Succeeding With Education, Employment & Training - BTEC WorkSkills - Sample Activities

Oct 20, 2026

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Resource introduction and sample activities for the BTEC Level 1 or 2 WorkSkills qualification by Sweet Education, explaining how employability skills and work-related behaviours are developed across six units. The content outlines learning aims and provides classroom-ready tasks, including an employability skills audit, a scenario-based presentation for a recruitment consultant, and teamworking guidance focused on roles, barriers, and performance review. Activities also include researching successful entrepreneurs and mapping skills and behaviours to outcomes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages16

Reading Time40 min

AccessFree to download

Developing Work Related Skills and Behaviours

Introduction

Example Activity

Working as Part of a Team

Introduction

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Succeeding With Education, Employment & Training BTEC WorkSkills Sample Activities @sweet_llwyddo 07874 869690 [info@sweet.education](info@sweet.education) Welcome to Sweet Education! We specialise in designing innovative and engaging resources to support the delivery of BTEC qualifications. If you’re reading this introduction, it likely means that you’re interested in delivering the BTEC Level 1 or 2 WorkSkills qualification to your students, and using Sweet resources to help you! This sample book has been designed to support you in understanding the WorkSkills resources and qualification, and help you to navigate the different topics with confidence and clarity. So, what is BTEC WorkSkills, and why is it essential for students? If you’re already familiar with our Personal Growth and Wellbeing (PGW) qualification, you’ll know that we specialise in qualifications that develop skills and give students a better chance at success. The WorkSkills qualification is no different, and will now sit alongside the PGW in our suite of brilliantly engaging qualifications. The WorkSkills resources comprise six units, each designed to address fundamental areas of employability for students. The units can help students to secure employment, develop vital work-related behaviours, and embark on a journey towards their dream careers. Delivered together, these units lead to a BTEC qualification with GCSE equivalency. The WorkSkills resources will be available as physical workbooks for students to complete in class. You can mix and match books, and deliver the topics in any order to best suit the needs of your learners. We invite you to explore the subsequent pages and engage with the themes, questions, and activities that will shape your students’ educational experience. Contents Page 4-5 Developing Work Related Skills and Behaviours Page 6-7 Working as Part of a Team Page 8-9 Being Entrepreneurial Page 10-11 Developing Job Application Skills Page 12-13 Planning for Career Entry Page 14-15 Equality and Diversity in the Workplace Developing Work-Related Skills and Behaviours Introduction To stand the best chance of getting the job or career that you want, it is important to understand the work-related skills and behaviours that you need. In this unit, you will learn about the skills and behaviours that are valued in the world of work. Looking at different job roles and career opportunities, you will consider which skills, attitudes and behaviours are needed in your chosen field. You will complete an audit that will allow you to analyse your own qualities and reflect on your current strengths and weaknesses. This unit will help you to develop strategies to develop your weaker areas. Example Activity One method of obtaining a job is to visit a recruitment consultant. A recruitment consultant is a person who specialises in matching candidates to the right vacancies on behalf of organisations. Scenario You have an appointment with a recruitment consultant. In preparation for your first meeting, they have asked you to prepare a detailed presentation about your employability skills and behaviours so that they can help to find you suitable job roles. Using the results of your skills audit, produce a detailed presentation that includes a discussion of the following: • Your long-term career aspirations • Your skills, behaviours, values and attitudes • Your hobbies and interests • Your areas for development and strategies to improve. Example Activity Select one of the following people from the list below and research how their skills and behaviours have made them successful. • Steven Bartlett • Malala Yousafzai • Marcus Rashford • Kylie Jenner • Elon Musk • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson • Serena Williams. | Skills | How have these skills helped? | | --- | --- | | | | | Behaviours | How have these behaviours helped? | | | | Choose one of the above entrepreneurs

FAQs

What is BTEC WorkSkills and why is it important for students?

BTEC WorkSkills builds employability skills and work-related behaviours to improve students’ chances of success. It helps students prepare for employment, develop important work attitudes, and progress toward career goals.

How are the WorkSkills resources structured?

The resources comprise six units covering core areas of employability. They can be delivered using physical workbooks, and topics can be mixed and matched in any order to suit learners.

What does the unit on developing work-related skills and behaviours ask students to do?

Students learn which skills and behaviours are valued in the workplace, complete a skills audit to reflect on strengths and weaknesses, and develop strategies for improvement. Example tasks include preparing a presentation for a recruitment consultant based on the audit results.

Oct 20, 2026

Uploaded by Ben