Analyzing Employability Skills in Development Practice Using SWOT

This essay discusses employability skills and uses SWOT analysis to identify strengths and weaknesses. It outlines strategies for overcoming shortcomings to enhance employability skills and competencies. The SWOT analysis covers communication skills, teamwork, and networking as strengths, while identifying a lack of technical skills and limited experience as weaknesses. Opportunities for personal development and threats like a lack of job opportunities are also explored. Strategies for improvement include technical training, ethical skill development, and leadership skill enhancement. The essay concludes that employability skills are essential for achieving organizational objectives, and SWOT analysis is a valuable tool for personal and professional development. Desklib provides students with access to similar solved assignments and resources.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASKS ............................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................6
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INTRODUCTION
This essay will be discussing about the employability skills which will be identified with
the help of SWOT analysis through which the strengths and shortcomings can also be
determined. This essay will be outlining the strategies that can be helpful for the overcoming the
shortcomings that can strengthen the employability skills and competencies.
TASKS
SWOT analysis is an internal evaluation framework which can be used by an individual
as well a an organization through which various internal factors, such as- strengths,weakness,
opportunities and threats can be determined (Akudugu, 2018). A SWOT analysis in relation to
current state of employability is discussed in the below paragraphs:
Strengths: Some of the key employability skills which has been strength are-
communication skills, team working ability, self-management, planning and organization,
reliability and professionalism. Communication skills has been supportive while working in an
organization as this is helpful in sharing and transferring required information through which
corporate goals can be accomplished. Working in teams has been another strength which has
been helpful in effectively performing in team and meeting the targets through which
organizational productivity can be enhanced and this also supports in creative learning from
other team members. The personal or social network which has been created at workplace is
another strength that can bring various advantages to me in near future through which I can learn
and get more opportunities for career growth and development.
Weakness: Some of the shortcomings which has been responsible for negatively
influencing the performance and productivity at workplace are- lack of technical skills and
limited work experience which has been restricting the future opportunities and hindering the
level of performance that can be delivered to the organization (Kelly and Westoby, 2018). Due to
lack of technical skills, the inability to perform assigned job roles and responsibility has been a
challenging task in the company that is faced in day to day activities. The other weakness is
limited working experience which is restricting the future employability growth and
development opportunities and such factors are negatively influencing the future targets that can
be achieved. Some of the other weakness that has been faced are lack of leadership skills and
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such inabilities are the restraining factors which leads to lack of effective performance in the
organisation.
Opportunity: The opportunity of employability skills that can be attracted are the
opportunities of personal development, training and education, building strong personal network
through which various advantages can be driven. Such opportunities of growth and development
can be helpful in bringing various employment opportunities which can be helpful in boosting
career growth and development.
Threats: The lack of job opportunity in domain, lack of education are the major threats
which have been faced in attracting more employability opportunities. Such threats are
responsible for leading to unemployment and can lead to poor performance as well.
Some of the strategies that can be suggested for enhancing the employability skills an
shortcomings are listed below:
By reading technical books, learning through online tutorials and enrolling in classes will
be helpful in enhancing the technical skills through which effective performance can be
delivered that can support in performing the assigned job roles and responsibilities in effective
manner as well (Makuwira, 2018). By enrolling in technical classes, workshops ans seminars
will be helpful in enhancing the ethical skills.
By focusing on learning , developing situational awareness, practising discipline are
some of the strategies that can support in enhancing the leadership skills which can bring various
benefits to the employability opportunities in future. By engaging in active listening and focusing
on resolving conflicts by maintaining positive organizational culture will be helpful in enhancing
the leadership skills.
The shortcoming of lack of knowledge can be enhanced by actively asking for feedbacks,
learning from others and by participating in learning through various channels and mediums will
be helpful in enhancing such skills through which the assigned job roles and responsibilities can
be met (Peet, Theobald and Douglas, 2022). By positively participating in learning and
development programs will be helpful in enhancing the knowledge which can bring various
benefits in terms of employability.
CONCLUSION
It can be concluded that the employability skills are the essential factors that can help an
individual in performing the assigned job roles and responsibilities through which they can
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achieve organizational objectives as well. An individual can determine their strengths and
weakness with the help of SWOT analysis which will also help in evaluating the opportunities
and threats that can be faced by the strengths and weakness.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
Akudugu, J. A., 2018. Institutionalising local economic development practice in Ghana. Local
economy. 33(4). pp.405-420.
Kelly, A. and Westoby, P., 2018. Participatory development practice: Using traditional and
contemporary frameworks. Practical Action Publishing Ltd.
Makuwira, J., 2018. Power and development in practice: NGOs and the development agenda
setting. Development in Practice. 28(3). pp.422-431.
Peet, J., Theobald, K. A. and Douglas, C., 2022. Building safety cultures at the frontline: an
emancipatory practice development approach for strengthening nursing surveillance on
an acute care ward. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 31(5-6). pp.642-656.
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