Catalogue
The development of employability skills in novice workers
- Item:
- 992
- Title:
- The development of employability skills in novice workers
- Authors:
- Erica Smith, Paul Comyn
- Publication date:
- 17 June 2003
- Type:
- Research report
- Themes:
- Industry and employers > Investment in training > General
- Industry and employers > Training within the enterprise > General
- Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Career development
- ISBN:
- 1 74096 166 8
This report focusses on employability skills that young people entering work for the first time, or novice workers, need. It examines the nature of the skills that employers seek when recruiting young people and the processes and techniques which can be used in the workplace to develop these skills. The report synthesises the findings of a comprehensive literature review and 12 case studies.
