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OPTIONAL COURSE
SYLLABUS
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Craiova, Romania
2015
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CONTENTS
RATIONALE .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
COURSE DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................................. 5
COURSE PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................... 5
SYLLABUS DESIGN.................................................................................................................................................... 6
Diagnosis of needs............................................................................................................................................... 6
Identifying the learning outcomes/objectives .................................................................................................... 6
SYLLABUS ORGANIZATION ...................................................................................................................................... 7
SELECTION OF CONTENT AND SKILLS/TOPICS ..................................................................................................... 7
COURSE STRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................................. 11
MODULE 1 WHAT EMPLOYERS WANT? ............................................................................................................ 14
MODULE 2 PERSONAL SKILL ASSESSMENT ....................................................................................................... 16
MODULE 3 PLAN YOUR CAREER PATH .............................................................................................................. 18
MODULE 4 USEFUL TIPS FOR YOUR CAREER ..................................................................................................... 20
MODULE 5 TEAM BUILDING.............................................................................................................................. 22
MODULE 6 COMMUNICATION .......................................................................................................................... 24
MODULE 7 PRESENTATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 26
MODULE 8 PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING ................................................................................. 28
ASSESSMENT ......................................................................................................................................................... 30
Assessment-standards and indicators............................................................................................................... 30
Assessment standards ....................................................................................................................................... 30
METHODOLOGICAL SUGGESTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 32
Instructional material ........................................................................................................................................ 33
Techniques/Strategies/ Teaching activities....................................................................................................... 33
VALUES AND ATTITUDES ....................................................................................................................................... 36
BIBLIOGRAPHY ....................................................................................................................................................... 37
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RATIONALE
Equipping students with high transferable skills to help them in everyday life and labor market
permanent challenges is becoming imperative due to the socio-economic conditions nowadays. In
order to face the challenges and to anticipate possible problems, students should acquire a set of
essential skills enabling them to integrate rapidly on the labor market. As a result, in accordance with
the individual training needs, teachers should be endowed with didactic and pedagogical tools able to
boost students’ school-work transition and provide the learning environment with a more real life
oriented approach.
The scope of the „Hard-Soft Skilling” optional course is the integration of hard and soft core
transversal skills learning as part of the 14-19 year-old high school students’ development.
The course proposes a student-oriented approach, since it aims at increasing students’ awareness of
the potential skills they may use and develop in order to increase success in their career, at offering
tips on how to best exploit them based on a personalized career model and on what actions they may
undertake in order to reach their goals. Thus, being trained, students will become more aware of their
potential and of the possibilities of self-promotion. The personal development component guides the
students throughout their studies in order to build solid personal background.
By attending this course students are expected to become better observers, able to make
pragmatic choices and enhance their labor market chances either finding a job or completing academic
studies. They will be provided with tools that will enable and facilitate the integration of these skills in
situations they are prone to meet further in their life after leaving school.
Moreover, the present course proposes a pro-active approach for teachers and managers in the
educational system, becoming thus an important opportunity for teacher professional development.
The optional course could be easily implemented as part of the school based curriculum in any school,
irrespective of its type (either general or vocational) and for any grade on condition to adapt it to the
students possibilities, bringing a new perspective on the necessity of introducing changes in the school
curriculum and in the training models used in schools.
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Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on the development of strategies for promoting the acquisition of hard soft
skills core transversal skills as part of everyday teaching in high schools. It is a part of a Strategic
Partnership for Cooperation, Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices among 8 secondary schools,
both general and vocational, from Romania, Bulgaria, France, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Germany and
Italy.
It introduces students to concepts and techniques which might help develop employability through
basic high transferable skills acquisition and diversity of the local /national/international labor market
and employment opportunities awareness raising.
The optional course is designed to maximize learning potential, encouraging students self-
reflecting and critical thinking on how to use the hard soft skills to chart their career path, offering
access to information and attitudes learners may personalize and use. Thus, this course relates to
material developed during the implementation of the project aiming at enhancing personal
development and self-promotion as well as familiarization with labor market requirements and tools.
