Are you wanting to enhance the "employability" (and productivity) of staff? Survivability training can do the trick.

In study after study, employers across the continent have told labour force experts their vision of an "ideal" worker.

We want workers who are strong communicators, they say. People who are able to read and comprehend in the language in which business is conducted. We want adaptable workers who think critically, and use technology effectively. People who are eager to learn, who are observant, honest, ethical and positive. We want strong time managers, who set goals and plan. When hiring or promoting people, we look for workers who are responsible and accountable, customer oriented. People who are team-players.

Some workers, upon hearing expectations like these, become overwhelmed and worry that they'll never be able to meet expectations like this. Others feel threatened, knowing how far from the ideal they are.

Instead of clarifying employer's expectations and motivating workers to meet them, this list of fairly stringent demands tends to add to the confusion. And confused employees too easily become half-hearted workers.

If you're looking for a friendly non-threatening way to help employees maximize their own effort, Survivability Programs can help:

• De-mystify and drive home the concept of "employability".
• Help workers accept the need to take control of their own career advancement.
• Provide a personal assessment of each individual's skills.
• Detail the skills needed to succeed today.
• Explain today's world of work and how and why it's changing.
• Give workers a concrete plan of action to increase their own skills.

Ten "core" skills form the basis of Survivability Programs.

These are the skills, abilities and talents that people need to become involved and be proactive.

• Self-management.
• Technical literacy.
• Self-Marketing Skills
• Positive attitudes and thinking.
• Active Learning
• Information Gathering and Management
• Creativity/ Applied Resourcefulness
• Entrepreneurial Initiative
• Consultative Problem solving.
• Communication

Perhaps more than at any time in our industrial history, workers of all kinds, from senior managers to entry level support staff need skills of this kind to successfully direct their careers.

For more information about Survivability/Career Self Management Programs, contact:

Ingrid Norrish - Creative Meeting & Marketing Services,
General Manager / Marketing / Promotion
ingrid@survivability.net
Phone: 905-456-0438
Fax: 905-456-7429

Janis Foord Kirk,
Managing Partner,
janis@survivability.net
Phone: 250-764-0387