Employability Skills Development

This assignment delves into the crucial concept of employability skills, examining their significance for students' successful transition into the workforce. It analyzes various perspectives on essential employability skills, including those from employers, instructors, and students themselves. The assignment further investigates strategies for developing and enhancing these skills within the context of higher education, emphasizing self-directed learning and its benefits.

EMPLOYABILITY
SKILLS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3
Task 1:........................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Develop a set of own responsibilities and performance objectives.................................3
1.2: Evaluate own effectiveness against defined objectives..................................................4
1.3 Make recommendations for improvement in future and SWOT analysis........................4
1.4 Review how motivational techniques can be used to improve quality of performance...6
Task 2.........................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Develop solutions to work-based problems.....................................................................6
2.2: Communicate in a variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels...............7
2.3: Identity effective time management strategies................................................................7
Task 3.........................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Explain the roles people play in a team and how they can work together to achieve
shared goals............................................................................................................................8
3.2: Analyse team dynamics..................................................................................................9
3.3: Suggest alternative ways to complete tasks and achieve team goals..............................9
TASK 4....................................................................................................................................10
4.1 Evaluate tools and methods for developing solutions to problems................................10
4.2 Develop an appropriate strategy for resolving a particular problem..............................10
4.3 Evaluate the potential impact on the business of implementing the strategy................11
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Employability skills are those skills or the abilities which are developed during the life period
like in education, work experience, extra-curricular activities, training and interests (Benson,
Morgan, and Filippaios, 2014). The other names of this skills can be life skills, professional
skills, employment competencies, generic skills and essential core skills. For any business,
employees are highly accepted those who are having high potential and skills which can help
and ensure the organization in their growth and development. But as all the business requires
the employability skills through which employee can perform various roles and
responsibilities which are demanded by the organization. This report contains details about
the responsibilities and performance on an employee in the organization. Further the
requirement of interpersonal skills and transferable skills are discussed. Moreover,
understanding the dynamic team working and achieving goals through various alternatives.
At last, the report contains details about the strategies made for the problem solving and its
impact on business.
Task 1:
1.1 Develop a set of own responsibilities and performance objectives
The person owns responsibility and performance objectives with the ability to make
maximum outcome in their specified job is known as self-management (Deeley, 2014). There
are various types of responsibilities come after the allotment of work to the employee in the
organization. The main man power requirement in various department in the organization is
done through the recruitment and selection process. Every new employee must be provided
with the best induction, training and the development program after they join the
organization. This helps the individual to improve their personal capabilities and the demands
of the organization. The organizing and planning of the employee must be done so that their
individual abilities, strengths and weakness can be assessed. Employee individual
performance plays an important role in the organisation as it helps to achieve the organization
goals and objectives. It also brings the competitive benefits in market to the organization.
Self- management helps the individual in proving their potential and abilities for the
organization. Through this the individual performance can be assessed. The manger role is to
evaluate the performance of every individual and give them feedbacks. Through this, the
organization can take the necessary steps like giving the appraisal, rewards and recognition.

This builds the commendation and develops the team work, support and cooperation of
employees. Performance objectives are required by the organization in order to give the
guideline and direction to every individual so that they can perform the responsibility. For
an employee the basic learning, training and personal development should be the basic focus
and main objectives. For the manager the basic objectives will be reporting, administrating
and documentation (Quendler and Lamb, 2016).
1.2: Evaluate own effectiveness against defined objectives
For the person own development there is need of focus on the personal and professional level
of the person. For this individual must be able to find and evaluate the personal effectiveness.
This can be achieved by the goals and objectives that are given or assigned to the individual
by the organization. In terms of the personal skills the problem solving ability, team building,
communication skills and the conflict management. While the professional skills must
include objectives like decision making, technical skills, the training and development
program, managing the interrelation between the employee and the management and knowing
the employment legislation and rights (Jackson, 2014).
For the individual work the performance and quality work will govern the acceptance
of the employee in the organization. It’s the organizational responsibility to safe and organize
the individual job scope as per the standards and policies of the organization. For the
assessment of the individual, the quality measurement should be as per the periodical
progress. Every individual must be able to manage the work and should improve the
performance than its previous work. They must be able to follow the duties and responsibility
as per the organizational plans and policies. Every individual must support other staff
members as this increase work performance and reduces the work load. Managing changes
which are need in order to improve the business organization. The individual feedback must
be given by the organization in order to improve their own responsibility.
1.3 Make recommendations for improvement in future and SWOT analysis
Certain methods and techniques are used in order to evaluate, improve and enhance the skill
set. Due the training, induction and development programs are helpful in improving the skills.
Individual current performance requires to set up of target for the work responsibility and
keeping the record for those performance (Parasuraman and Prasad, 2015). By analysing the
performance, evaluating it with the help of decision making and making the market research
in terms of organization helps to understood the individual working ability. Promotion and

