Adult learning accountability agreement

Appendix 1 – LSIP identified employability skills

Also referred to as transferable skills:

Basic skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • Spoken English
  • Basic digital

Basic digital is defined as:

  1. Search online
  2. Access a bank account
  3. Sending and receiving emails

Spoken English includes ESOL

Core transferable skills

  • Expressing yourself/ active listening
  • Organisation
  • Digital literacy/ Interaction with computers
  • Planning
  • Problem solving
  • Decision making
  • Creativity/ Innovation
  • Leadership/ Developing Teams
  • Time Management
  • Analysing/ Evaluating
  • Teamwork
  • Collaboration
  • Resilience

Digital literacy is defined as:

  1. Excel
  2. Outlook
  3. PowerPoint
  4. Word
  5. Teams

Attitudes and behaviours

  • Detail orientated
  • Work ethic
  • Willingness to learn
  • Enthusiasm
  • Self-motivation
  • Independent working
  • Flexibility/ Adaptability
  • Honesty
  • Reliability
  • Politeness
  • Humility
  • Empathy
  • Curiosity

Technical and vocational skills

  • Job specific
  • Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths (SREAM)
  • Specialist digital skills
  • Education
  • Commercial acumen
  • Financial awareness
  • Customer service
  • Sales
  • Management
  • Working with hands
  • Driving

Qualifications and certification

Last updated 14 October 2025