Transition and appliance of information from the class to real-life situations represents priority to the
course.
COURSE PURPOSE
The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge and guidance through
appropriate practices. Students will be provided with range of practical activities with the help of a
variety of resources, tools and techniques suitable to their interests in order to develop understanding
of the labor market and acquire knowledge, and transferable skills which facilitate lifelong learning.
By the end of this course, students are expected to develop their own approach to tackle the
issues of self-promotion and making the best of the hard soft skills they possess for a better integration
on the labor market.
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cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Liceul „Charles Laugier” KA 2 - Strategic Partnership for Innovation and the
Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
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SYLLABUS DESIGN
This optional course syllabus has been designed using mainly the backward design.
Diagnosis of needs
Research has been conducted in 8 European high schools belonging to the following countries:
Romania, Germany, Bulgaria, Italy, Turkey, France, Spain and Portugal and a comparative study has
been issued stating the similarities and differences among the different teaching philosophies and
needs for including and integrating soft skills into everyday teaching.
Outcome 2: Evaluate, select, and use a wide range of tools such as: CV and resume templates
Outcome 3: Think critically and analytically about employers’ requirements, decoding and interpreting
a variety of job advertisements.
Outcome4: Write to apply in response to job advertisements shaping language for formal contexts.
Outcome 7: Develop understandings about the national labor market in a global context.
Outcome 8: Analyze, select and utilize the best strategies and tools to build a career plan to match the
previous skills and personal needs self-assessment.
Outcome 9: Raise awareness of meeting goals through group effort taking advantage of the various
abilities and knowledge.
Outcome 10: Learn to deal with problems and to evaluate proposals to improve performance.
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Outcome 11:
Manage strategies to promote themselves and their ideas.
Outcome 12: Demonstrate self-assessment ability to acknowledge the skills possessed and to foresee
possible use of the personal skills for enhancing employability perspectives
SYLLABUS ORGANIZATION
The teaching toolkit will include 8 modules, 4 modules will be career oriented, the other 4 being
focused on high transversal skills development. Each module will be built on a common framework
provided by the leading organization. The partners have already reached an agreement regarding the
modules and the basic content to be developed, yet, if the research will show different results in the
needs identified the objectives and the modules will be subject to modification accordingly.
General competences
- understanding the connection between the knowledge acquired and the labor market
requirements;
- decoding and managing information, adapting it to personal use;
- acquiring self- knowledge skills, knowing and exploding personal potential;
- developing group cooperation in solving problems;
- using knowledge in decision making.
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Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
sanitar@charleslaugier.ro 2014-1-RO01-KA201-002736_1
+40251.525.867
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cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Liceul „Charles Laugier” KA 2 - Strategic Partnership for Innovation and the
Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
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Communication Module 6:
Communication -module to promote and
1. To evaluate the communication context develop good communication-building.
2. To create awareness of the existence of Introduction:
different types of communication What is meant by effective communication?
3. To understand what effective What is meant by verbal and non-verbal
communication means communication?
4. To compare and contrast cultural What cultural differences may influence
differences in communication communication?
5. To identify the right means of
communication according to the target
audience
6. To select the desired action to convey
meaning
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Presentations Module 7
Presentations - module to promote effective
presentations and public speaking abilities and
1. To know the different formats and their importance to different domains.
purpose of the presentations Introduction:
2. To understand the structure of a What are the main types of presentations?
concise presentation What purpose may a presentation have?
3. To analyze the audience What is the layout of a presentation?
4. To create good quality presentations What advanced features may be introduced in
5. To deliver presentations clearly, presentations?
appropriately and persuasively What skills are necessary for a presentation?
6. To understand the importance of body What presentation openers do you know?
language in oral presentations Step-by-step presentation model.
