Educational Learning Programme delivered by CLC Ltd.
SKYS Cloud 9 Programme
The SKYS Cloud 9 Programme is a bridging programme designed by professionals from Recruitment, HR, the training industry, teachers and senior leaders in education to bridge the gaps of learning between education, the wider outside world and employment.
benefits of the skys cloud 9 programme
Who is it for?
This programme can be designed bespoke for primary, secondary and further educational settings. Although the learning outcomes aim to achieve the same, the activities and learning experiences will be bespoke to the ages of the audience.
How doe this benefit you and your learners?
This programme can be designed bespoke for primary, secondary and further educational settings. Although the learning outcomes aim to achieve the same, the activities and learning experiences will be bespoke to the ages of the audience.
How long does it take, and how much does it cost?
This programme is very flexible and can therefore be adapted to suit your needs in terms of times and costs.
Cloud modules can be delivered as day sessions or shorter 3 hour sessions and you can choose the whole programme or individual Clouds that may help fill the gap in your currently curriculum offerings.
Clouds in detail
Cloud 1
Emotional Intelligence and Your Personal Impact
- Understand the power of perception and impact of 1st impressions
- Understanding and using your emotional intelligence
- Build self-awareness and self-esteem
- Understand your thoughts, beliefs and behaviours
- Choose the right mindset
- Focus on what you want…
- Present yourself with positive impact
Cloud 2
Communication Skills and Building Effective Relationships
- Explore the 3 V’s of face to face communication
- Be “congruent” and use techniques such as mirror, match and mask to build relationships
- Cultural differences to be mindful of
- Understand how the 3 V’s change when using the telephone
- Appreciate the importance of the written word
- The 6 Levels of Listening
- How we listen at selective level
- Explore different strokes for different folks; Sensory and Social Styles
Cloud 3
Cloud 3
Your Career Aspirations and the UK Job Market
- What do you want to do, what do you want to be?
- What are your personal values and needs?
- Explore different industries and job roles
- Appreciate hard work pays off
- Education or experience?
- The current local climate vs. the UK job market
- Be aware of different recruitment processes and expectations
- Different types of employment and shift patterns
Cloud 4
Cloud 3
British Values and The Equality Act
- Understand about British Values
- The role of the National and Local Government and responsibilities of Ministers
- Understand democracy, your voice and your rights to vote
- Impact of Brexit to citizens, businesses, the traveller, the university student etc.
- Eligibility to work in UK, the laws and your rights
- Minimum wage, salaries and NI and Tax
- Entitlements and benefits whilst working
- The role of the DWP and Job Centre and support available
Cloud 5
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
- Understand Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Understand different types of discrimination
- What we can and can’t say and do in our current society
- The Equality Act (2010) and exploring the 9 Protected Characteristics
- Recognise and manage Unconscious Bias
- How to work in inclusive teams
- What to do if you know something is wrong
Cloud 6
Introduction to Personal Finance
- Why do we have to work? What are the risks if we don’t work?
- The UK Economy, and average prices for things!
- Understand a typical household monthly outgoing spend
- Bank accounts, savings and credit cards – the advantages and risks of having these
- Pensions and insurances
- Basic monthly budgeting and accounting
Cloud 7
Marketing yourself through your CV and Applications
- What are your strengths and development areas?
- What does your Social Media say about you?
- Using social media for job hunting and creating online automated job searches
- Write a clear and concise application letter
- The use of email and email etiquette
- Using social media for job hunting and creating online automated job searches
- How to complete an online application form
- The STAR method - answering competency based questions
- Networking skills
Cloud 8
Interview Skills
- Preparation before your interview
- Breaking down the confidence and nerves barriers and arriving at your interview
- The interview structure and use of panels to interview
- Your non-verbal body language vs. what you say
- Tell me about yourself…
- How to answer competency-based questions with the STAR structure face to face
- What questions to ask them
- Next steps and offer management
Cloud 9
Cloud 9
Practical Session and Assessment
- Learners will attend a live interview with an internally chosen panel where they will be taken through a mock interview to assess how they put their learning into practice. The panel will provide constructive feedback on how they have performed and based on a framework of assessments linked to the programme.
- If permission is granted, this session can be recorded and given to the learner to reflect on and used during the feedback for review
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