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Employability Skill Management syllabus

ISM 2119 units · 46 topicsAcademic year 2083/84
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Employability Skill Management

9 units

1. Introduction to Employability (6 LHs)

  1. Concept and significance of employability
    1. Concept and significance of employability
  2. Employability, employment, and career sustainability
    1. Employability, employment, and career sustainability
  3. Attributes and competencies of employable graduates
    1. Attributes and competencies of employable graduates
  4. Career development and employability models
    1. Career development and employability models
  5. Overview of Nepalese and global job market trends
    1. Overview of Nepalese and global job market trends
  6. Youth employment challenges
    1. Youth employment challenges
  7. Migration and foreign employment
    1. Migration and foreign employment
  8. Emerging job roles in Nepal
    1. Emerging job roles in Nepal.

2. Self-Assessment and Personal Development (6 LHs)

  1. Self-awareness and self-assessment tools (SWOT, MBTI, DISC)
    1. Self-awareness and self-assessment tools (SWOT, MBTI, DISC)
  2. Personal development planning (PDP)
    1. Personal development planning (PDP): goals, vision, and action plans
  3. Emotional intelligence, motivation, and self-management
    1. Emotional intelligence, motivation, and self-management
  4. Continuous professional development
    1. Continuous professional development.

3. Career Planning and Management (5 LHs)

  1. Career goal setting
    1. Career goal setting
  2. Career models and career path planning (AAAA, i.e., Aspire- Act-Apply-Achieve model)
    1. Career models and career path planning (AAAA, i.e., Aspire- Act-Apply-Achieve model)
  3. Career mapping, tracking progress, and self- reflection
    1. Career mapping, tracking progress, and self- reflection
  4. Entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship as career choices
    1. Entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship as career choices
  5. Building a professional growth mindset
    1. Building a professional growth mindset.

4. Communication and Interpersonal Skills (5 LHs)

  1. Principles of effective communication
    1. Principles of effective communication
  2. Professional writing
    1. Professional writing: reports, emails, proposals, and business correspondence
  3. Presentation skills and public speaking
    1. Presentation skills and public speaking
  4. Active listening, feedback, persuasion, and negotiation
    1. Active listening, feedback, persuasion, and negotiation
  5. Building rapport, networks, and interpersonal influence
    1. Building rapport, networks, and interpersonal influence.

5. Job Search and Recruitment Skills (6 LHs)

  1. Job market exploration and career opportunities
    1. Job market exploration and career opportunities
  2. CV, resume, and cover letter writing
    1. CV, resume, and cover letter writing
  3. Job search methods
    1. Job search methods: online portals, professional networking, and referrals
  4. Interview preparation
    1. Interview preparation: types, behavioral questions, and mock interviews
  5. Professional etiquette, personal branding, and self-presentation
    1. Professional etiquette, personal branding, and self-presentation.

6. Teamwork and Leadership (6 LHs)

  1. Team dynamics and collaboration skills
    1. Team dynamics and collaboration skills
  2. Roles and responsibilities within a team (Belbin’s team roles)
    1. Roles and responsibilities within a team (Belbin’s team roles)
  3. Conflict management and problem-solving in teams
    1. Conflict management and problem-solving in teams
  4. Leadership theories and situational leadership
    1. Leadership theories and situational leadership
  5. Building trust, accountability, and influence
    1. Building trust, accountability, and influence.

7. Workplace Skills and Professionalism (6 LHs)

  1. Workplace skills
    1. Workplace skills: Hard skills vs soft skills
  2. Critical and creative thinking in decision-making
    1. Critical and creative thinking in decision-making
  3. Ethics, integrity, and corporate social responsibility
    1. Ethics, integrity, and corporate social responsibility
  4. Workplace adaptability, resilience, and emotional well-being
    1. Workplace adaptability, resilience, and emotional well-being
  5. Developing a reflective and growth-oriented mindset
    1. Developing a reflective and growth-oriented mindset
  6. Professionalism
    1. Professionalism: Reliability, Integrity, Communication, Attitude, Respect, Punctuality.

8. Technology and Employability (4 LHs)

  1. Digital skills and competency for the modern workplace
    1. Digital skills and competency for the modern workplace
  2. Productivity and collaboration tools
    1. Productivity and collaboration tools
  3. Professional networking
    1. Professional networking
  4. Cybersecurity, digital ethics, and responsible online behavior
    1. Cybersecurity, digital ethics, and responsible online behavior.

9. Global and Cross-Cultural Competence (4 LHs)

  1. Understanding cultural diversity and inclusion in the workplace
    1. Understanding cultural diversity and inclusion in the workplace
  2. Global labour mobility and international career trends
    1. Global labour mobility and international career trends
  3. Intercultural communication and collaboration
    1. Intercultural communication and collaboration
  4. Building cultural intelligence for global employability
    1. Building cultural intelligence for global employability.