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COURSE STRUCTURE
Module Unit No of Description
hours
Module 3 Plan your 1. Personal goals 5 Plan your career path-this module
career 2. Personal aims at guiding students to keep
development
record and build a career plan:
General competence: possibilities
3. Developing Introduction set personal goals,
developing skills of
selecting and personal identify suitable tasks to reach them
valorization of strategy to and
information to personal achieve the
use in career planning. career goals associate further qualifications you
4. Career plan may need; Fill in a career plan
development
model and keep record of changes
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Module 4: Useful tips 1. CV templates 5 Useful Tips for Your Career -the
for your career 2. Cover letter module will help students revise
3. Interview tips
and acknowledge information
General competence: 4. Application
letter tips regarding vital tools for getting a
demonstrating abilities
to identify, evaluate and job: revising different types of CV
manage information templates; differences application
regarding employment letter/cover letter/resume; tips
adapting it to personal before/during the interview; tips for
use
writing good application letters)
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Simulations/games.
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The module intends to help students learn to decode essential information available on the labor
market which may help them improve their chances in finding a job. To learn how to decode the
message sent in job advertisements, to analyze it and to become able to respond to it accordingly
using it to their advantage.
Module sections:
General competence: decoding information/ to familiarize students with decoding employers’ job
descriptions
Specific competences:
Learning Outcomes
Gain in-depth familiarity with various types of job advertisements, understand the confusing or
non-specified information, decode skills information, and create skills profile according to the
requirements.
Content:
Method of Instruction:
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Lecture
presentations associated with practical exercises
Assessment:
Written tasks
Oral presentations
Resources:
The optional course syllabus will be accompanied by a teaching tool and teaching guide which provide
useful resources that may be used or adapted.
Availability
Available as an outside option to all students (undergraduate and graduate). Students can take this course
in any year of their studies upon request.
Pre-requisites
Being taught in English the course requires at least a B1 level of English language. However the
difficulty of the practical part can be adapted to any grade. Moreover it can be translated in mother
tongue and implemented.
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cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Liceul „Charles Laugier” KA 2 - Strategic Partnership for Innovation and the
Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
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Pre-requisites
Being taught in English the course requires at least a B1 level of English language. However the
difficulty of the practical part can be adapted to any grade. Moreover it can be translated in mother
tongue and implemented.
Module description
The module will guide students towards gaining insight on the most used transversal skills and
personal skill self-assessment. The learning aim is to assess personal information, select and self-
reflect on it.
Module sections:
General competence: acquiring self-knowledge skills, knowing and exploiting personal potential.
Specific competences:
Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate self-assessment ability to acknowledge the skills possessed and to foresee possible use
of the personal skills for enhancing employability perspectives.
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cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
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Content:
1. Transversal skills
2. Personal skills
3. What skills match the job?
4. Job expectations
5. Your employee profile
Method of Instruction:
Assessment:
Written tasks
Oral presentations
Resources:
The optional course syllabus will be accompanied by a teaching tool and teaching guide which provide
useful resources that may be used or adapted.
Availability
Available as an outside option to all students (undergraduate and graduate). Students can take this course
in any year of their studies upon request.
This project is funded with support from the European Commission. This document reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission
cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Liceul „Charles Laugier” KA 2 - Strategic Partnership for Innovation and the
Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
sanitar@charleslaugier.ro 2014-1-RO01-KA201-002736_1
+40251.525.867
Pre-requisites
Being taught in English the course requires at least a B1 level of English language. However the
difficulty of the practical part can be adapted to any grade. Moreover it can be translated in mother
tongue and implemented.
Module description
The module will help students to take action by starting to build a career plan, selecting appropriate
methods and tools to achieve personal goals and keeping record of their progress.
Module sections:
General competence: developing skills of selecting and valorization of information to personal use in
career planning.
Specific competences:
Learning Outcomes
Analyze, select and utilize the best strategies and tools to build a career plan to match the previous
skills and personal needs self-assessment.
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cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
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Content:
1. Personal goals
2. Personal development possibilities
3. Developing personal strategy to achieve the career goals
4. Career plan development
Method of Instruction:
Assessment:
Written tasks
Oral presentations
Resources:
The optional course syllabus will be accompanied by a teaching tool and teaching guide which provide
useful resources that may be used or adapted.
