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 (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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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: