Planning a better future
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Contents

  • Introduction and guidance
  • Guidance for accessing alternative formats
  • Structure of the course
  • Why study this course?
  • Learning outcomes
  • Before you begin
  • What is a badge?
  • What is a statement of participation?
  • What are the requirements?
  • Enrol on the course to collect your badge
  • How do I access my badge?
  • How do I access my statement of participation?
  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Who am I?
  • 2 What roles do I play in life?
  • 3 What learning experiences have I had?
  • 4 What are my main achievements?
  • 5 What are my helping and hindering factors?
  • 6 What are my strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats?
  • What you have learned in this block
  • Block 1 quiz
  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 What do I really want from work?
  • 2 What kind of work would I like to do?
  • 3 How satisfied am I with my current circumstances?
  • 4 How important is work in my life as a whole?
  • 5 Review
  • 6 What options are available to me?
    • 6.1 Exploring opportunities
    • 6.2 Finding out how to refine your ideas
    • 6.3 Questions to ask
    • 6.4 Finding your answers
    • 6.5 Broader options
    • 6.6 Making choices and keeping going
    • 6.7 Matching you and the work
    • 6.8 Networking
    • 6.9 Social media networking
  • What you have learned in this block
  • Block 2 quiz
  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Making decisions
  • 2 Goals, restrictions and resources
    • 2.1 Goals
    • 2.2 Restrictions and resources
    • 2.3 Balancing helpful resources against restrictions
  • 3 Forming a plan of action
  • 4 Getting the job
    • 4.1 What do employers look for when recruiting?
    • 4.2 Matching vacancies
    • 4.3 Matching the requirements
    • 4.4 What employers want
  • 5 Application forms
    • 5.1 Before you start your application form
    • 5.2 Filling in your form
    • 5.3 When you’ve completed the form
  • 6 The curriculum vitae
    • 6.1 Preparing your CV
    • 6.2 What to include (and not include) in your CV
    • 6.3 Presentation of your CV
    • 6.4 Examples of different types of CV
  • 7 The covering letter
  • 8 The interview
    • 8.1 Interview tips
    • 8.2 Interviewers
    • 8.3 Before your interview
    • 8.4 On the day
    • 8.5 Answering questions
    • 8.6 After your interview
    • 8.7 Telephone interviews
    • 8.8 Tough questions
  • 9 What to do if you are not successful
  • What you have learned in this block
  • Block 3 quiz
  • 1 What have I learned?
  • 2 Badge and statement of participation
  • 3 Where next?
  • 4 Feedback
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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