Employability and information literacy in the workplace
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Employability and information literacy in the
workplaceHow having information skills will help your
business
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Why do workplaces need information literate employees?
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Search engine users who understand that the accuracy of the information given on websites is variable•UK 50%•Wales 33%
Internet usage among SMEs •Wales 75%•UK 81%
•1 in 6 employers in all sectors in Wales consider the IT skills of their employees to be below a minimum standard
2006 survey of 132 SMES found•Average of 12.7 hours per week spend using
internet•6.4 of those hours spent looking for information
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. It has been estimated that the cost to UK SMEs of inefficient information searching and retrieval is between £3.7 billion and £8.2 billion per year.
From De Saulles. 2007. Information literacy amongst UK SMEs: an information policy gap. Aslib Proceedings 59 (1) pp. 68-79
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Questions for employers to consider:
• Do your employees communicate and share information in the most appropriate way?
• Are you able to make business decisions based on the most reliable data?
• Do you make use of the latest knowledge in your field?
• Is your data managed efficiently, safely and ethically?
• Do you and your employees suffer ‘information overload’?
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Employability – what employers look for
Problem-solving skills
Business and customer awareness
Positive attitudeTechnical skillsIT skillsCreativityInnovation and
collaboration
InitiativeWillingness to
take risksStrategic thinkingCommunication
skillsSelf-managementLiteracyAnalytical skills
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How information literacy skills underpin employability attributes
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‘Information literacy is a critical business skill that is as important as project management,
communication skills or presentation skills’
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