Availability
Available as an outside option to all students (undergraduate and graduate). Students can take this course
in any year of their studies upon request.
This project is funded with support from the European Commission. This document reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission
cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Liceul „Charles Laugier” KA 2 - Strategic Partnership for Innovation and the
Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
sanitar@charleslaugier.ro 2014-1-RO01-KA201-002736_1
+40251.525.867
Pre-requisites
Being taught in English the course requires at least a B1 level of English language. However the
difficulty of the practical part can be adapted to any grade. Moreover it can be translated in mother
tongue and implemented. It would be highly recommended that students should have studied Modules
1, 2 and 3 before.
Module description
The module will help students to identify and to select the most appropriate tools to help them
develop their career plan. Tips will be offered to facilitate the understanding.
Module sections:
General competence: demonstrating abilities to identify, evaluate and manage information regarding
employment adapting it to personal use
Specific competences:
Learning Outcomes
Evaluate, select, and use a wide range of tools such as: CV and resume templates.
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cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Liceul „Charles Laugier” KA 2 - Strategic Partnership for Innovation and the
Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
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Content:
1. CV templates
2. Cover letter
3. Interview tips
4. Application letter tips
Method of Instruction:
Assessment:
Written tasks
Oral presentations
Resources:
The optional course syllabus will be accompanied by a teaching tool and teaching guide which provide
useful resources that may be used or adapted.
Availability Available as an outside option to all students (undergraduate and graduate). Students can
take this course in any year of their studies upon request.
This project is funded with support from the European Commission. This document reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission
cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Liceul „Charles Laugier” KA 2 - Strategic Partnership for Innovation and the
Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
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+40251.525.867
Pre-requisites
Being taught in English the course requires at least a B1 level of English language. However the
difficulty of the practical part can be adapted to any grade. Moreover it can be translated in mother
tongue and implemented.
Module description
The module will help students understand the importance of working closely together and
collaborate at school and at their future workplace.
Module sections:
1. What is a team?
2. What is team building?
3. What team building basics should you know?
4. What are the reasons for team building?
5. Team building activities.
Specific competences:
1. To establish a positive team culture, the beliefs, values and norms of behavior.
2. To understand the role of the leader.
3. To develop communication and trust among team members.
4. To encourage experience sharing and generating new ideas.
5. To enhance team members’ motivation.
6. To improve commitment and work efficiency.
Learning Outcomes
Raise awareness of meeting goals through group effort taking advantage of the various abilities and
knowledge.
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cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
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Content:
1. What is a team?
2. Team motivation
3. Team efficiency
4. Team building basics
Method of Instruction:
Assessment:
Written tasks
Oral presentations
Resources:
The optional course syllabus will be accompanied by a teaching tool and teaching guide which provide
useful resources that may be used or adapted.
Availability Available as an outside option to all students (undergraduate and graduate). Students can
take this course in any year of their studies upon request.
This project is funded with support from the European Commission. This document reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission
cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Liceul „Charles Laugier” KA 2 - Strategic Partnership for Innovation and the
Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
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MODULE 6 COMMUNICATION
Pre-requisites
Being taught in English the course requires at least a B1 level of English language. However the
difficulty of the practical part can be adapted to any grade. Moreover it can be translated in mother
tongue and implemented.
Module description
The module will help students understand how important it is to communicate appropriately and
efficiently.
Module sections:
Specific competences:
Learning Outcomes
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cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
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Content:
1. Effective communication
2. Verbal, non-verbal communication
3. Cultural differences
Method of Instruction:
Assessment:
Written tasks
Oral presentations
Resources:
The optional course syllabus will be accompanied by a teaching tool and teaching guide which provide
useful resources that may be used or adapted.
Availability Available as an outside option to all students (undergraduate and graduate). Students can
take this course in any year of their studies upon request.
This project is funded with support from the European Commission. This document reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission
cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Liceul „Charles Laugier” KA 2 - Strategic Partnership for Innovation and the
Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
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MODULE 7 PRESENTATIONS
Pre-requisites
Being taught in English the course requires at least a B1 level of English language. However the
difficulty of the practical part can be adapted to any grade. Moreover it can be translated in mother
tongue and implemented.
