VII module. Mentor’s work facilitation by using OER on employment related issue


OERs are “digitised materials offered freely and openly for educators, students and self-learners to use and reuse for teaching, learning and research”. OERs include many different types of digital assets, they consist of various exercises, videos introducing best practices, current results of research, quick tips for finding employment and starting new businesses, etc. and are used for self-directed learning. The exercises of the OERs consist of a combination of open-ended and closed questions. Open-ended questions allow for self reflection while the closed questions allow immediate evaluation.

The set of OERs was developed during the project “E-Mentoring: New skills and competencies for new jobs” (2011-2013), No. 511579-LLP-2010-LT-KA3-KA3MP to facilitate the Mentor’s work with the mentees.

Open Educational Resources (OERs) on employment related issues consist of two parts:

  • Open educational resources for Employability
  • Open educational resources for Entrepreneurship

Open Educational Resources (OERs) on employment related issues are created in order to help you as a mentee or a learner to improve your skills and competences on employment. By doing these exercises you will check your knowledges or you will gain some new knowledges which will be usefull in your career, for egz. in the job search, adapting to the new organization or in creating your own bussiness.

OERs consist of self-directed learning exercises, interactive tests, quizzes, case studies, videos, etc. You can do these exercises online using your computer: http://e-mentoring.eu/.

We kindly suggest you to visit these Open Educational Resources as they are developed in learner friendly manner and are attractive to use. Bellow you will find more explanations on how to use these OERS.

Open Educational Resources for Employability

These learning exercises will help the mentee to enhance his/her skills/competencies on how to be successful in finding jobs, addapting to the new organization, taking care of your career.

There are 6 separate themes in the employability part:

   Self-evaluation for my willingness/motivation to work

YOUR AIM

To evaluate your willingness/motivation to work.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successful completion of the suggested exercises you will be able to:

  • Evaluate your motivation to work.
  • Analyse your reasons and needs to get employed.
  • Understand what internal and/or external obstacles you might face while searching for a job.

  Job suitable for me

YOUR AIM

If you have chosen this theme, it means that you would like to evaluate what kind of job you need.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successful completion of the suggested exercises you will be able to:

  • Analyse your professional interests.
  • Understand what kind of job is suitable for you.
  • Define in what sphere you would like to be employed.
  • Define your career ambitions.

  Active job seeking skills

YOUR AIM

To get prepared for active job seeking and to learn more about job searching strategies.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successful completion of the suggested exercises you will be able to:

  • Assess your job search activity.
  • Understand how to avoid and recover from typical job-search mistakes.
  • Utilise possible job search tools and strategies.
  • Analyse steps you need to make in order to get a job.
  • Prepare the documents required for the job search process (CV, motivation letter, etc).

Successful job interview

YOUR AIM

To know how to be successful with job interview and what behaviour could be appropriate to convince the employer. 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successful completion of the suggested exercises you will be able:

  • Present yourself properly to a possible employer during job interview.
  • Prepare for the successful interview.
  • Make a good impression to an interviewer.
  • Ask the interviewer appropriate questions during a job interview.
  • Prepare the answers for the questions most frequently asked during the job interview.
  • Understand how you need to dress for job interview.
  • Analyse what body language you should use during the job interview.

Successful adaptation in a new work place

YOUR AIM

To learn what the challenges of the adaptation period are and prepare yourself to adapt to a new workplace.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successful completion of the suggested exercises you will be able to:

  • Understand the main issues of adaptation period at new workplace.
  • Choose an appropriate behaviour in order to adapt successfully at the new workplace and to avoid typical mistakes.
  • Realise the importance of organisational culture. 
  • Understand how you could improve your communication skills.
  • Estimate your behaviour in a working environment.
  • Understand the team work concept.

 Career and professional development

YOUR AIM

If you have chosen this theme, it means that you would like to learn how to plan your future career.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successful completion of the suggested exercises you will be able to:

  • Plan your career development by evaluation your possibilities.
  • Develop key networking skills that could help you to climb the career ladder faster.
  • Evaluate your attitudes and behavior with regard to the success in your career.
  • Understand the importance of career development.
  • Create a Professional Development plan.

Open educational resources on Entrepreneurship

These learning exercises will help a mentee to enhance his/her skills/competencies on how to be successful in starting a business. They will help him/her:

  • to understand what the entrepreneurship is and is it for you;
  • to estimate your capability and motivation for starting a business;
  • to be aware of leadership skills and competences.

There are 3 separate themes in the Entrepreneurship part:

 Motivation and capability for entrepreneurial opportunities

YOUR AIM

To learn to assess your motivation and capability to pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successful completion of the suggested exercises you will be able to:

  • Understand why you might want to consider an entrepreneurial opportunity.
  • Understand what it takes to pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity.
  • Analyse and evaluate your skills for entrepreneurial opportunities.
  • Evaluate your desires to become entrepreneur.

Entry strategies and new business opportunities

YOUR AIM

To learn about the types of entrepreneurial opportunities and about possible successful entry strategies for new businesses available today.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successful completion of the suggested exercises you will be able to:

  • Recognize different types of entrepreneurial opportunities.
  • Analyse which entrepreneurial opportunities you should explore based on your skills and interests.

 Skills and competencies for starting a business and accessing critical resources

YOUR AIM

To learn how to start and operate a new enterprise and to learn how to identify important community resources that can help you start a new enterprise.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successful completion of the suggested exercises you will be able to:

  • Understand what it takes to start and grow an entrepreneurial enterprise.
  • Improve your management skills necessary for growing a new enterprise.