New Futures – Your Future

Introduction To Career Development

This programme is designed for anyone who is beginning or is actively involved in a job search.

Learn how to identify your skills, develop a personalised career plan, make your CV and cover letter stand out  and prepare for interviews.

Module 1: Welcome!

Module 2: Identify Your Skills

Module 3: Develop Your Career Plan

Module 4: Your Job Search

  • Identify your skills and demonstrate these with evidence
  • Compare your current skills with those of your target career
  • Define a personalised career plan
  • Describe the job market in a way that is relevant to your career plan
  • Make your CV and cover letter stand out
  • Prepare successfully for interviews

In order to have access to the course below, you will need to be registered with us. Find out more how to enrol on how courses: Learn more.

New Futures - Your Future
Introduction to Career Development. The aim of this programme is to assist us in exploring our different personal attributes to make career choices. We will also be looking at practical ways to approach our career development path.
Module 1 Welcome!
How to work with the course.
Unit 1 Unit 1 - Getting Started  
Unit 2 Unit 2 - Learner's journal  
Module 2 Identify your skills
This module focuses on skills. Learn how to identify your skills so you can make better career choices.
Unit 1 Unit 1 - Introduction To Module 2  
Unit 2 Unit 2 - What Is Career Success?  
Unit 3 Unit 3 - Identify Your Skills  
Unit 4 Unit 4 - Identify Interpersonal Skills  
Unit 5 Unit 5 - What Are My Skills? Quiz  
Unit 6 Unit 6 - What Are My Skills? Scores  
Unit 7 Unit 7 - What You Want From A Job - Exercise  
Unit 8 unit 8 - Skills That Employers Are Looking For  
Unit 9 Unit 9 - Recognising Skills - Exercise  
Module 3 Develop Your Career Plan
Goal: to create a career development plan to articulate our SMART goals.
Unit 1 Unit 1 - Develop Your Career Plan  
Unit 2 Unit 2 - What Is A Career Plan?  
Unit 3 Unit 3 - Reflect On Yourself And Your Professional Interests  
Unit 4 Unit 4 - What Are Goals?  
Unit 5 Unit 5 - The Rules Of Setting Goals  
Unit 6 Unit 6 - SMART Goals  
Unit 7 Unit 7 - SMART Goals - Specific  
Unit 8 Unit 8 - Smart Goals – Measurable  
Unit 9 Unit 9 - SMART Goals - Attainable  
Unit 10 Unit 10 - SMART Goals - Realistic  
Unit 11 Unit 11 - SMART Goals – Timely  
Unit 12 Unit 12 - Develop A Plan  
Module 4 Your Job Search
Here you will find practical resources and exercises that will help you apply for a job. Now is the time to take the self-knowledge you have been developing throughout the programme, and show future employers how great you are!
Unit 1 Unit 1 - Introduction to Your Job Search  
Unit 2 Unit 2 - Job Hunting  
Unit 3 Unit 3 – Finding Job Leads  
Unit 4 Unit 4 - What Is A CV?  
Unit 5 Unit 5 - Part 1: Your CV Presentation  
Unit 6 Unit 6 - Part 2: Contact Information  
Unit 7 Unit 7 - Part 3: Personal Profile  
Unit 8 Unit 8 - Part 4: Work Experience  
Unit 9 Unit 9 - Part 5: Education  
Unit 10 Unit 10 - Part 6: Skills  
Unit 11 Unit 11 - Part 7: Hobbies & Interests  
Unit 12 Unit 12 - Words To Avoid In A CV  
Unit 13 Unit 13 - How to make your CV stand out - Tips  
Unit 14 Unit 14 - Chronological And Functional CVs  
Unit 15 Unit 15 - How To Write A Cover Letter  
Unit 16 Unit 17 - Tips for Writing A Cover Letter  
Unit 17 Unit 17 - Follow up  
Unit 18 Unit 18 - Interview Tips  
Unit 19 Unit 19 - What To Wear At Interviews  
Unit 20 Unit 20 - Further Information  
Unit 21 Unit 20 - Thank You For Taking Part In This Programme