................................................5
2.1.1 The science of emotional intelligence.......................................................................5
2.1.2 Verbal and non-verbal communication skills............................................................5
2.1.3 Method of Delivery....................................................................................................5
2.2 Building Specific Self-management Skills.......................................................................5
2.2.1 Principles of Self-management..................................................................................6
2.2.2 Method of Delivery....................................................................................................6
2.3 Building Energy Management Skills................................................................................7
2.3.1 Creation of Awareness...............................................................................................7
2.3.2 Method of Delivery....................................................................................................7
2.4 Building Self-esteem and Confidence..............................................................................8
2.4.1 Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence, and Employee Recognition......................................8
2.4.2 Method of Delivery....................................................................................................8
3.0 Recommendations................................................................................................................9
4.0 Conclusions..........................................................................................................................9
References................................................................................................................................10

Academic and Professional Research 3
Executive Summary
Employability skills are necessary for preparing the employees for their careers and ensuring
that they are well made to meet the expectations of the employers. The following training
program on employability skills for the UNICEF, UK employees from minority background
is intensive and will cover most of the areas necessary for employability skills. Building
emotional intelligence will enable them to know how to respond to varying situations,
whereas building specific self-management skills will allow them to perform without much
supervision. Building energy management skills will help in assimilating the employees to
the work environment by knowing how to maneuver through various work machines and
create a sense of responsibility in them. Lastly, building self-esteem and confidence will
enable them to trust their thinking and judgment and thus make better decisions and ensure
that a more effective interpersonal and work-related associations at the workplace. The
program also outlines the detailed methods of delivery for each area of focus thus making it
easy for the trainer to implement it and for the trainees to develop interest. The program is
expected to be implemented in different phases but will last for one year.

Academic and Professional Research 4
1.1 Background
Employability skills or work ethics or job readiness are the general skills and knowledge that
are fundamental to organizational and individual success (Wibrow, 2011). However, Shafie
and Nayan (2010) assert that there are calls from the employers across the world for
educational reforms and restructuring of the institutional academic curriculum due to the
existing gap between the skills required for entry-level employment and the skills levels of
the job applicants. The new employees at Unicef, UK do not possess the necessary
employability skills and are from a disadvantaged and minority background. This prompts the
need for a training program on employability skills for the new employees so as to prepare
them for work at Unicef effectively.