other related factors are generally recommended by the organization in order to improve the
future performance of the employee. The worker’s ability to work, his dedication as well as
initiatives taken by them takes the organization to success level. This reduces the production
cost, improves the productivity and provides good services. This responsibility of the
employee can be reduced with the help of proper monitoring and executing the responsibility
properly. For the future recommendation in terms of improvement there is need of high work
coordination between the employees, technological improvement and strategies related to
decision making process on the various resources collected.
SWOT analysis is done for the individual employee is given under:
STRENGHTS WEAKNESS
 Training and development program for the
technical skills
 Planning and coordination with the other
employees
 Team development and conflict resolution
between the organization
 Time management and self-assessment
along with engaging the employee.
 Better analysing the work performance
and allotting the work.
 Lack in sharing skills along with
knowledge and communication skills
 Need of improvement in the employment
policies and legislation.
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

 Construction of better team having the
development skills and as per
organizational requirement
 Technical training with practical
knowledge and more improvement in the
interpersonal skills.
 Focusing more on the organizational goal
with furthermore and new strategies.
 Problems arising due to legal
organization policies and legislation.
Whether the expensive spend on the training
and development are worth by the employee
or not (de Guzman and Choi, 2013).
 Lack in the organizational structure and
knowledge sharing.
1.4 Review how motivational techniques can be used to improve quality of performance
Motivational training and other development programs are required by the employees in
order to improve the performance level and focus on those areas where the employee is
lacking (Spence and Hyams-Ssekasi, 2015). It is not that if person is doing well doesn’t
require the motivation, they are given motivation in order to perform better and in concise
manner. For those whose work is not considerable requires the motivation to get guidance in
solving the problem and for better understanding it. This helps to accomplish the allotted
work on time. For the individual improvement in the quality, the person can make data
analysis, development in technical skills, decision making and data collection. Personal
problems can be solved by discussing with the other member of the organization. This will
help in building the better team work and will resolve the management conflict. Maslow’s
Hierarchy of Needs Theory suggests that lower level employees fulfil their basic requirement
like food and shelter. Management in the organization provides the motivation to the
employees in order to improve the performance and achieve the organization goals and
objectives. The feedback provided to the employee tell the areas where employee needs to
focus and make efforts. This improves the organization culture and through these employees
remain motivated. Motivated workers will perform better and will increase the competitive
advantage for the organization. For motivation certain other factors can be providing bonuses,
rewards, increment in salary or post, other incentives or it can be recognition. This all helps
individual to improve its performance and maintain the quality of the organization workplace.

Task 2
2.1 Develop solutions to work-based problems
Work based problem can require the observation and data record in order solve the problem
or steps taken for the initiation of problem solving (Sinclair and et.al., 2014). Problem solving
for the selected organization, IKEA which has the global reputation and widely spread all
over world. The major problem in the business is need of interpersonal development as well
as transferable skills. There is also need of team working and most important of all training to
the employees who have newly joined in the hospitality management so that customer can be
easily attracted. These are the significant problem in the organizational operation which
mostly includes the hospitality management.
The interpersonal skills which is commonly related to the emotional skills and includes
communication skills, self-confidence, positive attitude, problem solving ability, time and
pressure management, flexibility, ready to accept mistakes and having strong ethical values.
All this problem is very necessary to be solved in this business era. For this employee
training must be focused and strength on every task should be given so that they can easily
achieve them. With the help of motivation also this quality can be applied on the employee.
Like problem solving ability can be solved by giving the employee different intellectual and
technical problems which they can solve during their free period. The interpersonal skills can
be solved by concentrating on the communication skills and increasing awareness among the
employees as communication skills are very necessary in dealing with the customer.
Feedback from the organization can effectively analyse the employee and give the positive
and necessary steps to be taken in order to improve them. Problem can arise at any point in
the organization and through the appropriate solution it can be easily solved. In business this
type of problems should be solved as soon as possible as they can affect or hamper the
business and its production (Yang and et.al., 2015).
2.2: Communicate in a variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels
Through the communication person can easily share their own views and is very important in
organizational success by developing the organizational circle. In the organization the
communication can take place at various level such as: extra-personal communication,
organizational communication, intra-personal communication, interpersonal communication
and mass communication. Communication between the non-humans and humans is known as
extra personal communication. For those communication between the organization is

