Understanding Personal and Career Development: Skills and Abilities
Explore the concept of personal strengths, abilities, and work skills as essential components of personal and career development. Learn the difference between hard skills and soft skills, and how they contribute to overall success in the workplace. Discover how to recognize, develop, and leverage your unique skills to achieve your goals effectively.
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LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE PERSONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT LEVEL 3 LEVEL 3 MODULE 1 Lesson 1 MODULE 1 Lesson 1 LIFE ORIENTATION LIFE ORIENTATION 1
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE Module 1 PERSONAL STRENGTHS, ABILITIES AND WORK SKILLS. 2/41
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE PERSONAL STRENGTHS, ABILITIES AND WORK SKILLS. Strengths Strengths - -these are skills that you have that, these are skills that you have that, you are good at. you are good at. Our abilities and skills we have developed as Our abilities and skills we have developed as we have grown up. we have grown up. 3/41
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE Hard skills There are There are different types different types of skills that we of skills that we use on a daily use on a daily basis. basis. Soft skills Transferable skills TYPES OF SKILLS TYPES OF SKILLS 4/41
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE HARD SKILLS HARD SKILLS SPECIFIC TECHNICAL SPECIFIC TECHNICAL SKILLS SKILLS Precise detailed work Analyse, evaluate and solve Analyse, evaluate and solve problems problems Drive vehicles and use Drive vehicles and use equipment equipment Prepare or bake food Prepare or bake food Use computer applications Use computer applications Build houses Build houses Use machinery Use machinery SOFT SKILLS SOFT SKILLS ARE QUALITIES AND ARE QUALITIES AND STRENGTHS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO YOU STRENGTHS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO YOU Take responsibility Desire to study Desire to study Solve problems effectively Solve problems effectively Want to achieve Want to achieve Use good language Use good language Communication skills Communication skills Have a positive attitude Have a positive attitude Adapt to a wide range of Adapt to a wide range of activities and changes activities and changes Precise detailed work Take responsibility HARD SKILLS VS. SOFT SKILLS 5/41
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE HARD SKILLS HARD SKILLS SPECIFIC TECHNICAL SPECIFIC TECHNICAL SKILLS SKILLS SOFT SKILLS SOFT SKILLS ARE QUALITIES AND ARE QUALITIES AND STRENGTHS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO YOU STRENGTHS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO YOU http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTryTbg-llaSKcEnCnQlPBP0TW0s0ChQ40PgUr6V0HdK8Ihdt2HFsq2eg HARD SKILLS VS. SOFT SKILLS 6/41
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS These are the skills that you can take from one job to another. These are the skills that you can take from one job to another. Problem solving Problem solving The ability to organise The ability to organise The ability to work with facts and figures The ability to work with facts and figures Good communication and verbal skills Good communication and verbal skills Ability to motivate others Ability to motivate others Ability to use initiative Ability to use initiative Ability to work unsupervised Ability to work unsupervised An eye for detail An eye for detail Ability to work confidently under pressure Ability to work confidently under pressure Reliability and integrity Reliability and integrity Ability to motivate others Ability to motivate others Ability to recognise and meet new challenges Ability to recognise and meet new challenges 7/41
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE SKILLS MOST SOUGHT AFTER BY EMPLOYERS Flexibility Flexibility Adaptability Adaptability Managing Managing multiple multiple priorities. priorities. Communication Communication skills skills Interpersonal Interpersonal abilities abilities Analytical Analytical Research Research skills skills Planning Planning Organising Organising 8 /41
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE SKILLS MOST SOUGHT AFTER BY EMPLOYERS Problem Problem solving solving Reasoning Reasoning Creativity Creativity Teamwork Teamwork Leadership Leadership Management Management skills skills Personal Personal values values Multicultural Multicultural sensitivity sensitivity Awareness Awareness Computer Computer Technical Technical literacy literacy 9 /41
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE MOST IMPORTANT VALUES CATEGORIES OF VALUES Honesty Honesty Integrity Integrity Morality Morality Dedication Dedication Hard working Hard working Work ethics Work ethics Adaptability Adaptability Flexibility Flexibility Dependability Dependability Reliability Reliability Responsibility Responsibility Loyalty Loyalty 10 /41
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE MOST IMPORTANT VALUES CATEGORIES OF VALUES Positive attitude Positive attitude Motivation Motivation Energy Energy Passion Passion Self Self- -confidence confidence Professionalism Professionalism Self Self- -motivated motivated Ability to work Ability to work Willingness to Willingness to learn learn 11 /41
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE SKILLS AUDIT A skills audit is a tool used to determine your A skills audit is a tool used to determine your skills, talents, strengths and abilities. It helps you skills, talents, strengths and abilities. It helps you identify your strengths and weaknesses and identify your strengths and weaknesses and areas for development. areas for development. 12 /41
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE WHY DO A SKILLS AUDIT To determine your strengths and weaknesses. To determine your strengths and weaknesses. To identify areas for development within various skills To identify areas for development within various skills areas. areas. Helps you determine what skills and abilities you have Helps you determine what skills and abilities you have acquired. acquired. Helps you determine where you might need to focus Helps you determine where you might need to focus your training, education or self your training, education or self - - development. Valuable when you are considering a career change. Valuable when you are considering a career change. Important when applying for a promotion or in the job Important when applying for a promotion or in the job market. market. development. 13 /41
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE WHAT ARE SCARCE SKILLS Engineers Engineers Drivers Drivers Skilled trades Skilled trades Labourers Labourers Management Management Teachers Teachers Legal staff Legal staff Secretaries Secretaries Personal assistants Personal assistants Office support staff Office support staff Technicians Technicians Accounting staff Accounting staff Finance staff Finance staff 14 /41
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE TRENDS IN THE JOB MARKET Trends and demands in the job market depend Trends and demands in the job market depend on the economy and where there are shortages on the economy and where there are shortages of skills for certain jobs. of skills for certain jobs. 15
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE WHAT IS A P.D.P? A P.D.P is a Personal A P.D.P is a Personal Development Plan that will help Development Plan that will help you assess your strengths and you assess your strengths and skills. skills. 16
LESSON PREPARED BY MS MINNIE WHY USE A PDP To determine your goals To determine your goals To set a time line To set a time line Track your progress Track your progress Review your personal growth Review your personal growth. 17
