iTeachnology

Week

Topic

Content

Outcomes

Resources/to develop?

1

Induction

• Intros

• iTeachnology intro

• Program goals

• Get to know each other

• Understand iTeachnology

• Have goals set for the program

• Create goal setting document (SMART?)

• Jamboard

2

Transferrable Skills

Guest speaker?

3

Soft skills

Personality test?

• Recognize their own transferable skills

• Have concrete examples of them

• Need to find online!

4

Looking for work: internet

• Basics of internet searches

• Job searches, platforms

• Understand how to navigate the internet safely and effectively

• Understand how to do a job search

• Understand different websites/platforms for searching

• Look at current resources

• Specific websites

5

Social Media/ Networking 

• Platforms

• How to

• References

• Guest speaker?

• Understand the different social media sites for different networking and job search needs

• Set up a LinkedIn profile

• Understand how to look for work and leverage networks in your job search

• Understand reference etiquette

• Look at current resources

6

• Presentation skills

• Elevator pitch/brand

• Learn the basics of presentation skills, in the context of job searching and networking

• Learn what an elevator pitch is and write one

• Practice elevator pitch

• iMentor presentation?

7

Cover letters and online application forms

• Cover letters

• Learn what needs to be in a cover letter

• Write a cover letter

Cover letter template

8

• Cover letters reviewed

• Online application forms - review and examples 

• Get feedback on cover letter, make changes

• Understand the different kinds of application forms and questions, and have strategies to answer them

• Develop Google Form as practice?

9

Resumes

• Resume writing techniques

• Write resume 

• Review goals

• Understand what needs to be in a resume

• Understand about proper formatting, content, stylistic choices

• Complete draft of resume

• Resume template

• Bad resume example?

• Goal setting sheet

• LinkedIn resume builder

10

• Review resume, make changes

11

Interviews

Guest Accenture

12

Teach

• Interviews changing:

• Pre-screening, videos beforehand

• Group interviews

• Revisit presentation skills

• Understand how interviews have changed, and about new types of interviews as well as pre-screening questions

• Think up answers to some general questions 

STAR technique worksheet

13

Practice

• By the end of the session, learners will have practiced with each other and will feel more confident 

14

Starting a new job

• Workplace culture

• What to expect

• Communication skills

• Teamwork

• Understand what it can be like to start a new job

• Dos and don’ts of new job

• Understand about workplace culture (with bit specifically on Canadian workplace culture for newcomers)

Different resources for each group - newcomers, young people, indigenous etc

15

Entrepreneurship

Guest - Invest ottawa

Reham/iNSPIRE

16

Wrap up & graduation

Any last questions

Review goals

Complete any outstanding work

Graduation

n/a