LESSONS

• 7 KEY SKILLS REFERENCE SHEET
• 9 HUMAN RESOURCES Introduces students to the subject of human resources, first through defining the terminology and then through a poster designing activity
• 11 LABOUR MARKET Enables students to write formal reports and memos from given information
• 13 INTERNAL STAFFING Students consider the internal factors a company needs to be aware of when assessing its staffing requirements
• 15 IT'S A RIGHT Introduces students, through research, presentation and analysis activities, to employment laws
• 17 CONTRACTS Students discuss the purpose of a formal contract of employment and then plan and design their own
• 19 THE END Students investigate how and for what reasons contracts of employment are terminated
• 21 FLEXIBLE FIRM Students research and produce a brochure using the framework of the flexible firm
• 23 STAFF Students explore why careful and fair recruitment is necessary
• 25 ALTERNATIVES Raises students' awareness of the alternatives to recruiting new staff
• 27 JOB DESCRIPTION Helps students understand the idea of job descriptions through a practical activity
• 29 SPECIFICATION Students learn how to develop job descriptions in personnel specifications
• 31 RECRUITMENT Students investigate the full range of recruitment methods available to firms
• 33 SHORT-LISTING Students learn about short-listing through the creation of a tips leaflet
• 35 SELECTION Gives students an introduction to the diverse range of methods used in selection
• 37 INTERVIEWER SKILLS Develops students' interviewing skills, with the emphasis on the role of the interviewer
• 39 INTERVIEWEE SKILLS Students develop interviewee skills through roleplay
• 41 MOTIVATION Students produce an extended report on motivation, using relevant research and preparation materials
• 43 BENEFITS Students investigate the use of fringe benefits and performance-related pay as methods of motivation
• 45 TRAINING Students consider the purpose and forms of training, using extraction, analysis and presentation activities
• 47 APPRAISAL Enables students to understand aspects of performance appraisal by attempting this themselves
• 49-73 GNVQ ADVANCED KEY SKILLS CORE PROJECT: COMMUNICATION

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