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title: Communication skills - A road to employability for young people, Catherine Sercombe
description: Trinity's Catherine Sercombe (Head of Performance) presented on 'Communication Skills - A road to employability for young people' at the Future of English Language Teaching Conference (FOELT) in June 2021.
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# [Communication skills - A road to employability for young people, Catherine Sercombe](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/teachers/english_language/webinars/communication-skills-a-road-to-employability-for-young-people-catherine-sercombe)

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Trinity's Catherine Sercombe (Head of Performance) presented on 'Communication Skills - A road to employability for young people' at the Future of English Language Teaching Conference (FOELT) in June 2021.

 

Abstract

In this session, we will consider the need for a greater focus on developing young people’s skills for employability in the face of technological disruption.  We will look at the key skills young people need to carve out a successful future that will enable them to make a positive contribution to our global society.  The presenter will highlight the skills gaps that employers often identify – specifically, and importantly, the communication skills that go hand-in-hand with linguistic ability. Finally, we will look at practical ways that young people can develop and improve their communication skills to make them become more ‘career ready’.

 

##### Further information

<https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/NHlld9rDjliKdKa83BV0NOsDo52M85PnjuVtTw7CSjjZDdlg0jd5SCn0FSBZJg5q.iPRy9siyfX88ifE8?startTime=1624711031000> <https://resources.trinitycollege.com/hubfs/Language%20(central)/Events/FOELT/FOELT%202021/Presentations/Communication%20skills%3B%20A%20road%20to%20employability%20for%20young%20people.pdf>

 

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