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Skills for the Workplace

Skills for the Workplace is a ten-week full time education Programme offered through a strategic partnership between The National Institute for Vocational Education and the Emirates Nationals Development Programme (ENDP). The partnership aims to provide education and training that will enable young nationals of the United Arab Emirates to acquire fundamental workplace skills that are crucial to successful employment in the private sector.

Graduates of Skills for the Workplace will be able to:

  • communicate satisfactorily in English to solve workplace problems effectively
  • apply computational and critical thinking skills to make sound decisions
  • apply information technology skills to enhance productivity in the workplace
  • explain how social and organisational systems function
  • work collaboratively with others to achieve workplace objectives
  • demonstrate marketable skills for employment and career advancement
  • enhance workplace skills through continuous learning and professional development
Graduates of the Skills for the Workplace Programme are awarded a BTEC Diploma accredited by Edexcel International.

Admission

The Skills for the Workplace Programme is open to nationals of the United Arab Emirates. Admission to the Programme is based on performance on a diagnostic assessment test on basic skills in communication in English and on the use of numbers.

Skills for the Workplace

Courses

Employability Skills for the UAE

90 hours

Communication for the Workplace

90 hours
Upon completion, the learner will be able to:
  1. Describe how private and public sector organisations are structured in Dubai.
  2. Explain the responsibilities of the individual in the workplace.
  3. Identify approaches to seeking employment.
  4. Demonstrate ability to plan straightforward work to achieve business objectives
  5. Work with others to identify and solve problems.

Upon completion, the learner will be able to:
  1. Investigate different types of communication.
  2. Demonstrate good oral communication skills in work-based situations.
  3. Demonstrate good written communication skills in work-based situations.
  4. Demonstrate communication skills in a culturally diverse environment in which English is not the first language.

Using Information Technology

30 hours

Numeracy for the Workplace

30 hours
Upon completion, the learner will be able to:
  1. Work in a windows environment with icons and desktop applications.
  2. Use word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software.

Upon completion, the learner will be able to:
  1. Investigate numerical information in a business context.
  2. Perform business calculations.
  3. Explain the results of business calculations.

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