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Tools & Resource Hub
Everything you need to start designing placements and growing your future workforce.
Welcome to the Job Skills Connect resource page. We’re excited to help you create meaningful placements that deliver value for both your business and young people.
To get started, watch the video below for a quick overview of how the process works.
Then, work through each stage using our tools, videos, and templates.
We recommend taking time with each section to get the most out of the pilot.
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Introduction
Please watch the overview video to begin.
A quick walk-through of the Job Skills Connect process — from role design to placement wrap-up.
Process
How It Works
Organisational Mapping and Job Design
Stage 1: Define Your Workforce Needs
- Use the Skills Matrix to identify key skills your business is looking for
- Work with our team or join a roundtable to discuss suitable entry-level roles
Stage 2: Redesign the Role
- Explore tools to adjust tasks, supervision, and environment for young workers
- Review our Job Redesign Templates
- Get 1:1 support from an HR coach if needed
Activities
Organisational mapping and job design support.
Develop Youth Aligned Position Description
Talent Matching
Stage 3: Holistic Student to Industry Partner Matching
- Develop business profile
- Develop talent profiles
- Using the holistic talent matching tool, for more aligned opportunities for youth or individuals; a proactive two-way concordance system that aligns candidates’ capabilities, character and potential with business needs, creating fairer opportunities for youth and others with transferable skills often missed by conventional recruitment
Activities
Business Profiles
Talent Profiles
Placement Design
Stage 4: Prepare for Placement
- Set up onboarding, buddy systems, and workplace expectations
- Use our templates to welcome and support your trainee
Activities
Placement Experience Design
Confirm Placement Pre-Requisites
Placement Commences
Stage 1 - Organisational Mapping and Job Design
Stage 1 & 2
Organisational Mapping and Job Design
Tool 1: Organisational Mapping and Job Redesign Tool
The Organisational Mapping and Job Redesign Tool offers businesses a structured approach to rethinking their organisational design. It empowers organisations to reshape future roles, aligning them more closely with evolving workforce needs and industry trends.
It considers additional factors above key responsibilities, including personality, SCARF principles and skills and capabilities.
Tool 1: CRISP Organisational Role Mapping and Decision Making Tool (Spreadsheet)
Tool 2: Youth Aligned Position Description Template
Designed to complement the Job Redesign Tool, this template translates updated job requirements into youth-oriented position descriptions. It leverages language aimed at attracting and upskilling a pipeline of talent equipped with critical skills for the future workforce.
Tool 2: Youth Aligned Position Description Template (Document)
Tool 3: Youth Role Improvement Ideas
Enhance role design and engagement with our Youth Role Improvement Ideas. This tool aligns role enhancement suggestions with SCARF principles, integrating with your findings from the Organisational Mapping and Job Redesign Tool. It facilitates creativity in creating impactful role designs that resonate with young talent.
Tool 3: Youth Role Improvement Ideas (PDF)
Stage 3
Holistic Talent Matching
In this stage, we tested an innovative approach to talent matching using a private online network. Our goal was to create a more holistic and comprehensive way to match talent with businesses by combining data from both business and talent profiles.
Business Profiles include:
- Values
- Role and organisational requirements
- SCARF principle scores of the role
- Aligned personality traits
- Skills
- Hours required
- Location
Talent Profiles include:
- Values
- Ambitions
- SCARF principle assessment scores
- Personality traits
- Skills
- Hours available
- Location
By using this data, we explored the potential to develop a proactive, two-way concordance matching system. This system goes beyond simple job titles, focusing on aligning talent’s capabilities, character, and potential with the needs of businesses. Our aim is to provide fairer, more aligned opportunities for youth or individuals with transferable skills that traditional recruitment methods often overlook.
Resources:
Student Instructions (PDF)
Company Instructions (PDF)
Stage 4 - Placement Design
Stage 4
Placement Design
Tool 1: Industry Partner Placement Design Tool
This tool supports industry partners in proactively designing a placement experience that delivers positive business outcomes and student experience. It enhances communication, strengthens risk management, and optimises learning and engagement for the student during the placement, ensuring a mutually beneficial experience for both the business and the student.
Tool 1: Industry Partner Placement Design Tool (Spreadsheet)
Tool 2: Industry Partner Student Placement Manual Template
For organisations without a formal onboarding manual, this template provides crucial information to ensure all parties are aligned before placement. The manual is adaptable, allowing businesses to tailor the content to their specific needs, ensuring clarity and consistency for a smooth and successful placement experience.
Tool 2: Industry Partner Student Placement Manual Template (Document)
Completion
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