organizational; communication within individual is intrapersonal; among various individual
is interpersonal; through TV, books, journals, articles and radio are mass communication
(Jain, 2013). There are various types of communication used in the organizational structure
like assertive communication which is done by confident expression of individual.
Aggressive Communication where one devalues the other individual who has taken part in
communication. Non-assertive communication is the one where individual can clearly
express himself.
2.3: Identity effective time management strategies
Time management are essential and effective in the employability skills of employee
in the organization. For this organizing and planning is required. There are certain tools
through which we can identify the time management, these are:
 Making priority of the tasks and arranging them in sequence.
 Time distraction and decentralization of the difficult task
 Count time for the task which are taking more time and take initiatives.
 Develop the long term and short term objectives
In the given time the allocated work should be completed in proper and accurate manner.
This are implemented on the workers and other staffs.
Task 3
3.1 Explain the roles people play in a team and how they can work together to achieve shared
goals
Through team work any organization can easily achieve the biggest challenge. The individual
performance increases and the workload decreases (Singh, and et.al., 2013). The main role of
the HR manager is to allocate the work, guide them, organize them, collect data, support
them, share the responsibility and give feedback over the work of employees. The team role
could be carried out in the following ways:
 Allocating the guideline and direction of the work: this will make clear about the
individual work and remind them their various activities which they need to complete. The
task may relate to the organizational goals and objectives.
 Helping the other in the organization: every individual must help and support other
person who is need of it, in order to complete or achieve the goals or targets.

 Critical skills gap is fulfilled by team work: through this every individual will share
their information with the other employee and this will create new effective work
environment in the organization. Through these individuals are able to show their skills and
other talents in the organization.
 Sharing the responsibility: through proper strategies and planning the roles and
responsibility must be allocated in the team and every individual must perform according to
it.
Organization must always support, guide, provide delegation and help to the team members
(Jackling, and Natoli, 2015).
Individuals must be focus on the task allotted to them but through team work people
can easily achieve their targets. They must support every other employee and should increase
the company performance and make the organization target their own target.
All the people working in the organization will support and coordinate other working
staff in order to accomplish their own tasks and the tasks of other individuals within the given
time period. After it making strategies and other plans to complete the organizational tasks.
3.2: Analyse team dynamics
Team work plays key role in achieving the organizational goals. Through the
combination of various individual skills and competencies the tasks can be easily completed.
There are various aspects through which the team dynamics can be easily understood such as:
 Team must have the clear vision about the goals, mission and objectives
 Every team member must support every individual and they must perform task with
full creativeness
 Strategies should be made for achieving the target and focus on the results is must
 Every individual must be clear about the roles and the responsibility
Through strong leader and having clear mind person the organization can achieve their goals
and objectives with resolution in the problems (Rao, 2014).
 The feedback and the reviews can further help to improve the team work.

3.3: Suggest alternative ways to complete tasks and achieve team goals
Following strategical approach with complete planning could be helpful in completing
the target;
 Set measurable, specific, time bounded, achievable and realistic targets
 Make different plans, study, data analysis and strategies for the smart objectives.
 Utilize every individual strengths and skills
 Through the feedback and review try to evaluate and perform better in next
approach.
Through the above mentioned alternative and the various strategies and different approach
like using individual skills can surely help the organization in achieving the goals and
objectives (Vidyullatha, Usha, and Reddy, 2016).
TASK 4
4.1 Evaluate tools and methods for developing solutions to problems
Tools and methods Its usefulness in problem solving
Track the work progress
and time consumed
Mostly network diagram, Gantt chart and critical path are used
to evaluate this. It is very useful in the completing various tasks
in the limited time and in shortest methods.
Designing the checklist
and form to suitable
performance of the
employee tasks
This will help to maintain, monitor and evaluate the work done
and standard operating procedures. Through this the
performance can be easily monitored and the time management
can be done easily (Collet, Hine and du Plessis, 2015).
4.2 Develop an appropriate strategy for resolving a particular problem
Possible strategy Explanation
Collaboration and
Compromise
Working in the team can be little complicated. To overcome
such issues individual must have to do little compromise and
need to collaborate with the other team members. Through this
they must follow the strategies and standards are to be followed
in the strategic and clear ways. The entire workplace should

collaborate in doing the work and making the helping nature.
All the problems should be solved without any conflicts and
issues. This can be easily achieved by following this simple
steps. This will make the work to be done in effective and
smoother ways. Through this methods organizational goals and
objectives.
4.3 Evaluate the potential impact on the business of implementing the strategy
Possible strategy Potential impact on the business strategy
Confrontation Understanding the problem and making related strategies on it
Avoidance It the problem is unachieveable even after further descussiion then
problem msut be left. Through the strategies there may be possible
outcomes (Tosi and Pilati, 2011).
Accommodation Solving the issiues and resolving the them by thinking out of box
Collaboration and
compromise
Evaluation of problem and finding the alternate solution by sorting
other problems. This will resolve the team issues and problems
Fish bone diagram Strategies related to the material, people, process and envirormnemtn
anad management to get combined and make further step for the
resolution pf problem.
CONCLUSION
It is essential for every organization to have better team work in order to achieve
targets, objectives and goals. The report briefly describes about the team management and the
role and responsibility of individual in the team. Moreover, the report describes about the
employability skills and the responsibility and performance of the individual in the
organization. Further, report proceeds about the various skills like interpersonal and
transferable skills are discussed. Along with it, understanding about the dynamics of team

working is being detailed explained in the context. At last, strategies related to the problem
solving and its impact on the business is described in the report. The report clearly explains
about the role of employability skills required for the market and for grabbing other
opportunities.
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