Skills and jobs

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Skills for life and jobs

Learning objective:

I understand what skills are and how these connect to some jobs.

Jobs and the community

What do jobs do for our communities?

Why do we need them?

What do people get out of jobs?

www.bbc.co.uk

Watch the video - jobs and contributing - what do jobs do for us and our communities?

Can you think of any examples of a skill?

Which of these is a skill?

1. watching tv
2. working in a team
3. sneezing
4. yawning

Which of these is an example of a skill?

1. washing your hair
2. brushing your teeth
3. problem solving
4. coughing

What skills do you think a hairdresser should have to be good at their job?

What skills do you think a builder needs to have?

What skills do you have?