{"id":13933,"date":"2022-08-24T11:07:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T01:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorecareers.emotedigital.com.au\/?p=13933"},"modified":"2024-06-03T14:26:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T04:26:19","slug":"national-skills-week-2022-in-demand-transferable-skills-you-need-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/national-skills-week-2022-in-demand-transferable-skills-you-need-today\/","title":{"rendered":"National Skills Week 2022: In-Demand Transferable Skills You Need Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

We talk about skills and skills development<\/a> a lot here in the blog, and with good reason.<\/p>\n

You’ll often be asked about your skills when putting together an application – whether it’s for work experience, a job, a traineeship or apprenticeship, or even university.<\/p>\n

Many of these things come with a set list of skills employers or course providers will be looking for, and it\u2019s your job to articulate how you have the required skills.<\/p>\n

But why wait until you know what an application asks for when you can start building those in-demand skills right now?<\/p>\n

National Skills Week is the ultimate opportunity to do just this.<\/p>\n

What is National Skills Week?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

National Skills Week<\/a> sets out to bring to life the positive messages, highlighting the talents, the skills, the career pathways and the value of apprentices and trainees across Australia to the wider public and employers.<\/p>\n

The week is dedicated to raising the status of practical and vocational learning and helping young people understand what skills can look like in the workplace.<\/p>\n

National Skills Week is an initiative of SkillsOne<\/a>, which drives the campaign by working with government and stakeholders to achieve beneficial outcomes for all learners.<\/p>\n

This year, the week takes place from the 22nd to the 28th of August, and it\u2019s an excellent opportunity to engage with vocational skills – both in terms of traineeships and apprenticeships – but more generally in the world of work and what employers look for.<\/p>\n

5 In-Demand Skills Employers Say They Look For<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Here at Explore Careers, we spend a lot of time chatting with employers about what they look for in potential employees.<\/p>\n

We also ask them what young people should be thinking about and focusing on to help get ahead when it comes to getting started with work. Here are the top five transferable skills that come up time and again:<\/p>\n

1. Motivation<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Employers want to know that you\u2019re genuinely keen and motivated to work in the industry they operate in and in their business. You don\u2019t have to know everything about the industry to show motivation, but you do need to be able to demonstrate that this is where you want to be!<\/p>\n

This could look like this:<\/p>\n