Employability Skills Word Match | KS4 & Post-16

Printable employability skills word-match activity for KS4 and post-16 careers, PSHE and tutor time. Learners match 15 key workplace skills, qualities and literacies to their meanings, then consider which they think employers value most.

This quick, low-prep activity helps learners build the language they need to recognise and talk about employability skills. It works well as a lesson starter, tutor-time activity, careers session, transition activity or preparation for work experience.

Includes:
• printable learner word-match activity
• printable answer key
• 15 employability terms covering personal qualities, soft skills, Digital Literacy, AI Literacy and Green Literacy
• employer-focused reflection prompt
• approximately 10–15 minutes’ delivery time

Careers curriculum links
England: Supports careers and employability learning, including helping learners recognise how skills developed through education connect to the world of work.

Wales: Supports Careers and Work-Related Experiences by helping learners recognise skills, qualities and behaviours that contribute to work readiness and future progression.

Scotland: Supports career education by helping learners recognise and describe skills for learning, life and work and consider how these connect to future opportunities.

Useful for:
Careers lessons • PSHE • Tutor time • Work experience preparation • Transition activities • World of Work and Careers Week

Designed by Gem Hallett, former teacher and lecturer and creator of Future Ready.

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