mCommunity Job Club
Programme Outline
Table of Contents
Introduction
Job Club
Components
Frequency
Duration
Structure
Proposed Accreditation
Summary
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Introduction
The mCommunity project has developed a mobile app for
teaching and learning based on the Moodle Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
with an individual learning and planning tool (eILP) and facilities to
incorporate instant messaging and social media functionality.
mCommunity Job Club is an important tool
for results-orientated job search activities and further training. The primary function of the mCommunity Job
Club is to provide accredited training and job seeking opportunities for
participants who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). NEET participants have an opportunity to gain
further soft skills, and to receive direction and additional leads by the mCommunity
programme and partner agencies.
mCommunity Job Club is intended to help
provide support and focus to NEETs and Graduate NEETS. It should be a dynamic (ie. flexible and
changing) programme that prepares participants for effective job search
activities and personal development. The
end-goal of this programme is securing employment and gaining an accredited course.
The purpose of this guide is to provide an
explanation of the basic components of mCommunity Job Club so partner agencies are
able to identify, support and refer individuals onto this programme.
mCommunity Job Club Components
The Job Club structure should be flexible
to accommodate the needs of a particular individual, group or the programme. The following is the core structure in which the
mCommunity programme will be working and facilitating partner agencies in
identifying and referring participants onto the project.
Frequency
mCommunity Job club is most effective when
completed once a week. When it is done
daily, it can become repetitious and rarely is able to provide updated
information of significant value to warrant a daily club.
Depending on the individual needs, an eight to ten-week training program will be offered to ensure participants gain the necessary skills and assist them with increasing basic job search and job retention skills. The focus is soft-skill development for participants. Although mCommunity Job Club has some of those elements, the primary focus is on the actual up-skilling of participants with accredited training, job leads and direct employment search activities.
The best days to actively contact employers
about employment are usually Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Those are the days the participants should be
out, pounding the pavement, instead of in a workshop. Therefore if the mCommunity
Job Club will is to help define a participant’s job search plan, it is best to
have it on a Monday and Friday.
The Monday and Friday sessions are focused
on new leads for the week and structuring that week’s plan. Usually the Friday session is used to debrief
about that week’s job search. Participants have an opportunity to share their
experiences with peers and provide tips on dos and don’ts they learned from
specific employer interactions or their expectations. The mCommunity Job Club
will also be providing job leads and additional information regarding the job
market.
Considering of the frequency a partner agency
chooses, it is important to have a clear purpose for the mCommunity job club.
Duration
The mCommunity Job Club is held once a week
for face-to-face support and training delivery, the mCommunity Job Club lasts 1
½ - 3 hours. All other intervention and
support through the mCommunity online training programme will be arranged and
agreed on an individual basis.
The number of participants in the mCommunity
Job Club can also dictate the length of the sessions. Obviously, it takes 5 people less time to
discuss their job search plans and training than it does 20 people. The
mCommunity Job Club will be running face-to-face confidence building and
pre-employment activities on an individual and group basis depending on participant
numbers attending the sessions.
Structure
As stated earlier, the mCommunity Job Club
structure or format can vary widely, depending on the individual participant needs
referred by partner agencies onto the programme. .
Participant Registration & Introductions
- Eligibility criteria
- ILP
- Project forms
Introduction to mCommunity Project
- Programme overview
- Mobile learning concept
- Introduction to mCommunity App & Moodle
Mobile Device (Nexus 7 Tablet) - Project agreement form
- Course delivery (timeline +
deadlines)
- Continued support
- Face-to-face
(one-to-one and group work)
- Online support
(designated and agreed times)
Job Club Support
- Face-to-face and online
support
- Job search
- Applying for jobs
- Job interview
preparation
- Presentation interview
preparation
- Course delivery and
support (for accredited training)
Employment Program Layout
- Job search (skills match, techniques &
tips)
- CV Writing Skills
- CV paper/Electronic
- Video CV
- Job application forms
- Paper based forms
- Online/electronic forms
- Improving confidence and self-esteem skills
- Working as part of a team (team
work/building activities)
- Looking the part
- Interviewing Skills
- Presentation Skills
Evaluation & Progress
Proposed Accreditation
The mCommunity will be accessing each
individual participant through an Individual Learning Plan (ILP). The programme offers three
choices of accreditation: AGORED CYMRU, ITQ (QCF) and City & Guilds
accredited outcomes. The following accredited courses will be around IT and
Media. The programme will be offering courses from Level 1 to Level 3 depending
on the individual needs.
Summary
mCommunity Job Club is a good platform to
assist NEETs and Graduate NEETs with their confidence and immediate job search
action plans. It helps develop a support
system as well as a means for a programme to meet with participants to share
the most up-to-date information on the labour market.
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