ACTS (Adapted Curriculum Training and Support) Scotland Skills for Success
About this course
What is it?
The Skills for Success course takes an activity-based approach to raising learners’ awareness about employer expectations and the working environment. Developed in response to an increasing national focus on work-related learning, it will meet the needs of providers looking for a programme of activities to support learners in preparation for vocational training, for achieving an employability qualification, or for getting a job.
The Skills for Success resources support teaching and learning; they aim to improve learners’ knowledge and understanding of the workplace.
1️⃣ Foundations & Personal Development
- Introduction & Expectations
- Career Pathways
- Goal Setting
- Final Reflection & Next Steps
2️⃣ Employability & Career Skills
- CV Development
- Interview Skills
- Applying for Jobs
- Employee Rights
- Apprentice Insight (Stirling Council)
- DWP Support Visit
3️⃣ Enterprise & Financial Skills
- Budgeting
- Business Planning
- Fundraising Event Planning
- Pitch Development & Branding
- Money Ready
- Travel Challenge
4️⃣ Health, Safety & Responsibility
- Health & Safety
- COSHH
- First Aid
- Fire Service Visit
- Chartered Health & Safety Inspectors
5️⃣ Creativity & Communication
- Creative Content
- Community Radio
- Branding
- Communication Workshops
- Research Skills
6️⃣ Sport, Teamwork & Leadership
Delivered with Scottish Sport Futures
- Planning Physical Activity
- Conflict Resolution
- Human Connection
- Working with Young People in Sport
7️⃣ Progression & Next Steps
- College Visits (Forth Valley College)
- Engine Shed Visit
- Signposting
- ASDAN Self-Assessment and reflection
- Saltire Awards
- Certificates
Learners complete an initial self-assessment with ASDAN Employability Skills Development to identify what they would like to improve and then choose from dozens activities to develop their skills for the workplace. The ASDAN activities are split into 12 sections which we cover in our ACTS Scotland Skills for Success course and the young people will gain a Certification through ASDAN :
- Self-management
- Team working
- Business and enterprise
- Customer awareness
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Working with numbers
- IT in the workplace
- Applying for a job
- Exploring job opportunities
- Rights and responsibilities at work
- Health and safety in the workplace
The Skills for Success course has developed significantly over the past few years and the last Cohort made significant strides.
- We have 6 young people from our previous cohorts complete the media course with Creative Stirling
- We have had 1 young person from our Balfron cohort volunteer with us for 4 weeks of our latest provision and start his Peer mentoring ASDAN and is keen to come back next year.
- From the latest cohort we have 2 YP complete their CIBT and gain CSCS cards. 2 have college interviews for pre-apprenticeship starting in January.
- 1 has a potential work experience in January and an application in for college next August.
- And 2 are returning to school with 1 in a part time job after school.
- A college visit, and a visit from college to the group has been a great addition to the provision.
- The group (and 1 YP from a previous cohort) completed an Animation Course.
- The group also did a trip to the Job centre in Stirling and our usual visit from them to the group too which is always very informative.
- Weekly visits to the library for use of ICT for CV writing etc