Employability Skills System: Initiative & Enterprise
Organizations today are faced with challenges as never before. The Initiative and Enterprise modules are designed to help the individual worker function effectively as an independent thinking adult in the workplace. This module on initiative and enterprise charts the path of self-direction and leadership in the future.
The competencies reflect the purpose of this module; to initiate actions to improve performance, exercise and practice innovativeness and identify opportunities, be self-directed and to identify, assess and manage risks associated with the practices of initiative and enterprise. All these are increasingly important to help a worker stay relevant in a global and uncertain marketplace.
Programme Objectives:
Competencies Requirements
At the end of the workshop, participants should be able to:
- Initiate action for continuous improvement
- Practise innovative and enterprising behaviors
- Identify, evaluate and manage risks at the workplace
- Demonstrate self-direction and sustained effort
Training Methodology
Short lectures, experiential activities, simple case studies, demonstrations, individual and group exercises, self-discovery questionnaires and pre & post course evaluations.
Target Audience:
- Operation Level: All Operational level staff who are responsible for or encouraged to be able to exercise initiative, enterprise and self-direction in the workplace.
- Supervisory Level - All Supervisors who are responsible for or involved in leading and promoting initiative and enterprise behaviors within their team and organization.
- Managerial Level: All Managers responsible for or involved in leading and promoting initiative and enterprise behaviors within their team and organization.
Assessment:
Formative Assessment will be conducted during class for all participants to qualify for the Statement of Attainment. On-Going /Work-based assessment will be implemented by Training Vision as a tool to monitor and track Staff Development. The staff will be briefed on the purpose of the various assessments and these assessments will be conducted in a non-threatening manner so as to encourage staff participation and confidence.
Programme Outlines:
Competency Unit: Initiate Actions For Continuous Improvement
Initiative and Enterprise In A New Economy
- Why initiative is important in a changing workplace
- Attributes of an employee in a initiative based enterprise; The “Triple I” Worker
- What constitutes an initiative action
- Ways and methods to demonstrate “initiative at work”
- Application of initiative for continuous improvement in the different workplace context
- Translating an idea into actions for achieving work and organizational goals
- Case studies and group exercises
The Self-Directed Individual In A New Economy
- Why the individual becomes a key asset in a high performance organization
- Benefits and characteristics of the self-directed work team and individual
- The differences of a self-directed team and/or individual vis-à-vis traditional team and/or individual
- Toolkit for a self-directed work team and/or individual
- A roadmap for driving organizational performance through a path of individual performance transformation
Competency Unit: Practise Innovative and Enterprising Behaviors
Going Beyond The Incremental Mindset
- The Importance of Innovation In Businesses Today
- Defining innovation; Beyond continuous improvement to step change
- Traits and behaviors of the innovative organization, team and individual
- The Innovative Attitude and Mindset
- Exercises and Role Play
Generating Innovative Outcomes
- Types and sources of innovation
- Why innovation matters for every employee to achieve organization and team success?
- The Innovation Inventory; Tools and techniques for different purposes and applications
- Stages of innovation; the innovation road map
- Developing your innovation strategy for workplace implementation: action planning
Competency Unit: Identify, Evaluate And Manage Risks In The Workplace
Sustaining Initiative Through Overcoming Risk
- What constitutes a risk
- Identifying the types of risks in new initiatives and current operations
- Applying the risk scoping model and technique to your current organization/team
- Approaches to dealing with risks on an individual, team and organization basis
- Case scenarios and practical discussions
Commitment To A Culture Of Initiative Through Effective Risk Management
- Understanding Risk Types
- Risk assessment exercises
- The different types of risk response strategy
- Contingency planning and preventive measures
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Employability Skills System (ESS) Programme
Singapore Employability Skills System (ESS), aims to enhance the overall skills standards of Singapore workers at three levels: operational, supervisory and managerial.