EMPS 15 Employability and Workplace Skills I

School of Academic Upgrading and Development

EMPS 15 Employability and Workplace Skills I provides students with hands-on learning opportunities for developing essential employability skills. Students will practice valuable workplace skills that are transferrable to any work place. Topics include: feedback reception, cooperative work habits, and asking for help.

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Transfer Agreements

Course to Course transfer – YesBlock Transfer – Nobctransferguide.ca
Course Details
Total number of weeks15
Total Credits
Total Hours120
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture4
Other4

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the behavioural expectations an employer has when looking for a potential employee
  2. Participate in verbal and non-verbal feedback
  3. respond to different forms of feedback positively, considering the information to support positive changes
  4. Follow written and verbal instructions and directions
  5. Exhibit good organizational skills and work habits (e.g. use planning tools, follow schedules, and maintain punctuality and attendance)
  6. Demonstrate positive workplace values
  7. Explain the responsibility of asking for assistance on the job

Grading Table

Competency-based Grades

This grading system is based on satisfactory acquisition of defined skills or successful completion of the course learning outcomes. It is used where standard numerical grades are not generally applied, for example in evaluating practicum performance or work placements, in pass/fail courses or for non-credit courses.

Grade Description
AAV ABOVE AVERAGE -The student has mastered all or most course objectives/requirements in a minimum time frame and has exemplified good work and study habits.
COM COMPLETE – denotes that the student has mastered a satisfactory number of course objectives/requirements in a non-credit course
CRG CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was satisfactory in a credit course.
NCG NO CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was unsatisfactory.
PCG PARTIAL CREDIT GRANTED – denotes that the student has successfully completed a portion of the course objectives in a credit course.

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Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.