Accredited Units
- (FSKLRG001) Prepare to participate in a learning environment
- (FSKLRG003) Use short and simple strategies for career planning
- (VU22391) Create texts of limited complexity for personal purposes
- (FSKLRG010) Use routine strategies for career planning
- (FSKLRG007) Use strategies to identify job opportunities
- (VU22402) Undertake a simple investigation of health and wellbeing
- (VU22342) Identify learning objectives
- (FSKWTG009) Write routine workplace texts
- (VU22393) Create texts of limited complexity to participate in the workplace
- (FSKOCM007) Interact effectively with others at work
- (FSKOCM005) Use oral communication skills for effective workplace presentations
- (VU22388) Engage with texts of limited complexity for employment purposes
- (FSKDIG002) Use digital technology for routine and simple workplace tasks
Course Overview
Whether you are a job seeker or planning a career change, we can help you on your journey to getting the right skills for your next job!
The Macquarie Community College Careers Centre (MCC) provides a face-to-face professional employment readiness program that is supported by the Employment Readiness Scale™ (ERS) tool. This is an eight week program, with two face to face sessions per week.
The Employment Readiness Scale™ (ERS) tool is an easy, user friendly online self-assessment tool that measures how ready you are for work, identifies gaps in work readiness and helps you create action plans to bridge the gaps and brings you closer to becoming work ready. Once you are work ready, your chances of finding and keeping a job that you like, are greater than 80%.
This course is suitable for those who:
- Are currently unemployed
- Recently graduated
- Are looking for a job or career change
- Are unsure about how to prepare and search for work
- Need support with finding services for your individual circumstances
- Have barriers and challenges in gaining employment
Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond and Ryde. Enrol now!
What you will learn
Course outline
What is the Career Development – Employment Readiness Program?
By the end of the first session, you will get a detailed employment readiness report of your strengths, job ready gaps, and a personalised action plan to help you improve your career goals and employability.
Included in this program are the work ready workshops where you will be empowered with the skills and knowledge for your career development and career maintenance.
The job ready workshops included are:
- Career Decision Making – Career Planning
- Job Skills Match
- Skills Profile and Skills in Demand
- Create your Personal Brand – LinkedIn
- Write a Winning Cover Letter
- Write a Winning Resume
- Winning Interview Skills
- Mock Interview Superstar
- Reflect on Past Successes
- Self Esteem and Confidence Building
- Transition to Work after a Long Absence
The Employment Readiness Scale™ (ERS) tool is used several times throughout the program to measure and capture positive changes in your employment readiness, help you update your action plan, work towards your career goals, help find a job that you like and manage your career.
Course outcome
By the end of this course, you will have the skills and confidence to locate, secure and maintain employment.
A Statement of Attainment will be issued for the units where competency has been achieved.
What is involved
Time commitment
This course involves 10 hours of classroom delivery per week.
Assessment
Assessment (including recognition of prior learning) must:
- Meet the requirements of the relevant unit of competency, training package or accredited course, and
- Be conducted in accordance with the principles of assessment and the rules of evidence, and
- Meet workplace and, where relevant, regulatory requirements.
For this course assessment will entail the following:
- Reading
- Writing
- Speaking
- Completing a multiple choice assessment
What you need to know
Entry requirements
An appropriate level of language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills is required to enrol in this course. Macquarie Community College may conduct an LLN assessment as part of the pre enrolment process.
You will be required to complete a short survey as a part of the enrolment process.
What you need to provide
Please bring a:
- All course material is provided and inclusive with course fees
- Notepad and pen
Fees and government subsidies
The NSW Government’s Adult and Community Education (ACE) Program provides affordable, local training and education to NSW communities. Under the ACE program, participants, employers, delivery partners and providers and the government collaborate to improve learning outcomes for learners and meet community training needs.
The ACE Program will also offer support to small business owners and their staff by providing fully subsidised accredited and non-accredited training in targeted courses in information technology, business services or foundation skills.
*Eligibility criteria apply. This training is fully subsidised by the NSW Government, and as a result your fee is determined through Training Services NSW formal eligibility criteria.
Students will need to supply the required evidence in accord with the requirements of Smart and Skilled eligibility.
- Eligible for Subsidised Training: Fee-Free
- Not Eligible for Subsidised Training: Price on Application
If you're a prospective student, employer or service provider please visit: https://www.macquarie.nsw.edu.au/adult-and-community-education/ for more information where you will find everything you need to know about the ACE program before you enrol.
Contact us today or call on 1300 845 888 to check your eligibility.
Other information
Study Load
The completion time for the Career Development Employment Readiness Program is 8 weeks (10 hours/week).
What you can do next
Study pathway
After successfully completing the Career Development – Employment Readiness Program you will be supported with career guidance for up to six months.
Based on your individual needs and skills enhancement requirements, our career mentors will recommend beneficial courses that serve your personal career goals.