Module description
The module is meant to promote effective presentations and public speaking abilities and their
importance to different domains.
Module sections:
Specific competences:
Learning Outcomes
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cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
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Content:
1. Types of presentations
2. Types of channels of presentations
3. Ten step-presentation model
4. Tips for good presentations
Method of Instruction:
Assessment:
Written tasks
Oral presentations
Resources:
The optional course syllabus will be accompanied by a teaching tool and teaching guide which provide
useful resources that may be used or adapted.
Availability Available as an outside option to all students (undergraduate and graduate). Students can
take this course in any year of their studies upon request.
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Pre-requisites
Being taught in English the course requires at least a B1 level of English language. However the
difficulty of the practical part can be adapted to any grade. Moreover it can be translated in mother
tongue and implemented.
Module description
The module is meant to develop students’ abilities to solve difficult problems and/or make complex
decisions.
Module sections:
1. What are the main parts/key components of the problem solving process?
2. What various alternatives can you identify to solve a problem?
3. What skills do you need to solve the problem?
4. What steps can you take to solve a problem?
5. What are the steps in decision making?
6. What positive and negative consequences a certain decision may have?
7. How to make the best decision?
General competence: using specific knowledge to solve problems and make decisions
Specific competences:
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Learning Outcomes
Content:
1. Problem assessment
2. Solution proposal
3. Solution analysis
4. Decision making
Method of Instruction:
Assessment:
Written tasks
Oral presentations
Resources:
The optional course syllabus will be accompanied by a teaching tool and teaching guide which provide
useful resources that may be used or adapted.
Availability Available as an outside option to all students (undergraduate and graduate). Students can
take this course in any year of their studies upon request.
This project is funded with support from the European Commission. This document reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission
cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Liceul „Charles Laugier” KA 2 - Strategic Partnership for Innovation and the
Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
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ASSESSMENT
Assessment is an integral part of instruction guiding teachers. Based on developing competencies
the assessment is mainly formative seeking to enhance students' learning, commitment and involvement.
The main assessment methods and techniques which may be used for evaluating the overall performance
are: multiple choice, jigsaw, fill in the blanks, matching, short response, essay or oral presentation,
interview, discussion, debate, portfolio, self-reflection, etc.
Providing teachers with assessment standards and indicators the formative assessment helps them
evaluate students’ progress make decisions such as revising certain issues or bringing extra teaching
material.
However, the summative assessment is assured by direct observation and pre and post-testing and a self-
assessment component is also provided (career plan model).
Assessment standards
Standard Indicators Scale 1-5
1 2 3 4 5
1.What employers want 1.1. Understand job advertisement
Students understand labor market structure
requirements 1.2. Identify employers requirements
1.3. Synthetize relevant information
to meet the employers’
requirements
1.4. Present the information logically
2. Assess yourself 2.1. Understand the importance of
Students realistically evaluate their transferable skills
own skills 2.2. Recognize the set of skills
possessed
2.3. Select from the skills possessed
the ones matching the desired
career
2.4. Create personal employee profile
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cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
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METHODOLOGICAL SUGGESTIONS
Stimulating students interest in their after school life and raising awareness of labor market issues are
essential conditions for attitudinal changes.
The methodological suggestions are oriented towards students’ skills development. The transversal skills
development implies the use of flexible interdisciplinary approaches and teaching strategies which focus on
building students confidence in exploring and developing their learning potential, promoting labor market
understanding of how knowledge can be applied in daily life and use of active teaching methods( simulation,
problem based learning, cooperation, role plays, games), critical thinking methods , experiential learning based
on concrete tasks assessment as well as self-assessment using teaching strategies which allow individual, peer and
group work.
Different teaching techniques and learning tasks are incorporated and their selection is in relation to the
topic of each unit. The mixture of methods has been selected according to the students’ age, interest and profile.
The choice of units and methods is meant to encourage learners to make thematic connections and at the same
time to relate content to real life issues, efficiently managing the resources and the intellectual processes.
