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Creating your personal brand
This module will help learners build a personal brand and understand how this is presented in the workplace.
Finding better work opportunities
This module will boost learners' confidence and resilience by increasing positivity and managing their doubts to give them the best chance of success in returning to work.
Building your career network
This module aims to help learners proactively seek opportunities to network and increase their ability to source jobs that might not have seemed accessible otherwise.
CV skills 1: Showing your best you
Find out how to write an accurate, relevant CV that can help learners secure a job interview.
CV skills 2: Tailoring applications to roles
This module builds upon the concepts of CV skills 1: Showing your best you module and will help a learner to understand why their CV should be tailored to each job they apply to.
CVs and covering letters – putting their best foot forward
How do these two crucial documents combine to make a positive first impression?
Bridging the gap between education and work
Research shows businesses aren’t doing enough to give young people the skills they need to succeed. Could you or your businesses help LifeSkills change this? Head of LifeSkills Kirstie Mackey explains more.
Helping your children use social media for work
Kirstie Mackey, Head of LifeSkills, explains how social networking is the new way to network.
Zena’s story – one mum’s LifeSkills experience
Parenting blogger Zena tells us how LifeSkills helped her son prepare for work.
Six ways to make their CV shine
These days, young people don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. Over 80% of employers won’t even read a covering letter if the accompanying CV isn’t up to scratch.
How do you get a job in sport?
Mana, boss of a sports PR company, tells us how she got started in the world of sport.
How do you feel about maths?
Help adult learners to build their confidence with maths and numbers with this free learning module from LifeSkills.
Barclays partners with the Government to transform opportunities for young people
Barclays has announced its commitment to helping transform young people’s employability skills education.
How to kick-start a career in music
PA Jeannie Johnstone tells us all about her work in music festival marketing and how she landed her dream job.
Mind the gap – making the leap from school to work
How can you help your child bridge the tricky gap between education and employment?
Overcoming setbacks
This module focuses on positive challenge for growth. It will encourage learners to reflect how they currently deal with setbacks and consider how they can take a new approach.
Interview skills 2: Practical answering techniques
This module will introduce learners to the STAR technique, a simple model they can use during interviews to structure their experiences and give meaningful, evidence-based answers.