All 8 Employability Skills With Student Worksheet
Lesson Details
Student Worksheet: Employability Skills
Teacher Note: Students can watch the video lesson above and answer the questions. Click the “Teacher Answer Key” dropdown below when you are ready to review the solutions!
Key Concepts:
• Employability Skills: General skills employers want in every industry, separate from job-specific technical skills.
• The Eight Skills: Communication, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Initiative and Enterprise, Planning and Organising, Self-Management, Learning, and Technology.
• Skills in Action: Each skill is shown through real workplace examples, not just definitions.
Instructions: Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space provided.
- Question 1: According to the video, what are the eight employability skills, in order?
- Question 2: What is the difference between showing initiative and just waiting to be told what to do?
- Question 3: In the problem-solving example, how did Matt handle not finding the dog food on the shelf right away?
- Question 4: Name two things the video says are part of good self-management.
- Question 5: Think of a job or activity you’ve had (school, sports, home chores). Describe one moment where you used teamwork or initiative.
- Question 6: Why do you think employers care about these eight general skills even if someone already has the technical skills for a job?
Click to reveal Teacher Answer Key
1. Communication, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Initiative and Enterprise, Planning and Organising, Self-Management, Learning, and Technology. [Explained @ 0:32]
2. Showing initiative means asking what you can do and acting without being asked, rather than waiting passively for instructions. [Explained @ 5:39]
3. He used a logical search process to look around the store rather than giving up, and found the item for the customer. [Explained @ 5:07]
4. Accept any two: being on time, wearing the correct uniform, asking to go to lunch, writing to-do lists, watching your time. [Explained @ 8:46]
5. Answers will vary — accept any reasonable personal example that reflects teamwork or initiative.
6. Answers will vary — look for reasoning that these skills apply across any job and affect how well someone works with others, adapts, and gets things done, regardless of technical ability.
Disclaimer: This worksheet was generated with AI assistance based on publicly available video content. It is intended for educational reference only. Teachers are encouraged to review and adjust questions to fit their curriculum standards before classroom use.