Recycling previous knowledge from various fields and mostly combining the information in a steam considered
essential to gain access to the labor market (primarily technology, languages and soft-skills) facilitates permanent
learning. Intended as a skill-based syllabus, it can be perceived as “multi-syllabus” as it integrates different
elements of other syllabus types (entrepreneurship, language learning, cross-cultural aspects, personal
development, etc.)
The methodology used is based on skill and know-how acquisition and practice, and less on theoretical
aspects, activating passive teaching and learning resources by focusing on the pragmatic use of the knowledge,
abilities and attitudes the students possess in real labor market contexts. The combination of teaching methods
belonging to the personal development field with those oriented towards the pragmatic labor market domain will,
on one hand, reinforce personal strengths and motivation and, on the other hand, channel these valuable assets
towards early career guidance and worker profile building, enhancing autonomy and personal initiative.
The diversity of the exercises and activities used provides opportunities to find something suitable to each
student’s style and rhythm of learning. The range of activities may range from simple ones, successfully carried
out (such as filling in information) to more complex ones (motivating choice and formal letter writing, for
example). As a result the teacher may adapt and adjust several aspects of the teaching process according to the
classroom needs. Depending on the students’ different styles and rhythms of learning and different levels of
motivation,
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the teacher will decide on the appropriate number of hours devoted to each topic. He may choose a more
personalized methodology according to the students’ profile and interests. The instructional materials may be
adapted, adjusted or extended in accordance with the various contexts of the teaching process.
Instructional material
The instructional material used is provided by the teaching toolkit developed by the partnership, yet
freedom of selecting and creating appropriate material is left for the teachers implementing it. The teaching
material should meet multiple criteria such as attractiveness of presentation, authenticity of content and cultural
sensitivity.
Self-discovery is an important principle when deciding the selection of instructional materials.
In addition, the selection of teaching material should encourage free practice in order to facilitate experiential
learning and learning-by-doing.
The selected materials come from a variety of sources: books, websites, newspapers, radios, real life sources, etc.
in order to expose learners to multiple pragmatic aspects.
The format of the materials should be is a combination of print and multimedia, integrating the technology in all
aspects of teaching and learning.
Examples of materials to be used: video/audio recordings, advertisements, podcasts, PPT presentations,
blogs, e-mails, virtual environments, job directories, posters, tables, advice columns, notes/messages, letters,
interview recordings, dialogues, websites, newspapers/magazines, application forms, CVs, surveys, compare and
contrast paragraphs, argumentative texts, etc.
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Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
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A blended methods approach is suitable to implement the optional course syllabus, since it offers the
opportunity to combine the strategies and the types of activities according to the level of the students and to use
adaptations immediately. A selection of relevant strategies, activities and exercises is available bellow.
-questioning
-assessing sources of information
- making inferences, predictions, or interpretations
- clarifying issues, conclusions
- exploring implications and consequences
-generating or assessing solutions
-creating and analyzing action plans
-analyzing implications and consequences
-think -pair-share
-compare and contrast
-negotiate
-the circle of viewpoints
-offering plausible interpretations
-transferring knowledge into new contexts
-exercises of identifying personal needs
-exercises of decoding information regarding employment
- interview and cover letter writing
-practicing problem solving and decision making exercises
-exercises of identifying and analyzing resources
- asking and answering questions
- matching
-dialogue in pairs
-true/false
-gap filling
-finding evidence
-filling in an application form
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Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
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writing emails
-multiple choice
-writing a letter of application
-explaining the meaning of words/expressions
-debate
-problem solving and decision making questionnaires.
-simulations/games
-oral presentations
-portfolio
-career plan filling.
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cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
sanitar@charleslaugier.ro 2014-1-RO01-KA201-002736_1
+40251.525.867
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cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Liceul „Charles Laugier” KA 2 - Strategic Partnership for Innovation and the
Str. Brestei, nr 129, Craiova, Dolj Exchange of Good Practices
Romania, 200177 "Hard-Soft Skilling-Charting your Career Path"
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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