Employability skills are set by National Industry training advisory boards upon recommendations from industry. Scan the following categories and see if you have got what to takes to win in this industry.

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Employability Skill Industry/enterprise requirements for qualifications can include
Communication

  • writing presentation information in a range of styles for different target audiences

  • communicating central ideas of a message in an informative and engaging manner

  • using verbal and non-verbal techniques during a presentation to sustain participant engagement

  • establishing rapport with clients

  • developing and participating in industry or community networks

  • interpreting and clarifying written proposals and/or creative briefs

  • completing workplace documentation

  • interpreting and applying information in user manuals for software applications
Teamwork

  • collaborating with colleagues to develop products or services

  • seeking feedback from team members and clients on work in progress
Problem solving

  • finding solutions to interactivity challenges

  • finding solutions to content classification problems

  • finding ways to minimise the effect of technical constraints

  • troubleshooting and solving problems as they arise during the development of products
Initiative and enterprise

  • contributing creative ideas to projects

  • analysing, processing and classifying content

  • ensuring there is an intuitive and logical flow to the navigation of interactive media products

  • generating a range of ideas for interactive digital media products that meet the needs of target users/audiences

  • thinking laterally when developing ideas

  • maintaining design integrity

  • visualising and interpreting creative concepts
Planning and organising

  • preparing presentations

  • managing projects

  • undertaking background research

  • analysing and breaking down content, stories and/or scripts into discrete elements to create storyboards

  • managing budgets

  • planning the process for and managing the testing of interactive media products
Self management

  • working to deadlines

  • providing appropriate and timely documentation

  • managing and marketing oneself as a freelancer

  • ensuring that workplace complies with OHS requirements

  • managing own finances
Learning

  • improving own skills through experimentation and practice

  • improving performance/product through self-reflection and revision to incorporate feedback from colleagues or clients

  • keeping up to date with industry developments and trends

  • seeking expert advice as required
Technology

  • creating complex designs using storyboards, maps and other diagrams to specify the architecture and navigation of interactive media products

  • writing and applying scripting language in authoring a range of interactive media interactions and behaviours

  • using a range of software applications